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A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE UTAH MEN’S BASKETBALL A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

UTAH NO. 1 DRAFT PICKS ARE NCAA FIRST

In 2005, the made NCAA history by becoming the only school in history to have athletes drafted No. 1 overall in both the NFL and the NBA in the same year. On April 23, 2005, the San Francisco 49ers used the No. 1 NFL draft pick to select Ute quarterback Alex Smith. On June 28, 2005, the chose Ute with the NBA’s No. 1 pick overall. Both players are still with the teams that drafted them. The Only Ones ALEX SMITH • No. 1 overall 2005 NFL Draft pick • 2004 Heisman Trophy Finalist • 2004 National Player of the Year (Sports Illustrated) • 2004 National Player of the Year (Sporting News) • 2004 First-Team All-American (FWAA) • Offensive MVP of the 2005 Fiesta Bowl • 21-1 record as Utah’s starting quarterback

ANDREW BOGUT • No. 1 overall 2005 NBA Draft pick • 2005 Consensus National Player of the Year • 2005 Consensus All-American • Associated Press Player of the year • John R. Wooden Award • Naismith Trophy • Trophy

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Former Utes Give Back

One of the true indications that a student-athlete felt his college Far Left: Andrew Bogut came experience changed their life in a back for his jersey retirement positive way is for them to give back. ceremony on Feb. 18, 2006. Immediate Left: In the past three years, All-Americans announced his $500,000 Andre Miller and Andrew Bogut both donation on the Huntsman made financial commitments to the Center floor on April 11, 2006. Utah basketball program.

“I am very fortunate to be in a position where I can give back and help others. The University of Utah opened a lot of doors for me and hopefully this scholarship will do the same for some- one else. I consider Utah to Andre Miller Guard Scholarship be the best university in the country, and I hope other Andre Miller committed a gift of $500,000 in April of former Ute athletes will fol- 2006. Miller’s gift was earmarked for two areas, with $300,000 low in my footsteps.” funding the Andre Miller Endowed Scholarship and $200,000 going toward the men’s basketball team room renovation. The - Andre Miller Andre Miller Scholarship is the first fully endowed scholarship from a professional athlete who graduated from the University of Utah and the 16th endowed scholarship overall for athletics.

Above: Andrew Bogut (No. 4) and Andre Miller (No. 24) are two of the seven players to have their retired jerseys on display in the Huntsman Center. Below: The new men’s basketball team room was completed during the 2005-06 season.

Bogut Makes Donation to New Team Room

Andrew Bogut announced that he would give back to the Utah program before he even left campus. During a press conference in March of 2005 announcing his early entry into the NBA Draft, Bogut committed a gift of $125,000 toward building a new locker room. In addition to a new locker room area, the new team room features a players’ lounge, flat panel televisions, and upscale furniture and lighting.

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Championships and Postseason Appearances Since 1990

Conference Champions NIT NCAA Sweet 16 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1992, 2001 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009 NIT Final Four 1992 NCAA Elite Eight Above: All-American Andre Miller led the Conference Tournament 1997, 1998 Utes to the 1998 NCAA Final Four. Utah fell to Champions NCAA Tournament Kentucky in the championship game. 1995, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2009 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, NCAA Final Four 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 1998 Below: All-American was 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 mobbed by his teammates after hitting the game-winning shot for the second night in a row in the 1997 WAC Tournament semifinals The Utah basketball program has become one of the nation’s against New Mexico. best since the beginning of the 1990s. From its record on the court to academic success in the classroom, there are few teams in the country that can compare to the Utes’ accomplishments.

• Utah has a long-standing basketball tradition, ranking sixth in NCAA history with 28 conference titles all-time.

• During the decade of the ‘90s, Utah’s .767 winning percentage ranked as the eighth-best in the nation.

• Utah has played in 13 NCAA Tournaments since 1990—including four consecutive appearances and 10 in the last 15 years. During that time, the Utes have advanced to five Sweet 16s, two Elite Eights and the national championship game in 1998.

