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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Men's Basketball

The MUSS cheers during the NCAA Football game versus Oregon State University at the Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Oct. 1, 2022.

The Unique Impact of the Mighty Utah Student Section

By Max Lepore, Sports Writer March 9, 2023

  Mary Allen is a designer at the Daily Utah Chronicle, however, she is speaking in her capacity as the head of MUSS marketing.    The Mighty Utah Student Section was founded in 2002...

University of Utah guard Lazar Stefanovic (#20, So.) in the game vs. the California Golden Bears on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on campus in Salt Lake City.

Runnin’ Utes Close Out Regular Season with Tough Loss in Colorado

By Max Lepore, Sports Writer March 5, 2023

  The Runnin’ Utes played their last game of the regular season against the Colorado Buffaloes on Friday. The Utes looked to rebound off of their recent losses and head into the Pac-12 tournament...

University of Utah center Branden Carlson (#35, Sr.) in the game vs. the California Golden Bears on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on campus in Salt Lake City.

Runnin’ Utes Lose Fourth in a Row on Emotional Senior Day

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 26, 2023

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team dropped a game to the USC Trojans on Saturday night. Utah has now lost four in a row and sits at 10-9 in conference play with just one game to go. Utah...

University of Utah Mens Basketball guard Mike Saunders Jr. (#2, Jr.) in the NCAA Mens Basketball game vs. Idaho State University at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, November 14, 2022.

Runnin’ Utes Fight to the End Against No. 4 UCLA

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 24, 2023

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team dropped an exciting game against the No. 4 UCLA Bruins late Thursday night. Utah fought back from down double digits to make it a one possession...

Utah guard Wilguens Junior Exacte (11) in the game versus the Washington State Cougars at Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 19 2023.

Runnin’ Utes Drop Game to No. 8 Arizona, Season Now on the Ropes

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 17, 2023

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team dropped a big game to No. 8 Arizona on the road Thursday night, with their already dim NCAA Tournament hopes taking a shot because of it. Utah already...

Utah center Branden Carlson (35) in the game versus Washington State Cougars at the Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 19 2023.

Utah Men’s Hoops Wins Wire-to-Wire Over Colorado

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 12, 2023

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team picked up a quality win over the Colorado Buffaloes at home on Saturday night. The win keeps them right in the mix for a top-four seed in the upcoming...

University of Utah guard Jaxon Brenchley (#5) drives to the hoop in the game vs. the California Golden Bears on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on campus in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Dominate Against Struggling Cal

By Max Lepore, Sports Writer February 6, 2023

  On Sunday night, the Utah men’s basketball team (16-9, 9-5 Pac-12) faced off against the 3-20 Cal Golden Bears at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Coming off a tough loss against Stanford on Thursday...

The University of Utah Runnin Utes takes on the Washington State Cougars at the Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 19 2023.

Runnin’ Utes Dominate Beavers in Corvallis

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 27, 2023

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team picked up a dominant win over the Oregon State Beavers late Thursday night. The game wasn’t close after 0-0, as the Utes jumped out to a 10-0...

Utah guard Rollie Worster (25) in a game versus the Washington State Cougars at the Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT, on Jan. 19 2023.

Runnin’ Utes Stifle Huskies for Resounding 25 Point Victory

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 21, 2023

The University of Utah men’s basketball team grabbed a wire-to-wire win against the Washington Huskies on Saturday night. Utah dominated the game all evening behind another strong game from Branden...