SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team returns home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center starting this weekend for a short two-game stint starting with Oklahoma State this Saturday, Jan. 31, at 4 p.m. (MST).
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Veteran play-by-play man Roxy Bernstein will have the call for fans on ESPN2 alongside former Arizona Wildcat Corey Williams as Utah looks to snap their two-game skid in front of the Huntsman faithful.
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KD WITH A BREAKOUT GAME
Utah forward
Keanu Dawes had a big game against in-state rival BYU this past Saturday, scoring a career-high 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting – including a 4-for-5 night from beyond the arc to go with a team-high 6 rebounds.
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AT THE CHARITY STRIPE
Through games on Jan. 28, Utah's
Terrence Brown is just 1-of-10 players in the NCAA to average 20.0 points with at least a .800 shooting clip from the free-throw line and have made at least 100 free throws.
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| PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
FTM / FTA |
FT% |
PPG |
| Dior Johnson |
Tarleton State |
121 / 142 |
.852 |
23.6 |
| Terrence Brown |
Utah |
113 / 141 |
.801 |
22.2 |
| Dominique Daniels Jr. |
Cal Baptist |
112 / 135 |
.830 |
22.0 |
| Daeshun Ruffin |
Jackson State |
123 / 142 |
.855 |
21.9 |
| Ebuka Okorie |
Stanford |
126 / 154 |
.818 |
21.5 |
| Keyshawn Hall |
Auburn |
155 / 180 |
.861 |
20.9 |
| Isaac Bruns |
South Dakota |
118 / 140 |
.843 |
20.8 |
| Hamad Mousa |
Cal Poly |
117 / 137 |
.854 |
20.7 |
| DJ Smith |
Campbell |
118 / 137 |
.861 |
20.3 |
| Nick Boyd |
Wisconsin |
105 / 129 |
.814 |
20.0 |
ITS PERSONAL
Utah guard
Don McHenry has only committed 21 fouls so far this season and has logged over 600 minutes. According to Stats Performance, McHenry is just 1-of-22 players in Division I to have committed 25 or less fouls and have played at least 600 minutes so far this game through games on Jan. 28. Of the 22 players, only five players hail from Power 4 Conferences.
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| PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
GP |
MINUTES |
FOULS |
| Neoklis Avdalas |
Virginia Tech |
21 |
669 |
25 |
| AJ Dybantsa |
BYU |
20 |
643 |
24 |
| Donald Hand Jr. |
Boston College |
20 |
274 |
24 |
| Rob Wright III |
BYU |
20 |
682 |
23 |
| Terrence Brown |
Utah |
20 |
625 |
21 |
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UP NEXT
Utah wraps up its short homestand next Wednesday, Feb. 4, against Arizona State starting at 7 p.m. (MST) on CBS Sports Network. Andrew Catalon is on the call with Steve Lappas while Evan Washburn roams the sidelines as the Utes look to make it three in a row against the Sun Devils.
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LOOKING AHEAD
The Runnin' Utes will hit the road once again next weekend as they head to Allen Fieldhouse for the first time in program history to take on No. 14/14 Kansas. Tim Brando will have the action on Saturday, Feb. 7, on FOX while former UConn forward Donny Marshall serves as the analyst. Â Â
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SEASON TICKETS & MINI PLANS
Fans can choose between two mini plans; the
Saturday ONLY Plan starts at $125 while the
Conference ONLY plan starts at $150. Single-game tickets for conference games are also on-sale starting at just $10 per ticket.
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Fans interested in buy season tickets, mini plans or single-game tickets (non-conference) can do so by going online at
UtahTickets.com or by phone at 801-581-UTIX (8849).
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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 app.
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