• Since 1990, the Runnin’ Utes have finished the season ranked in the Top 25 nine times—including four top 10 finishes.

• Utah recorded the 10th 25-win season in school history in 2004-05. Hitting 24 wins in 2008-09, the Utes reached the 20-win plateau for the 14th time in 19 years.

• The Utes have averaged nearly 20 wins per year since the 1989-90 season.

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• Utah won 29 games in 2004-05, tying for the third-most victories in school history. Utah’s Season End Rankings Since 1975 • Since 1990, Utah players have been named All-America six times—three times consensus AP Coaches’ choices—Academic All-America four times, Poll Poll conference player of the year 11 times, and 2008-09 25 RV first team all-conference 23 times. 2004-05 18 14 1998-99 6 10 1997-98 7 2 1996-97 2 6 1995-96 12 12 1994-95 19 22 Utah fans, shown here at the 1998 Final 1992-93 19 16 Four, have had a lot to cheer about in 1990-91 10 10 throughout the years. 1980-81 14 10 1977-78 14 18 National Player Of The Year 1976-77 14 10

Utah’s “Awesome Aussie” Andrew Bogut was the named the consensus National Andrew Bogut’s 2004-05 Player of the Year in 2004-05, becoming the first in school history. The center from , Australia, burst onto the national scene in his sophomore season, then Awards & National Honors was chosen as the No. 1 pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. John R. Wooden Award • Bogut led the nation with 26 double-doubles in 2004-05. He also ranked 19th in the NCAA in scoring (20.4 ppg), second in rebounding (12.2 Naismith Trophy rpg) and eighth in percentage (62.0). Associated Press Player of the Year USBWA • After just two seasons, Bogut finished his NABC Division I Player of the Year Utah career ranked 27th in scoring (1,126 NABC Pete Newell Big Man of the Year points), ninth in scoring average (16.5 Player of the Year ppg), 10th in rebounds (753), seventh in ESPN.com Player of the Year rebounding average (11.1 rpg), second in field Sports Illustrated On Campus Player of the Year goal percentage (60.3) and tied for fourth in Associated Press First Team All-America blocked shots (109). USBWA First Team All-America NABC First Team All-America Mountain West Conference Player of the Year

Andrew Bogut salutes the Huntsman Center crowd after cutting down the net to celebrate the Utes’ 2004-05 Mountain West title.

Andrew Bogut (center), Andrew Bogut (right) at holding the John R. Wooden the 2005 Nasimith Awards Award, with other members of banquet in Atlanta. the 2005 Wooden All-America team.

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The Utes lay claim to one of the nation’s best conference championship runs over the past 20 seasons. Since 1990-91, Utah has won 12 regular season conference titles. Only Kansas has won more titles in that span. Kentucky is tied with the Utes for the second-best mark.

• Utah captured a share of the 2008-09 Mountain West Conference regular- season title, grabbing its fifth MWC crown in the 11-year history of the conference. Utah’s five championships and .667 winning percentage in conference play rank first and second, respectively, among nine league teams.

Most Regular Season • Before joining Conference Titles Since 1990-91 the Mountain West Conference, Utah was Team Conference Titles the WAC champion in its last five years in Kansas Big 8/Big 12 14 the league (winning Utah WAC/Mountain West 12 division titles the last Kentucky SEC 12 three years) and also The Utes celebrated winning the 2004-05 Mountain West Penn Ivy 11 claimed WAC titles in Conference championship with their fans after the final home Cincinnati Great Midwest/C-USA 10 1991 and ‘93. game of the season. Coppin State MEAC 10 Murray State Ohio Valley 10 • The Runnin’ Utes have won five conference tournament titles since 1995. Utah won the Chattanooga Southern 9 Mountain West Conference Tournament most recently in 2009. Valparaiso Mid-Continent (now Horizon) 9 • Utah’s 13-1 league record in 2004-05 was the best in the eight-year history of the Princeton Ivy 8 Mountain West Conference. The U. outscored its MWC opponents by an average of 12.1 (Includes shared titles and divisional titles) points per game and outrebounded its opponents by 11.1 boards per game to set league records. No other MWC team had ever held a +10 advantage in either category.

