#61 Utah Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Utah Utes
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #61
 
Conference Rank: #6 Pac-12
 
 
2022-23 Record: 17-15, 10-10
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Craig Smith
Coach Record: 28-35 at Utah, 181-114 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Lazar Stefanovic, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg
Marco Anthony, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Branden Carlson, Senior, Center, 16.4 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 apg
Gabe Madsen, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.7 apg
Rollie Worster, Senior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 5.0 apg
Ben Carlson, Senior, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.4 apg
Wilguens Exacte Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.7 apg
Keba Keita, Sophomore, Center, 3.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.1 apg
 
Key New Players:
Cole Bajema, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Washington
Ayomide Bamisile, Freshman, Forward
Karahan Efeoglu, Freshman, Forward
Hunter Erickson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from JC
Jerry Huang, Freshman, Guard
Lawson Lovering, Junior, Center, Transfer from Colorado
Gabe Madsen, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Cincinnati
Deivon Smith, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Georgia Tech
Jayden Teat, Freshman, Guard
Jake Wahlin, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.7 (251st in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.8 (31, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.7 (276, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.7 (14, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (188, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.3 (219, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.8 (213, 7)
Rebound Margin: 4.2 (44, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (81, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (143, 4)