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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

University of Utah Men’s Basketball guard Deivon Smith (5) in the game vs. the Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Dominates Stanford to Keep NCAA Tournament Hopes Alive

By Kyle Garrison, Sports Writer February 29, 2024

  The Utah men's basketball team came into their matchup with the visiting Stanford Cardinal having lost four of their last five contests. The Utes came out with a tenacious mindset as they smothered...

Utah guard Gabe Madsen (55) walks back after losing to the Arizona Wildcats at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Falls to Colorado on the Road

By Kyle Garrison, Sports Writer February 26, 2024

  The University of Utah men's basketball team (16-11, 7-9 Pac-12) started slow against Colorado, trailing by as much as 17 points. An explosive scoring outburst by Gabe Madsen helped close the...

Utah center Branden Carlson (35) dunks versus the Arizona Wildcats at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Branden Carlson’s Last Shot Lifts Utah Men’s Basketball Past UCLA

By Kyle Garrison, Sports Writer February 19, 2024

  Utah Men's Basketball (16-10, 7-8) came into Sunday's game against the UCLA Bruins (14-12, 9-6) on a three-game losing streak, looking to keep their NCAA tournament hopes alive. Defense was the...

University of Utah Men’s Basketball guard Deivon Smith (5) in the game vs. the Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Falls to USC on the Road

By Kyle Garrison, Sports Writer February 16, 2024

  The Utah men's basketball team (15-10, 6-8 Pac-12) headed to Southern California to take on a USC Trojan team that has struggled to collect wins all year. The Utes came into this game looking...

Utah guard Deivon Smith (5) shoots versus the Arizona Wildcats at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Falls at Home to Arizona State

By Kyle Garrison, Sports Writer February 12, 2024

  The Utah men's basketball team (15-9, 6-7 Pac-12) came into this game just two days after a crushing triple overtime loss to Arizona. The Utes looked to bounce back against Arizona State, taking...

Utah guard Deivon Smith (5) versus the Arizona Wildcats at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Falls at Home to Arizona in Triple-Overtime Thriller

By Kyle Garrison, Sports Writer February 9, 2024

  Despite trailing 41-25 at halftime, the Utah men's basketball team (15-8, 6-6 Pac-12) would claw their way back in the second half against a solid Arizona Wildcats squad to send this game into...

University of Utah Men’s Basketball guard Deivon Smith (5) in the game vs. the Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Madsen and Smith Lead Utah Men’s Basketball Over Colorado

By Kyle Garrison, Sports Writer February 4, 2024

  The Utah Men's Basketball team (15-7, 6-5) came into this matchup against the Colorado Buffaloes (15-7, 6-5) straight off back-to-back road losses and looking to rebound with a huge home win....

The Runnin’ Utes get ready to take on 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)

Utah Men’s Basketball Drops Another Road Game at Washington

By Kyle Garrison, Sports Writer January 28, 2024

  The struggles on the road have plagued the Utah men's basketball team all year, and that theme continued throughout this week. After coming off a loss at Washington State, Utah headed to Seattle...

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, Sports Writer 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, Sports Writer 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,...