Defense Wins Championships

One of the trademarks of Utah Utah In The NCAA Statistics Top 30 Since 1990-91 basketball has been a stifling defense. Scoring Scoring FG Pct. Field Goal 3-Pt. FG Since 1990-91, Utah has ranked in the Defense Margin Defense Margin Percentage Percentage Percentage top 30 in the nation 12 times in scoring defense, 12 times in rebound margin, 1990-91 10th (64.2) 22nd (9.6) 25th (42.1) 30th (5.0) ------eight times in field goal percentage 1991-92 8th (61.6) - - - 6th (39.8) 10th (6.6) ------defense and nine times in scoring 1992-93 - - - 16th (11.4) 4th (40.3) - - - 23rd (49.3) 10th (41.0) 1st (79.1) margin. 1993-94 ------13th (39.6) 7th (74.7) 1994-95 21st (64.9) 12th (12.7) 15th (39.8) 4th (9.8) 18th (48.3) - - - 12th (74.3) • Utah has allowed an opponent to score 1995-96 19th (63.9) 8th (12.9) 14th (40.0) 3rd (9.6) 19th (48.1) - - - 1st (78.4) 80 points just eight times in the last 329 1996-97 - - - 7th (12.8) 7th (38.2) 15th (6.5) 5th (49.6) - - - 25th (72.5) games that ended in regulation. 1997-98 4th (57.6) 16th (12.4) 6th (38.6) 1st (10.0) 22nd (48.0) - - - 27th (73.0) • The Utes have been ranked among the 1998-99 4th (55.4) 5th (15.9) 29th (39.5) 9th (8.2) 13th (47.7) ------top 30 teams in the nation in rebound 1999-00 20th (61.8) ------26th (4.8) 12th (48.2) 19th (38.7) - - - margin 12 of the last 20 years and just 2000-01 23rd (63.1) 29th (8.7) - - - 15th (6.4) ------missed in 2008-09, finishing 39th. 2001-02 13th (61.3) ------8th (40.5) - - - 2002-03 14th (60.3) ------33rd (38.1) - - - • In 2008-09, Utah was ranked No. 3 in the 2003-04 5th (57.4) ------5th (7.4) 30th (47.1) 21st (38.7) - - - nation in free throw percentage. The Utes 2004-05 7th (57.3) 17th (10.7) - - - 3rd (10.5) 2nd (51.4) ------converted 78.1 percent of their attempts 2005-06 ------28th (4.6) ------from the charity stripe to also lead the 2006-07 ------17th (48.5) 6th (41.4) - - - Mountain West Conference for the second straight year. 2007-08 ------18th (39.3) 12th (75.8) 2008-09 ------26th (47.4) - - - 3rd (78.1) 2009-10 ------25th (30.2) 17th (74.8)

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The thrill of playing in the NCAA Tournament has Most NCAA Sweet been a regular occurrence for Utah. Since 1990-91, the Utes have made 13 appearances in the “Big Dance,” Sixteens Since 1975 advancing to five Sweet 16s. Team No. • Since 1975 when the NCAA Tournament field was expanded to 1. North Carolina 22 32 teams, Utah has 24 victories in the tournament, has played 2. Kentucky 21 42 games and has made nine Sweet 16 appearances. Duke 21 4. Kansas 16 • The Utes have advanced to at least the second round in 10 of Louisville 16 their last 13 NCAA Tournament appearances. UCLA 16 7. Syracuse 15 8. Indiana 14 9. Arizona 13 Connecticut 13 11. Michigan State 12 12. Maryland 11 Georgetown 11 14. Arkansas 10 UNLV 10 Andrew Bogut led the Utes to 16. Utah 9 the Sweet 16 of the 2005 NCAA Tournament in Austin, Texas. The Utes celebrate their 2003 NCAA Tournament first round win over Oregon in Nashville. 1998 NCAA Final Four

