| Utah Utes men's basketball | |||
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| University | University of Utah | ||
| All-time record | 1,858–1,052 (.638) | ||
| Head coach | Craig Smith (4th season) | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
| Arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center (capacity: 15,000) | ||
| Nickname | Utes | ||
| Colors | Red and white[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament champions | |||
| 1944 | |||
| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| 1998 | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 1944, 1961, 1966, 1998 | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1944, 1945, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1997, 1998 | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2015 | |||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2015, 2016 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1944, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2016 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| WAC 1995, 1997, 1999 Mountain West 2004, 2009 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| Rocky Mountain Conference 1931, 1932, 1933, 1937 Mountain States Conference WAC Mountain West 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009 | |||
The Utah Utes men's basketball team, also known as the Runnin' Utes,[2][3] represents the University of Utah as an NCAA Division I program that plays in the Big-12. They play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The school has made the NCAA tournament 29 times, which ranks 20th in NCAA history and tied for third most appearances behind UCLA and the University of Arizona in the Western United States. They last made the tournament in 2016. Utah won the NCAA Championship in 1944, defeating Dartmouth College 42–40 for the school's only NCAA basketball championship. However, the school also claims the 1916 AAU National Championship, which was awarded after winning the AAU national tournament. They have also won the NIT once, defeating Kentucky in 1947. In 1998, the Utes played in the NCAA championship game, losing to Kentucky.
- ^ University of Utah Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Utah Runnin' Utes". runninutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2021.