Utah Men's Basketball Hits the Road to Battle Colorado Wednesday Night

Wednesday, January 7

Boulder, CO / CU Events Center

7:00 PM

University of Utah

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Utah Men's Basketball Hits the Road to Battle Colorado Wednesday Night

1/6/2026 1:17 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Utes face a familiar foe in Colorado for first Big 12 road game of the season.

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team will get its first test on the road in Big 12 Conference play this Wednesday, Jan. 7, as it heads to Boulder for a 7 p.m. (MST) battle against the Buffaloes of Colorado inside the CU Events Center.

Mark Johnson and Scott Wilke will call the action between the former Pac-12 bannerman on ESPN+ as the two square off for the 64th time in program history.

FORMER FOES
This will be the first season the Utes and Buffaloes will play each other twice in a single-season since joining the Big 12 Conference. The former Skyline Conference and Pac-12 Conference foes will duke it out for the 64th time in program history. As a team, Utah has only managed to go 8-23 in Boulder but hold a 19-10 edge at home and 15-4 mark inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

PILING UP POINTS
Through games on Jan. 4, Utah's Terrence Brown is tied for 17th with 305 points this season and just 1-of-21 players in NCAA Division I with at least 300 points.

UTES ADD WALK-ON MIDSEASON
Utah men's basketball added a 6-10 walk-on center in Colin McHaney ahead of its game at Colorado.

COLIN MCHANEY
Fr. – 6-5 – 280
Milton, Ga. – Milton HS
• Led Milton High School to a AAAAA Region 7 Championship with an undefeated record (12-0) in 2024-25
• Helped Blessed Trinity Catholic High School to a AAAAAA Region 7 Championship after going 11-1 in 2022-23
• Led BTCHS to the Georgia State AAAAAA Boy's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals in 2022-23

UP NEXT
The Runnin' Utes return home for the first of two rivalry games against #10/10 BYU this Saturday, Jan. 10, starting at 8 p.m. (MST) inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Dave Flemming and former UCLA Bruin Sean Farnham will guide fans through the action on ESPN in the 167th edition of the Red vs. Blue rivalry.

LOOKING AHEAD
Utah continues Big 12 play the following week, this time heading to Lubbock, Texas, for just the third time ever in program history and first since 1984 for a battle against the Red Raiders of Texas Tech inside United Supermarkets Arena. James Westling will have the call alongside former Big Ten Coach of the Year Tom Crean on Peacock and NBC Sports Network beginning at 7 p.m. (MST).

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.

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).

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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