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2020-21 NOTES | GAME 2 UTAH RUNNIN' UTES MEN'S BASKETBALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE UTAH RUNNIN' UTES IDAHO STATE BENGELS Date OPPONENT TV Time/Result 1-0, 1-0 Pac-12 0-3, 0-0 BIG SKY Dec. 3 Washington* P12N W, 76-62 Head Coach: Larry Krystkowiak VS Ryan Looney : Head Coach Dec. 8 Idaho State P12N 4 p.m. Alma Mater: Montana '96 Eastern Oregon '98 :Alma Mater Dec. 12 at BYU BYUtv 4 p.m. Record at Utah: 172-126 (10th Season) 8-25 (2nd Season) :Record at ISU Dec. 15 Utah Valley P12N 5 p.m. MATCHUP Overall Record: 214-146 (12th Season) 336-159 (17th Season) :Overall Record Dec. 18 Idaho P12N TBD Dec. 22 at Arizona State* P12N 7 p.m. GAME INFORMATION OPENING TIP Dec. 31 at UCLA* TBD TBD SERIES HISTORY The University of Utah moves back to non-conference play this week as it Jan. 2 at USC* TBD TBD Overall ................................ Utah leads 26-4 welcomes in Idaho State for a Tuesday tilt on the Pac-12 Networks at 4 p.m. Jan. 6 Oregon State* TBD TBD Current Streak ..........................Utah won 5 (MT) inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Jan. 9/10 Oregon* TBD TBD In Pac-12 ..................................................N/A Jan. 13 Stanford* TBD TBD In Pocatello ......................... Utah leads 8-3 Jan. 16 California* TBD TBD In Salt Lake City ................Utah leads 18-0 IN THE NATION Jan. 21 at Washington State* TBD TBD In Huntsman Center ........... Utah leads 11-1 Through games on Sunday, Dec. 6, the Utes are statistically among the top-25 Jan. 24 at Washington* TBD TBD In Neutral Games .................Utah trails 0-1 individually in several categories. Jan. 30 at Colorado* TBD TBD Last Meeting ........................... Utah, 102-72 Feb. 4 Arizona* TBD TBD Krystkowiak vs. Idaho State.................7-1 Feb. 6 Arizona State* TBD TBD Rk. Category Player Value Feb. 11 at California* TBD TBD ARENA INFO • JON M. HUNTSMAN CENTER 4 OREB Per Game Mikael Jantunen 5.0 Feb. 13 at Stanford* TBD TBD Location ...........................Salt Lake City, UT Feb. 18 at Oregon State* TBD TBD 5 FG% Mikael Jantunen .833 Capacity .............................................15,000 Feb. 20 at Oregon* TBD TBD 5 Steals Per Game Alfonso Plummer 4.0 Feb. 25 UCLA* TBD TBD TELEVISION • PAC-12 NETWORKS 10 3FGM Per Game Alfonso Plummer 4.0 Feb. 27 USC* TBD TBD Play-By-Play ..............................Todd Harris 15 DREB Per Game Timmy Allen 8.0 March 6 Colorado* TBD TBD Analyst ......................................Joe Cravens 16 Assists Per game Pelle Larsson 7.0 Producer ...............................Jason Armenio -- Pac-12 Tournament -- Live-Stream ......................www.Pac-12.com March 10 1st Round^ P12N TBD SCOUTING THE BENGALS March 11 Quarterfinals1^ P12N/ESPN/2 TBD RADIO Idaho State enters Tuesday’s match-up 0-3 on the season and play its fourth- March 12 Semifinals1^ P12N/ESPN/2 TBD ESPN 700 AM March 13 Finals^ ESPN/2 TBD Play-by-Play ..................................Bill Riley straight road game to start the season. The Bengals opened the season in Online ..............................TuneIn.com [Free] Santa Clara playing three games against the host Santa Clara before facing -- NCAA Tournament -- Nicholls State and UC Davis. March 18-21 1st & 2nd Round TBD TBD LIVE STATS March 25-28 Regional Round TBD TBD www.utah.statbroadcast.com [public] ISU returns just three players from last year’s roster that saw action on the April 3 Final Four CBS/TBS TBD April 5 Championship CBS TICKETS floor and will have the services of a pair of redshirts. Tarika Cool (Sr.), Malik www.UtahTickets.com Porter (Sr.) and Austin Smellie (Jr.) accounted for nearly half of the team’s Home Games in Bold | All Times MOUNTAIN 801-581-UTIX (8849) scoring last season, tallying 997 of the 2,091 points (47.6 percent) for the * - Pac-12 Conference Game Bengals. Idaho State has 13 newcomers this year, six of which are freshmen ^ - Las Vegas, Nev. • T-Mobile Arena while the remaining five are transfers to go with Daxton Carr and Brayden MEDIA CONTACT Parker coming off redshirt seasons last year. MBB Contact John Vu E-Mail [email protected] Cell 714-728-9163 Cool is the lone Bengal averaging in double-figures through three games, Office 801-587-7298 checking in with 11.7 points per game while Porter and Robert Ford III are