SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team looks to finish off its six-game homestand with another win when it plays host to Florida A&M on Tuesday, Dec. 17, for a 7 p.m. (MST) tip-off inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Chris Sylvester and former Runnin' Utes assistant coach Joe Cravens will once again guide fans through the action on
ESPN+ as Utah looks to go undefeated against SWAC teams this season.
BEEHIVE STATE DOMINANCE
Heading into Tuesday's contest, Utah, BYU and Utah State are all undefeated against SWAC teams (4-0). Florida A&M will first play the Runnin' Utes on Tuesday, Dec. 17, before heading down I-15 to face off against the Cougars on Dec. 20.
ENTER ERICKSON
Utah guard
Hunter Erickson had a great night off the bench for the Runnin' Utes against Radford, scoring 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting – four of which came from deep – to go with 3 rebounds and 3 assists to help the Utes get back in the win column. The 18 points was a new career-high for the Provo native at the Division I level. His previous high was 15 points against Hawai'i last season inside the Delta Center.
NO, YOU TAKE IT
The Utah men's basketball team has shared the ball well all season, picking up its fifth game with 20-plus assists on Saturday against Radford through nine games. With at least 23 games, left the Utes are already a third of the way from tying last year's total of 15.
Alcorn State – 29
Central Arkansas – 23
Utah Tech – 24
Mississippi Valley State 29
Radford – 22
In addition, there have been 15 instances so far through nine games that a player has had 5 or more assists.
Miro Little – 7
Mike Sharavjamts – 4
Hunter Erickson – 2
Gabe Madsen – 1
Keanu Dawes – 1
UP NEXT
Just nine months removed from defeating Iowa inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center 91-82 in the second round of the NIT, the Runnin' Utes and Hawkeyes will once again square off on the hardwood – this time in a neutral site match-up at the Sanford Pentagon next Saturday, Dec. 21. Chris Voster and Shon Morris and will call the action on Big Ten Network as the Utes and Hawkeyes meet for the third time in program history.
LOOKING AHEAD
Utah will get a short break after the Iowa game before reconvening to prepare for its inaugural game as members of the Big 12 Conference on Tuesday, Dec. 31, in Waco, Texas, against Baylor. Rich Hollenberg will have the call on
ESPN+ alongside Chris Spatola inside Foster Pavilion.
For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at
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