Men's Basketball Archives – The Daily Utah Chronicle

Utah Winter Sports Rake in Post Season Accolades

By Sammy Mora, Assistant Sports Editor

March 25, 2020

While the season might not have ended the way all the University of Utah winter sports would have hoped, members of the teams are still being recognized by both the conference and national outlets for their achievements this year. Women’s Basketball After finishing the season wi...

Utah Men’s Basketball Falls in First Round of Pac-12 Tournament

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer

March 11, 2020

Alfonso Plummer’s record-breaking afternoon wasn’t enough to hold off a resurgent Oregon State squad as the University of Utah men’s basketball team fell 71-69. Plummer would drain 11 of his 16 attempts from 3-point range, breaking the Pac-12 tournament record for 3-pointers made in...

Utah Men’s Basketball to Face Oregon State in Opening Game of Pac-12 Tourney

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer

March 10, 2020

The No. 9-seeded University of Utah Runnin’ Utes will travel to Las Vegas to take on the No. 8-seeded Oregon State Beavers in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. The Utes are 16-14 (7-11 Pac-12) while the Beavers are 17-13 (7-11 Pac-12). The winner of this matchup will take on the No....

Gach’s Big Game Leads Utah Men’s Basketball to Victory in Regular Season Finale

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer

March 7, 2020

Things looked bleak for the University of Utah men's basketball team as they went to take on the Colorado Buffaloes without their starting point guard in the final game of the regular season. Utah used Rylan Jones’ absence as motivation when they took down the Buffaloes 74-72 on senio...

Reininger to be Honored as Utah Men’s Basketball Take on Colorado

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer

March 6, 2020

The University of Utah Runnin’ Utes (15-14, 6-11 Pac-12) will take part in their final regular season game on Saturday at home against a conference foe, the Colorado Buffaloes (21-9, 10-7 Pac-12). Senior night festivities will take place as the lone senior, Marc Reininger, is recognized...

Runnin’ Utes Fall Against Bay Area Teams

By Casey Overfield and Brayden Ramsay

February 29, 2020

The University of Utah Runnin’ Utes took their final road trip of the season this past week, taking on the Stanford Cardinal and the University of California Berkeley Golden Bears. Heading into the weekend, the Utes were 15-12 overall with a 1-7 away record. Utah vs. Stanford The first half started out as a...

Check-in with Utah Basketball Alumnus Troy Brazell

By Ryker Jackson, Sports Writer

February 27, 2020

Sports alumni are important to any team at a university. They serve as a tie to the past and a hope for the future. Sometimes they go on to continue working with the same program they played for and sometimes they go on in a completely different direction. No matter what the case is, they all...

Utah Men’s Basketball Takes Final Road Trip to Take on Stanford, Cal

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer

February 25, 2020

The University of Utah men’s basketball team will take their final regular season road trip this weekend as they take on the Stanford Cardinal and California Golden Bears. The Runnin’ Utes will head into the weekend with a 15-12, 6-9 Pac-12 record after going 1-1 at home last week against...

Runnin’ Utes Split Weekend Against UCLA, USC

By Mallory Arnold, Sports Writer

February 24, 2020

The University of Utah Runnin’ Utes were back home this weekend to take on UCLA and USC. They split the weekend, losing to the Bruins but beating the Trojans. Utah is now 15-12, 6-9 Pac-12 on the season. Utah vs. UCLA To start the game off, freshman Branden Carlson got the Utes going by scoring...

Runnin’ Utes Back Home to Face Southern California Schools

By Mallory Arnold, Sports Writer

February 20, 2020

The University of Utah Runnin’ Utes will be back home this week to take on the tough Southern California schools, UCLA and USC. Their first game will be on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. against the Bruins, then on Sunday at 4 p.m to face the Trojans. Both games will be played in the Jon M. Huntsman...