The 2019–20 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the
University of Utah during the
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...
. The team was led by ninth-year head coach
Larry Krystkowiak. They played their home games at the
Jon M. Huntsman Center
The Jon M. Huntsman Center is a 15,000-seat indoor arena in the western United States, on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. It is the home of the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference, the primary venue for Utah Utes men's b ...
in
Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ...
. They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the
Pac-12 tournament to
Oregon State.
Previous season
The
Utes finished the
2018–19 season finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the
Pac-12 tournament to
Oregon.
Off-season
On August 6, 2019, the NCAA placed the Utes on two years probation due to impermissible recruiting activities in April 2018.
Departures
Incoming transfers
2019 recruiting class
2020 recruiting class
Regular season
On November 8, the Utes defeated
Mississippi Valley State 143–49 to set an NCAA record for largest margin of victory (94 points) over a Division I opponent.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Pac-12 regular season
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Pac-12 tournament
Source
References
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