Knocking off two No. 1 seeds along the way, the Runnin’ Led by West Regional MVP Andre Miller and another rising star, Utes captured the hearts of basketball fans across the nation , Utah had become a true Cinderella story heading into by advancing to the 1998 NCAA title game at the Alamodome the national semifinal game against No. 1 ranked North Carolina. The in San Antonio. Utes knocked off the Tar Heels 65-59 to advance to the school’s first NCAA Championship game since 1944. Utah jumped out to a 12-point By defeating the top seed in the West and defending national lead over Kentucky in the national final before the Wildcats’ depth champion Arizona 76-51 in the regional final, the Utes, seeded third helped UK to prevail 78-69. in the region, advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in 32 years.

WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 157 UTAH MEN’S BASKETBALL A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE The International Stage

One of the greatest honors that can be bestowed upon an athlete is the opportunity to represent their country in international competition. The Utes have been heavily involved with USA Basketball in recent years.

Andre Miller and Michael Doleac played for the USA Basketball 22 and Under World Championship Team in 1997. Team USA went 6-2 at the tournament in Melbourne, Australia.

Miller returned the next year as the starting point guard for the gold medal winning 1998 USA Basketball Goodwill Games Team that competed in New York. Miller also played on the Goodwill Games team that took home the gold from Brisbane, Australia, in 2001 and started for the World Championships team in 2002.

Left: Andre Miller playing in the 2001 Goodwill Games in Australia. Right: Michael Doleac playing on the USA 22 and Under World Championships Team in 1997.

Andrew Bogut experienced the thrill of representing his country by playing for the Australian National Team in the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece. Three current Utes have also represented their respective countries on the international stage.

Bogut was the second-youngest player to ever make the Australian National Team. He started all five Olympic games for the Boomers, averaging 14.8 points per con- test. At the end of the preliminary rounds, Bogut ranked fourth in the tournament in rebounds (8.8 rpg), fifth in blocked shots (1.2 bpg) and fourth in field goal percent- age (58.0).

In the summer of 2003, Bogut was named the MVP of the FIBA Junior World Championships in Greece after leading the Aussies to the title. In eight games in the tournament, Bogut averaged 26.3 points, 17.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game.

Recently, two current Utes have had a chance to represent their respective countries in international play. Tyler Kepkay represented Canada in Olympic qualifying and also played in an exhibition against Team USA in Las Left: Andrew Bogut playing against Vegas. Kim Tillie played for his native France in the FIBA Team USA in the 2004 Summer Under-19 World Championships and the Under-20 Euro- Olympics. Above: Tyler Kepkay takes pean Championships. the floor for Team Canda in 2008 Olympic qualifying.

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Larry Cain Trace Caton Michael Doleac Drew Hansen Lettered 1989-90 through ‘92-93 Lettered in 1997-98 and 2000-01 Lettered 1994-95 through ‘97-98 Lettered 1994-95 through ‘97-98 ... team captain in 1992-93 ... through ‘02-03 ... team captain in ... team captain in 1997-98 ...... team captain in 1997-98 ... three-time academic all-WAC ... 2002-03 ... three-time academic Academic All-American in 1997-98 Academic All-American in 1997- graduated from the University of all-MWC ... earned a spanish ... playing with the Heat 98 ... Rhodes Scholar candidate, Utah Medical School in 1997 ... degree from the U. ... also took in his 10th season in the NBA ... NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship practicing medicine in Pocatello, pre-med prerequisites and is in came back to take course work winner and finalist for the Waltera Idaho. his third year at University of Utah during the off-season and earned Byers Award, the NCAA’s highest Medical School ... married Brittny a biology degree in the summer of academic award ... graduated Tripp on Aug. 10, 2002 ... the 2002 ... aspires to attend medical from Stanford Law School in aMay couple had a daughter, Olivia, in school ... married former Ute of 2001 ... works for a law firm in January 2005. All-American gymnast Shannon Covina, Calif. ... married to former Bowles. Utah women’s basketball player Emily Jensen.

