Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round) on March 10, 2026 , Loss , 66, to, 73
Final Score
Men's Basketball
66
vs No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round)
73
The University of Utah Athletics
Kuzma Named USBWA All-District Selection
3/7/2017 8:01 AM | Men's Basketball
Junior earns third postseason honor of the season
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Junior forward Kyle Kuzma has been named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) District VIII Team, the USBWA announced on Tuesday.
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For each of the nine geographic districts, ten players are selected (11 in the case of ties) as well as a player and coach of the year. USBWA District VII consists of schools from the states of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.
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Kuzma, who was tabbed an All-Pac-12 First Team selection along with being named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, led the Utes in points (16.0) and rebounds (9.6) this season. He recorded 15 double-doubles on the year and posted double-digit scoring efforts in 24 of 27 games he played in. He joins Colorado's Derrick White as the only players from the Pac-12 to be named to the team from District VII.
Kuzma and the Utes earned the No. 4 seed in this week's Pac-12 Tournament and will play the winner of California/Oregon State on Thursday, March 9. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:41 PST at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
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USBWA DISTRICT VIII (WY, UT, ID, NM, CO, NV, MT)
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (11)
Elijah Brown, New Mexico
Gian Clavell, Colorado State
Tyler Hall, Montana State
Chandler Hutchison, Boise State
Kyle Kuzma, Utah
Marcus Marshall, Nevada
Eric Mika, BYU
Jalen Moore, Utah State
Cameron Oliver, Nevada
Emmanuel Omogbo, Colorado State
Derrick White, Colorado
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Eric Mika, BYU
COACH OF THE YEAR - Eric Musselman, Nevada
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For each of the nine geographic districts, ten players are selected (11 in the case of ties) as well as a player and coach of the year. USBWA District VII consists of schools from the states of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.
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Kuzma, who was tabbed an All-Pac-12 First Team selection along with being named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, led the Utes in points (16.0) and rebounds (9.6) this season. He recorded 15 double-doubles on the year and posted double-digit scoring efforts in 24 of 27 games he played in. He joins Colorado's Derrick White as the only players from the Pac-12 to be named to the team from District VII.
Kuzma and the Utes earned the No. 4 seed in this week's Pac-12 Tournament and will play the winner of California/Oregon State on Thursday, March 9. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:41 PST at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
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USBWA DISTRICT VIII (WY, UT, ID, NM, CO, NV, MT)
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (11)
Elijah Brown, New Mexico
Gian Clavell, Colorado State
Tyler Hall, Montana State
Chandler Hutchison, Boise State
Kyle Kuzma, Utah
Marcus Marshall, Nevada
Eric Mika, BYU
Jalen Moore, Utah State
Cameron Oliver, Nevada
Emmanuel Omogbo, Colorado State
Derrick White, Colorado
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Eric Mika, BYU
COACH OF THE YEAR - Eric Musselman, Nevada
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Players Mentioned
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