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Men's Basketball

Utah center Keba Keita (13) dunks versus the Oregon State Beavers at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Jan. 18, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Deivon Smith’s Huge Game Helps Propel Men’s Basketball Over Oregon

By Kyle Garrison, Assistant Sports Editor January 21, 2024

  The Utah men's basketball team (14-5, 5-3 Pac-12) came into this game defending their undefeated home win streak against the Pac-12-leading Oregon Ducks (13-5, 5-2). The two teams exchanged buckets...

Utah center Branden Carlson (35) versus the Oregon State Beavers at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Defeats Oregon State to Remain Undefeated at Home

By Kyle Garrison, Assistant Sports Editor January 18, 2024

  After a tough loss on the road to Stanford, Utah bounced back against an Oregon State Beavers team that has struggled thus far this season. Keba Keita and Branden Carlson dominated in this one,...

Utah guard Hunter Erickson (0) versus the BYU Cougars at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 09, 2023. (Photo by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Falls to Stanford Despite Deivon Smith’s Historic Night

By Kyle Garrison, Assistant Sports Editor January 18, 2024

  The Utah men's basketball team has been excellent in the Huntsman Center this season but has struggled mightily on the road. As Utah headed into their matchup with Stanford on Jan. 14, they looked...

The Runnin’ Utes celebrate versus the BYU Cougars at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Dominates UCLA at Home

By Kyle Garrison, Assistant Sports Editor January 11, 2024

  The Utah men's basketball team took on the UCLA Bruins in a game that seemed like a must-win for a Utah team coming off back-to-back losses. Utah started slow but picked it up in the second half...

Utah center Branden Carlson (35) versus the BYU Cougars at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Falls to Arizona State 82-70

By Kyle Garrison, Assistant Sports Editor January 7, 2024

  The Utah men's basketball team headed into Thursday's matchup against Pac-12 conference opponent Arizona State riding an 8-game winning streak but fell short in their first road game since late...

The University of Utah Utes men's basketball team's center Branden Carlson plays against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday March 5, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Branden Carlson’s Big Night Propels Utah Men’s Basketball Over Washington

By Kyle Garrison, Assistant Sports Editor January 2, 2024

  The Utah men's basketball team entered Sunday's matchup against the University of Washington riding an impressive seven-game winning streak and looked to extend that streak in game number two...

The Runnin’ Utes light the U after defeating the BYU Cougars at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 09, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Takes Down Washington State to Open Up Conference Play

By Kyle Garrison, Assistant Sports Editor January 1, 2024

  The Utah men's basketball team opened up Pac-12 play with a dominating 80-58 win over a Washington State team that entered the game with an impressive 9-2 record. Utah held just a 2-point lead...

A 2024 ram 1500 big horn night edition at the Crimson Collective event at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Crimson Collective Gifts Cars to Basketball, Gymnastics Athletes

By Isaac Dunaway, Sports Writer December 13, 2023

  The University of Utah gymnastics and men’s and women’s basketball teams were all gifted cars from the Crimson Collective, the U’s NIL collective on Wednesday. This comes after the Crimson...

Utah center Keba Keita (13) versus the BYU Cougars at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Upsets Unbeaten BYU to Win the Holy War

By Kyle Garrison, Assistant Sports Editor December 10, 2023

  The Utah men's basketball team took down the undefeated BYU Cougars on Saturday for the first time since 2015, coming into the game as underdogs despite playing at home in front of a sold-out...