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Friday, November 29
Salt Lake City, UT
7:00 PM
University of Utah
vs
UC Davis
Utes Open Homestand with UC Davis Friday Night
11/27/2019 12:41 PM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball team kicks off its homestand with UC Davis this Friday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. (MT).
OPENING TIP
The University of Utah men's basketball team returns home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center for a trio of games before taking off for the road to wrap up non-conference play. The Utes kickoff their homestand with UC Davis this Friday, Nov. 29, for a 7 p.m. (MT) tip.
J.B. Long will have the call on the Pac-12 Network broadcast while Don MacLean serves as the analyst in the fourth meeting between the Utes and Aggies.
GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
The first 1,000 fans in attendance for Friday's game against UC Davis will receive an 11x17 poster of the late Wat Misaka. In addition, fans are encouraged to bring one canned food item in exchange for admission as part of Utah's canned for drive during the holiday season. Those that purchased the Friday Family Food Package ticket plan will get a voucher for unlimited soda at this Friday's game.
BLACK FRIDAY DEALS
Fans can take advantage of Black Friday deals NOW and get their hands on a bevy of great deals for several Utah sporting events at UtahTickets.com/blackfriday. The promotion will run through Monday, Dec. 2.
The Black Friday deal for hoops include TWO men's basketball and TWO women's basketball season tickets for just $50. The two men's basketball tickets (upper bowl) are for the BYU game and all Pac-12 Conference games while the two women's basketball season tickets (general admission) are good for all remaining games.
IT'S MILLER TIME
In addition to the all the Black Friday deals, fans purchasing a new 3 or 5 game mini-plan will get a custom Andre Miller bobble head per order. Bobble heads are subject to limited supply. For more details, click here.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
Friday's contest against UC Davis will be the fourth meeting between the two programs with Utah leading the all-time series 3-0. The Aggies come to Salt Lake City 2-6 on the season after falling to California 72-66 on the road this past Tuesday.
Big man Matt Neufeld leads the team with 13.3 points per game and 4.3 rebounds to go with a team-high .620 shooting clip. Joe Mooney, a 6-3 guard, is second on the team averaging 13.3 points and 3.3 rebounds while knocking down a team-best 17 triples. Ezra Manjon is the team's floor general and averaging 13.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists through eight games.
Stefan Gonzalez, a 6-2 guard, is also another threat from 3-point range for the Aggies – hitting 15-of-32 so far on the season, including five at Cal. In the paint, Kennedy Koehler and Elijah Pepper leads the team in rebounds with 4.4 boards per game – narrowly edging out Neufeld for the team lead.
In their match-up against the Bears, the Aggies gave Cal a run for its money, taking a very short 49-48 lead with 9:06 left to play on a three from Gonzalez. After tying the game up at 52-52 with 7:47 left to play on another Gonzalez 3-pointer, Neufeld gave UC Davis a 54-52 lead before Cal tied the game up on the other end of the floor. The Bears took the lead for good with 5:24 on the clock before edging out the Aggies at home.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite holding a lead for a majority of the game, the Utah men's basketball team could not hang on late and fell to Tulane 65-61 in its final game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational this past Sunday.
As a team, the Utes committed a season-high 20 turnovers and gave up 18 points off turnovers. Despite holding a six-point lead, Utah could not create separation and then went on a scoring drought in the final 4:36 minutes of action. The back-and-forth battle between the two programs saw 19 lead changes and seven instances where the game was tied.
UP NEXT
The 260th edition of the Utah/BYU in-state rivalry game takes center stage next Wednesday, Dec. 4, as Utah plays host to the Cougars in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The youthful Utes look to put an end to the two-game skid against BYU when the two square off at 7 p.m. Ted Robinson will have the call on the Pac-12 Network broadcast while Matt Muehlebach serves as the analyst.
LOOKING AHEAD
Utah will play host to Central Arkansas on Saturday, Dec. 7, for its final game in the Jon M. Huntsman Center for the 2019 calendar year. The Utes will then play Weber State in a neutral site match at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, before hitting the road for a pair of games against Kentucky (Dec. 18) and San Diego State (Dec. 21).
UTAH ATHLETICS LOSES A LEGEND AND PIONEER
The University of Utah Athletics Department mourns the passing of Wataru "Wat" Misaka, who passed away at the age of 95 on Nov. 20 in Salt Lake City.
Misaka, who helped lead the Utah basketball program to national championships in 1944 and '47, broke barriers when he became the first non-Caucasian player in the Basketball Association of America (predecessor to the NBA) in 1947.
Known as the Jackie Robinson of basketball, Misaka was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and the University of Utah's Crimson Club Hall of Fame in 2011. Misaka was the point guard for Utah's 1944 NCAA tournament championship team and the 1947 NIT championship team. In between his two seasons playing for Utah he was drafted into the military and rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Following his playing career at Utah, Misaka was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1947. The first player of Japanese descent to play in the NBA, known then as the Basketball Association of America, Misaka took part in three games during the 1947-48 season and scored seven points.
In August of 2018, his hometown of Ogden, Utah, honored Misaka with the "Kilowatt Court" at Liberty Park. He also was the Terasaki Budokan's guest of honor in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo two months earlier. In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama mentioned Misaka when he spoke at the opening ceremony to mark the formation of the President's Advisory Commission and White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders. In 2008, Bruce Johnson and Christine Johnson directed, "Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story."
The University of Utah men's basketball team returns home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center for a trio of games before taking off for the road to wrap up non-conference play. The Utes kickoff their homestand with UC Davis this Friday, Nov. 29, for a 7 p.m. (MT) tip.