Chris Jackson Andre Miller Terry Preston Mark Rydalch Lettered 2002-2006 ... four-time Lettered 1995-96 through ‘98- Lettered 1993-94 through ‘95-96 Lettered 1992-93 through ‘95- academic all-Mountain West 99 ... team captain in 1998-99 ... three-time academic all-WAC 96 ... graduated in 1996 with Conference selection ... Dean’s List ... one of the first academic ... finished degree in exercise and a degree in finance ... former honoree multiple times ... earned non-qualifiers in NCAA history sport science in 1996 ... earned financial advisor for First Union his degree in chemical and fuels to earn his degree in four years MBA in the spring of 2001 ... Securities ... currently works engineering in 2005 ... earned his and gain back his fourth year of worked for the U. as Crimson for Rydalch Electric as business MBA from the University of Utah eligibility ... received his degree Club Director ... joined Guidant development director ... in his and is working in the Salt Lake in sociology/criminology in 1998 medical device company in May eighth season as Utah basketball area. ... took graduate course work 2001 ... he and his wife, former radio analyst for the Utah Sports in 1998-99 ... currently playing Ute All-American gymnast Aimee Radio Network ... he and his wife, with the in his Trepanier, live in Park City, Utah Amy, have two sons (Trevor and ninth year in the NBA ... has a son ... they have two sons (Chase and Jacob) and a daughter (Rachel). (Duane). Miles) a daughter (Olivia).

WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 159 UTAH MEN’S BASKETBALL A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Playing at the Next Level

Utah Basketball has a proven track record of produc- ing future NBA players. Twenty-six Utes have been taken in the NBA Draft since 1970 alone. Seven Utes have been drafted in the past 18 years, while one more made an NBA roster as a free agent.

• Andrew Bogut was taken as the No. 1 pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.

• The Utes had a player taken in the NBA Draft four consecutive years from 1997-2000.

• Utah was equaled only by Duke with three NBA Draft lottery picks (top 13) from 1997-99.

• Keith Van Horn, Michael Doleac, Andre Miller and Hanno Möttölä were taken in the NBA Draft from 1997 through 2000. made the roster as a free agent in 2003-04.

• Ute players have been ready to contribute immediately at the next level. Keith Van Horn in 1997-98, Andre Miller in 1999-2000 and Andrew Bogut in 2005-06 made the NBA all- rookie first team. Michael Doleac made the all-rookie second team in 1998-99.

• Hanno Möttölä became the first Finnish player in the NBA, playing two seasons with the . The Milwaukee Bucks took Andrew Bogut as the top pick in the 2005 NBA Draft.

Utah’s NBA Draft Picks Since 1990

Year Player Rd. No. Team 2005 Andrew Bogut 1 1 Milwaukee Bucks 2000 Hanno Möttölä 2 40 Atlanta Hawks 1999 Andre Miller 1 8 Former Utes Michael Doleac (top 1998 Michael Doleac 1 12 Orlando Magic left) of the and Keith Van Horn (bottom right) of the 1997 Keith Van Horn 1 2 Philadelphia 76ers * Mavericks both played 1993 2 43 in the 2006 NBA Finals. Doleac 1993 Byron Wilson 2 54 earned a championship ring as * Traded to New Jersey after the draft the Heat downed the Mavericks.

The advertisement to the left ran in USA Today touting Utah’s No. 1 picks in both the 2005 NFL (Alex Smith) and NBA (Andrew Bogut) drafts. Utah became the first school to have the top picks in both football and basketball in the same year.

