The 2016–17 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The team was led by sixth-year head coach

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. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to

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. They received an invitation to the

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where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The Utes finished the 2015–16 season 27–9, 13–5 in the Pac-12 play to finish in second place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Utes defeated

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and

to advance to the championship game where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat

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in the first round before losing in the No. 11-seed Gonzaga in the second round.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

Roster

*Dec. 12, 2016- Junior guard Tim Coleman elected to transfer after eight games into the season.

Schedule and results

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References

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