J.B. Long will have the call on the Pac-12 Network broadcast while Don MacLean serves as the analyst in the fourth meeting between the Utes and Aggies.
GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
The first 1,000 fans in attendance for Friday's game against UC Davis will receive an 11x17 poster of the late Wat Misaka. In addition, fans are encouraged to bring one canned food item in exchange for admission as part of Utah's canned for drive during the holiday season. Those that purchased the Friday Family Food Package ticket plan will get a voucher for unlimited soda at this Friday's game.
BLACK FRIDAY DEALS
Fans can take advantage of Black Friday deals NOW and get their hands on a bevy of great deals for several Utah sporting events at UtahTickets.com/blackfriday. The promotion will run through Monday, Dec. 2.
The Black Friday deal for hoops include TWO men's basketball and TWO women's basketball season tickets for just $50. The two men's basketball tickets (upper bowl) are for the BYU game and all Pac-12 Conference games while the two women's basketball season tickets (general admission) are good for all remaining games.
Knock, Knock.
— Utah Utes Marketing (@UtesMarketing) November 27, 2019
Who's there?
?deals.?https://t.co/5D06ouqLZm pic.twitter.com/DrJsOUfjPI
IT'S MILLER TIME
In addition to the all the Black Friday deals, fans purchasing a new 3 or 5 game mini-plan will get a custom Andre Miller bobble head per order. Bobble heads are subject to limited supply. For more details, click here.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
Friday's contest against UC Davis will be the fourth meeting between the two programs with Utah leading the all-time series 3-0. The Aggies come to Salt Lake City 2-6 on the season after falling to California 72-66 on the road this past Tuesday.
Big man Matt Neufeld leads the team with 13.3 points per game and 4.3 rebounds to go with a team-high .620 shooting clip. Joe Mooney, a 6-3 guard, is second on the team averaging 13.3 points and 3.3 rebounds while knocking down a team-best 17 triples. Ezra Manjon is the team's floor general and averaging 13.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists through eight games.
Stefan Gonzalez, a 6-2 guard, is also another threat from 3-point range for the Aggies – hitting 15-of-32 so far on the season, including five at Cal. In the paint, Kennedy Koehler and Elijah Pepper leads the team in rebounds with 4.4 boards per game – narrowly edging out Neufeld for the team lead.
In their match-up against the Bears, the Aggies gave Cal a run for its money, taking a very short 49-48 lead with 9:06 left to play on a three from Gonzalez. After tying the game up at 52-52 with 7:47 left to play on another Gonzalez 3-pointer, Neufeld gave UC Davis a 54-52 lead before Cal tied the game up on the other end of the floor. The Bears took the lead for good with 5:24 on the clock before edging out the Aggies at home.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite holding a lead for a majority of the game, the Utah men's basketball team could not hang on late and fell to Tulane 65-61 in its final game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational this past Sunday.
As a team, the Utes committed a season-high 20 turnovers and gave up 18 points off turnovers. Despite holding a six-point lead, Utah could not create separation and then went on a scoring drought in the final 4:36 minutes of action. The back-and-forth battle between the two programs saw 19 lead changes and seven instances where the game was tied.
UP NEXT
The 260th edition of the Utah/BYU in-state rivalry game takes center stage next Wednesday, Dec. 4, as Utah plays host to the Cougars in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The youthful Utes look to put an end to the two-game skid against BYU when the two square off at 7 p.m. Ted Robinson will have the call on the Pac-12 Network broadcast while Matt Muehlebach serves as the analyst.
LOOKING AHEAD
Utah will play host to Central Arkansas on Saturday, Dec. 7, for its final game in the Jon M. Huntsman Center for the 2019 calendar year. The Utes will then play Weber State in a neutral site match at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, before hitting the road for a pair of games against Kentucky (Dec. 18) and San Diego State (Dec. 21).
UTAH ATHLETICS LOSES A LEGEND AND PIONEER
The University of Utah Athletics Department mourns the passing of Wataru "Wat" Misaka, who passed away at the age of 95 on Nov. 20 in Salt Lake City.
Misaka, who helped lead the Utah basketball program to national championships in 1944 and '47, broke barriers when he became the first non-Caucasian player in the Basketball Association of America (predecessor to the NBA) in 1947.
Known as the Jackie Robinson of basketball, Misaka was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and the University of Utah's Crimson Club Hall of Fame in 2011. Misaka was the point guard for Utah's 1944 NCAA tournament championship team and the 1947 NIT championship team. In between his two seasons playing for Utah he was drafted into the military and rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Following his playing career at Utah, Misaka was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1947. The first player of Japanese descent to play in the NBA, known then as the Basketball Association of America, Misaka took part in three games during the 1947-48 season and scored seven points.
In August of 2018, his hometown of Ogden, Utah, honored Misaka with the "Kilowatt Court" at Liberty Park. He also was the Terasaki Budokan's guest of honor in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo two months earlier. In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama mentioned Misaka when he spoke at the opening ceremony to mark the formation of the President's Advisory Commission and White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders. In 2008, Bruce Johnson and Christine Johnson directed, "Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story."
Wataru Misaka passed away on Thursday at the age of 95.
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 21, 2019
?? Drafted in 1947 by the Knicks
?? NCAA champion (Utah)
?? First non-white player and Asian descent player to play in the NBA
Trailblazer. #NewYorkForever pic.twitter.com/weDzyX79Yy
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