Men's Basketball

University of Utah

201 S. Presidents Circle - Salt Lake City, UT - 84112-0900
Team Office: Tel: (801) 581-5451 Fax: (801) 585-6482
Team website: utahutes.collegesports.com/

Founded in 1850, Utah has established itself as an international center for medical and engineering research. It offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs, 93 graduate majors and over 60 doctorates. Its genetics research program ranks among the world's best and its computer science department is nationally reknown. Other majors offered include Physical Therapy, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management, International Relations and Affairs, Asian Studies, and Architecture. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Utah in the third tier among national institutions.

The university is located in Salt Lake City (pop.1.2M).

Sports programs having had recent success include women's basketball, men's basketball, gymnastics, skiing ,and women's tennis.

School website
www.utah.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

25,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-27

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$14,000
Out-of-State: ~$25,000

Most Popular Majors

Social Sciences- Business- Communication

Misc. Information

Head coach Jim Boylen takes over Ray Giacoletti in 2007-08. Giacoletti produced a 54-40 record over three seasons. The program, of course, was made famous under Rick Majerus who posted a .770 winning percentage over his 15 seasons with the Utes. After working in the NBA for 13 years, Boylen served as the top assistant to Tom Izzo at Michigan State during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. He helped direct the Spartans to a 45-24 record and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. Boylen also began his coaching career at Michigan State, working under former head coach Jud Heathcote from 1987-92. Boylen attended the University of Maine where he captained the Black Bears' his junior and senior seasons and earned first-team conference honors in his final year, averaging 21 points per game. In 2006-07, the Utes went 11-19.

Team Name	Utes
Colors	Crimson and White
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	1595-833 (.656)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	11-19	14-15	29-6	111-47 (.702)
Conference	6-10	6-10	13-1	50-20 (.714)
Conf. Finish	5	6	1	3, 1, 2, 1, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	Swt 16	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#14	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Jim Boylen
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Utah	2007-08
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	0-0
Record at Utah	0-0
Coaching Awards	n/a

Asst. Coaches	Chris Jones, Marty Wilson, Jeff Smith

Recruiting Coordinator

Marty Wilson, (801) 585-3530, mwilson@huntsman.utah.edu

Conference and Schedule

Utah is a member of the Mountain West Conference (www.themwc.com) which is comprised of nine teams from seven states. It is the newest member of the Division I conferences, with most of the schools coming from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Among D1 conferences, it is considered average strength, contributing to the Utes ten conference championships over the last 14 years. Utah plays a 16 game schedule starting after January 1 with games often played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Utah plays each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the Mountain West Conference tourney takes . . . (explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Texas Christian, and Wyoming.

Facilities

Huntsman Center
Capacity 15,000, Average attendance (?)