#69 Utah Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Utah Utes
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #69
 
Conference Rank: #12 Big 12
 
 
2023-24 Record: 22-15, 9-11 (Pac-12)
2023-24 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Craig Smith
Coach Record: 50-50 at Utah, 275-158 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Branden Carlson, Center, 17.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.5 bpg
Deivon Smith, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 7.1 apg
Rollie Worster, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 5.5 apg
Cole Bajema, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.0 apg
Keba Keita, Center, 8.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Ben Carlson, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Gabe Madsen, Senior, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.5 apg
Lawson Lovering, Senior, Center, 6.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg
Hunter Erickson, Senior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.0 apg
 
Key New Players:
Ezra Ausar, Junior, Forward, Transfer from East Carolina
Ayomide Bamisile, Freshman, Forward
Keanu Dawes, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Rice
Jerry Huang, Freshman, Guard
Zach Keller, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Wake Forest
Miro Little, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Baylor
Caleb Lohner, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Baylor
Mason Madsen, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Boston College
Mike Sharavjamts, Junior, Guard, Transfer from San Francisco
Brady Smith, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from JC
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.8 (53rd in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.2 (219, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.9 (55, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.7 (115, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.3 (28, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.0 (25, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 65.0 (338, 12)
Rebound Margin: 2.5 (103, 4)
Assists Per Game: 17.7 (12, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.5 (145, 5)