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
Runnin' Utes Host Team IMPACT Draft Day
9/27/2017 3:55 PM | Men's Basketball
Nate Watterson added to the team
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team signed Nate Watterson to a National Letter of Intent Tuesday afternoon at the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Practice Facility.
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Watterson, a 15-year old out of Magna, Utah, signed with the Runnin' Utes in collaboration with Team IMPACT, a national organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses through the power of team.
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Members of the Utah men's basketball team were in attendance for the press conference as Watterson was added to the team. Nate, who is living courageously with cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-shortening genetic disease that affects approximately 30,000 people in the Unites States, will attend practices and games with the team throughout the season.
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Also joining Nate at the ceremony were his parents, Caren and Ben Watterson, and his grandmother, Cindy Watterson.
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"I think it's a great program to get involved in, and I jumped at the possibility of kind of leading it and being a big part of Nathan's experience," said junior guard Jake Connor. "You can tell that this is going to be a great experience for him and his family. With everything he deals with, I just think being part of our Ute family is going to help him a lot this year."
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Team IMPACT is a national nonprofit that connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses with a college sports team. The Team IMPACT CF Project, sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, matches kids living with life-threatening and chronic illnesses like CF with collegiate athletic programs looking to make a difference. The program helps support the physical, social, and emotional needs of children and young adults like Nate through the power of a team by attending practices, games, team dinners, and more.
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Watterson, a 15-year old out of Magna, Utah, signed with the Runnin' Utes in collaboration with Team IMPACT, a national organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses through the power of team.
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Members of the Utah men's basketball team were in attendance for the press conference as Watterson was added to the team. Nate, who is living courageously with cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-shortening genetic disease that affects approximately 30,000 people in the Unites States, will attend practices and games with the team throughout the season.
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Also joining Nate at the ceremony were his parents, Caren and Ben Watterson, and his grandmother, Cindy Watterson.
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"I think it's a great program to get involved in, and I jumped at the possibility of kind of leading it and being a big part of Nathan's experience," said junior guard Jake Connor. "You can tell that this is going to be a great experience for him and his family. With everything he deals with, I just think being part of our Ute family is going to help him a lot this year."
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Team IMPACT is a national nonprofit that connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses with a college sports team. The Team IMPACT CF Project, sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, matches kids living with life-threatening and chronic illnesses like CF with collegiate athletic programs looking to make a difference. The program helps support the physical, social, and emotional needs of children and young adults like Nate through the power of a team by attending practices, games, team dinners, and more.
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