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Saturday, March 8
Provo, UT
8:00 PM
University of Utah
at
BYU
Photo by: Keller Nienau/Utah Athletics
Runnin' Utes Close Out Regular-Season at No. 23/22 BYU Saturday Night
3/6/2025 7:38 PM | Men's Basketball
Utah and BYU will close out the 2024-25 regular-season with an 8 p.m. (MST) battle on ESPNU Saturday night.
SALT LAKE CITY – The 2024-25 regular-season comes to a close this Saturday, March 8, as the Utah men's basketball team heads down I-15 to battle in-state rival No. 23/22 BYU inside the Marriott Center for the 266th edition of the heated rivalry.
Mark Neely will have the call alongside 3x NBA Champion Scott Williams on ESPNU as the Runnin' Utes look to sweep the Cougars in the in-season series and capture its first win down south since Dec. 10, 2014 – a 65-61 affair in favor of the Utes.
ALEX JENSEN NAMED HEAD COACH OF UTAH BASKETBALL
University of Utah Director of Athletics Mark Harlan named former Runnin' Ute legend and Utah Athletics Hall of Famer Alex Jensen the 17th head coach in Utah basketball history on Thursday, March 6. Jensen, a Centerville, Utah, native returns home to his alma mater on the Hill after 13-plus years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz (2013-23) and most recently the Dallas Mavericks (2023-25).
Jensen was key player in Utah's 1998 run to the NCAA Championship title game in San Antonio and finished his career at Utah 109-24 overall and 51-9 in conference play. The local product helped the Runnin' Utes to four-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances while claiming four-straight regular-season championships and two conference tournament championships.
He ranks No. 26 on the all-time scoring list at Utah, closing out his career with 1,279 points in 133 games played and shot 53.2-percent from the field – including a .413 shooting clip from long range. Jensen still ranks on the top-10 in several categories on the all-time list, sitting in second in offensive rebounds (329), tied for fourth in games played (133), fifth in NCAA Tournament games played (12), sixth in defensive rebounds (567), seventh in total rebounds (896) and seventh in 3-point field-goal percentage (.413).
REGULAR-SEASON FINALE
With the regular-season finale set to take place inside the Marriott Center, the Runnin' Utes will look to record its first conference road win there since Feb. 8, 2006 – a 79-60 affair for Utah. As a team, Utah is 17-10 all-time when playing BYU in the last game of the regular-season and 6-6 when those games have been on the road. Of those 27 games, Utah has won both that went into OT and lost the lone game where BYU was ranked No. 18.
VS. RANKED BYU
March 7, 1981 at #18 BYU – Utah lost 95-76
OT GAMES
March 2, 1985 at BYU – Utah won 86-85 (3OT)
March 2, 1991 at BYU – Utah won 72-71 (OT)
SEASON FINALE RECORDS
Season Finale All-Time: 71-45
Home: 50-16
Away: 21-29
UP NEXT
Utah will head to Kansas City for its first ever Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship next week. When the Utes will play and what day will be determined on Saturday at the conclusion of the regular-season.
For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, X and Instagram. Fans can also stay connected on their mobile devices or tablets with the Utah 360, the official app of Utah Athletics, through the Apple Store or Google Play.
Mark Neely will have the call alongside 3x NBA Champion Scott Williams on ESPNU as the Runnin' Utes look to sweep the Cougars in the in-season series and capture its first win down south since Dec. 10, 2014 – a 65-61 affair in favor of the Utes.
ALEX JENSEN NAMED HEAD COACH OF UTAH BASKETBALL
University of Utah Director of Athletics Mark Harlan named former Runnin' Ute legend and Utah Athletics Hall of Famer Alex Jensen the 17th head coach in Utah basketball history on Thursday, March 6. Jensen, a Centerville, Utah, native returns home to his alma mater on the Hill after 13-plus years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz (2013-23) and most recently the Dallas Mavericks (2023-25).
Jensen was key player in Utah's 1998 run to the NCAA Championship title game in San Antonio and finished his career at Utah 109-24 overall and 51-9 in conference play. The local product helped the Runnin' Utes to four-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances while claiming four-straight regular-season championships and two conference tournament championships.
He ranks No. 26 on the all-time scoring list at Utah, closing out his career with 1,279 points in 133 games played and shot 53.2-percent from the field – including a .413 shooting clip from long range. Jensen still ranks on the top-10 in several categories on the all-time list, sitting in second in offensive rebounds (329), tied for fourth in games played (133), fifth in NCAA Tournament games played (12), sixth in defensive rebounds (567), seventh in total rebounds (896) and seventh in 3-point field-goal percentage (.413).
REGULAR-SEASON FINALE
With the regular-season finale set to take place inside the Marriott Center, the Runnin' Utes will look to record its first conference road win there since Feb. 8, 2006 – a 79-60 affair for Utah. As a team, Utah is 17-10 all-time when playing BYU in the last game of the regular-season and 6-6 when those games have been on the road. Of those 27 games, Utah has won both that went into OT and lost the lone game where BYU was ranked No. 18.
VS. RANKED BYU
March 7, 1981 at #18 BYU – Utah lost 95-76
OT GAMES
March 2, 1985 at BYU – Utah won 86-85 (3OT)
March 2, 1991 at BYU – Utah won 72-71 (OT)
SEASON FINALE RECORDS
Season Finale All-Time: 71-45
Home: 50-16
Away: 21-29
UP NEXT
Utah will head to Kansas City for its first ever Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship next week. When the Utes will play and what day will be determined on Saturday at the conclusion of the regular-season.
For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, X and Instagram. Fans can also stay connected on their mobile devices or tablets with the Utah 360, the official app of Utah Athletics, through the Apple Store or Google Play.
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