Address 1825 E. South Campus Dr. averaging 9.7 points and 9.3 points, respectively. Porter leads the team on the Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900 PROBABLY STARTERS 2020-21 PAC-12 STANDING **As of Dec. 6** CONFERENCE OVERALL W-L PCT W-L PCT L10 STRK 1. #RV/NA Washington State 1-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 3-0 Won 3 2. Utah 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 1-0 Won 1 3. #23/23 Arizona State 1-0 1.000 3-1 0.750 3-1 Won 2 4. #RV/RV UCLA 1-0 1.000 3-1 0.750 3-1 Won 3 5. Arizona 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 2-0 Won 2 6. Colorado 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 2-0 Won 2 #1 #25 #25 #20 #35 7. USC 0-0 0.000 3-1 0.750 3-1 Lost 1 TIMMY ALLEN RYLAN JONES ALFONSO PLUMMER MIKAEL JANTUNEN BRANDEN CARLSON 8. #RV/RV Oregon 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 1-1 Won 1 JR • FORWARD SO • GUARD SR • GUARD SO • FORWARD SO • CENTER 9. Stanford 0-0 0.000 2-2 0.500 2-2 Won 1 MIN 32:11 MIN 32:21 MIN 29:35 MIN 23:04 MIN 23:36 10. Oregon State 0-1 0.000 2-2 0.500 2-2 Lost 2 PPG 14.0 PPG 6.0 PPG 21.0 PPG 10.0 PPG 9.0 11. Washington 0-1 0.000 0-3 0.000 0-3 Lost 3 FG% .429 FG% .667 FG% .471 FG% .833 FG% .375 3FG% .000 3FG% .667 3FG% .364 3FG% .000 3FG% .000 12. California 0-2 0.000 2-3 0.400 2-3 Lost 2 2020-21 UTAH BASKETBALL TALE OF THE TAPE will serve as the 261st meeting between the Utes and six international players – which ties them with 11 other Cougars. schools for the fourth-most international players on a roster. Maine leads Division I with 11 while Cal Baptist has LOOK AHEAD eight. Six schools, including a pair of teams in Arizona and Utah returns home for a pair of non-conference games Washington State, are tied for third with seven. SCORING OFFENSE 76.0 53.7 against Utah Valley (Dec. 15) and Idaho (Dec. 18) before resuming Pac-12 play with a Dec. 22 date at Arizona State FRESH FACES 62.0 SCORING DEFENSE 67.3 (7 p.m. MT). Pelle Larsson +14.0 SCORING MARGIN -13.7 • Averaged 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.8 MOVING ON UP steals with BC Luleå .438 FIELD GOAL % .377 After the game vs. Washington, Timmy Allen is just 88 • Named SBL Star of the Year, receiving 92% of the votes points shy of becoming the 40th player in Utah basketball • Position Rankings .318 3FG% .313 history to record 1,000 career points and the 21st Ute to do o 247Sports: 4-Star (#13) so as a junior. o ESPN: 3-Star (#39) 3FG% DEFENSE .200 .386 o Rivals: 3-Star REBOUNDS PER OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN 44.0 GAME 34.7 Utah’s team captains were selected over the weekend and Ian Martinez Timmy Allen, Rylan Jones and Riley Battin were chosen by • First-Team All-Trinity League +1.0 REBOUND MARGIN +3.7 their teammates. • Team went 25-9 overall and 7-4 in Trinity League 21.0 ASSISTS PER GAME 11.3 o Won Sonoro North OC Tournament OPENING TREND o Won Capistrano Valley Christian Eagle Classic TURNOVERS 11.0 PER GAME 23.0 With last Thursday's win, Utah is now 98-16 overall in its o Won Torrey Pines Holiday Classic home-openers and 78-13 all-time when those home- o Advanced to CIF Southern Section Semifinal TURNOVER +2.0 MARGIN -9.7 openers have also served as the season-opener. o Advanced to CIF State Quarterfinal • Position Rankings ASSISTS/TURNOVER 1.9 RATIO 0.5 LATE START o 247Sports: 4-Star (#10) This season’s Dec. 3 start is the latest date for a season- o ESPN: 4-Star (#27) STEALS PER GAME 7.0 2.0 opener in the modern era (1975-Pres.). The last time Utah o Rivals: 4-Star (#14) kicked off a season on Dec. 3 or later was against No. 7 4.0 BLOCKS PER GAME 3.0 USC at home on Dec. as well – a 90-81 contest in favor of Jordan Kellier glass with 6.0 rebounds per game while Parker is averaging the Trojans. Since the start of the program, the Utes have • Led Williston State to an NJCAA Region XIII Tournament 5.7 rebounds in his first three starts. opened a season on Dec. 3 six times and have gone 5-1 Semifinal appearance overall after this season's opener against UW. • Averaged 17.4 pts, 8.6 rebs with a .446 shooting clip LAST TIME OUT o Recorded double-digit points in 19-of-21 games After a sluggish start, Utah’s veterans stepped up and 2020-21: vs. Washington – W, 76-62 o Notched five double-doubles on the year guided the Utes past Washington 76-62 in its home, season 1970-71: vs.