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Josh Grant Keith Van Horn Michael Doleac Andre Miller • Drafted by the Denver • Drafted by the Philadelphia • Drafted by the Orlando • Drafted by the Cleveland Nuggets in the second round 76ers in the first round (2nd Magic in the first round Cavaliers in the first round (43rd overall) in 1993 overall) in 1997 (12th overall) in 1998 (8th overall) in 1999 • Played for the Golden State • Played with the Dallas • Currently with the Miami • Currently with the Warriors in 1993-94 Mavericks in 2005-06 Heat Philadelphia 76ers

‘’If you work hard, the University of Utah will give you the world. Hard work, dedication, and respect for your coaches and teammates is what the Utah basketball program is all about. The two years I spent in and at the University of Utah were a wonderful experience.”

- Andrew Bogut 2004-05 Consensus Hanno Möttölä Britton Johnsen Andrew Bogut National Player of the Year • Drafted by the Atlanta • Played with the Orlando Magic • Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks Hawks in the second round after signing as a free agent in in the first round (1st overall) in (40th overall) in 2000 2003-04 2005 • Played his final season with • Invited to training camp with • Played in Rookie-Sophomore the Hawks in 2001-02 New Orleans and played with Challenge during All-Star Indiana in 2004-05 Weekend in both of his first two seasons

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Jon M. Huntsman Center Quick Facts

Arena Opened: November, 1969 First Game: Utah defeated Stanford, 96-94, on Dec. 1, 1969 Capacity: 15,000 (all chairback seats) Utah’s All-Time Record: 517-119 (.813) Utah’s Conference Record: 246-66 (.788)

Utah’s Top 15 Crowds In The Huntsman Center

1. Brigham Young Feb. 27, 1993 15,755 2. Brigham Young Jan. 8, 1994 15,713 3. UTEP Feb. 21, 1981 15,683 4. Brigham Young Jan. 12, 1974 15,644 5. Brigham Young Feb. 10, 1990 15,548 Great Fan Support 6. North Carolina Mar. 19, 1981 15,536 For every home date, thousands of rabid fans pack the Huntsman Center to watch their 7. Wyoming Feb. 22, 1992 15,494 Runnin’ Utes, a team that has won at least 20 games 11 times in the last 17 years. 8. New Mexico Feb. 3, 1996 15,451 9. Brigham Young Mar. 4, 1995 15,447 Over six million fans have watched the Utes in the Huntsman Center. Eight of the top 10 10. Brigham Young Mar. 7, 1992 15,429 yearly attendance marks in the building’s history have come since 1990. 11. Brigham Young Feb. 16, 1991 15,426 Home Court Advantage 12. New Mexico Feb. 1, 1992 15,414 The Utes have demonstrated a distinct advantage playing at home in the Huntsman 13. Wyoming Jan. 17, 1998 15,410 Center. In the last 25 years, Utah teams have won nearly 85 percent of their home games 14. San Diego State Feb. 17, 1996 15,375 (331-59). The Utes have a 517-119 (.813) all-time record in the facility. Utah has gone 15. Brigham Young Feb. 24, 2001 15,373 unbeaten eight times in the Huntsman Center’s 41-year history.

Entering the 2010-11 season, the Utes have won 100 of their last 127 games in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah is one of the nation’s most dominant teams in conference home games the past 20 years with an .853 winning percentage (133-23).

The MUSS The Student Fan Club at the University of Utah, a longtime basketball tradition, renamed themselves The MUSS in 2002. The MUSS has reserved seats at the front of the student section for all home men’s basketball games. Originally derived from the school fight song (… No other gang of college men dare meet us in a muss), the Utah student fan club has since used MUSS as an acronym for “Mighty Utah Student Section.” The group’s membership should exceed 1,000 for the 2010-11 season.

Left: Utah’s award-winning mascot Swoop is a hit with the fans at home games.

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NCAA Tournament History Long recognized as a site of championships, the Huntsman Center played host to the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship “Dream Match-Up” featuring Indiana State’s and Michigan State’s —deemed one of the most successful Final Fours ever held. The men’s NCAA regional tournament received a Huntsman Center booking in 1971 and ’81, and the NCAA first and second rounds took place in the arena in 1984, ’85, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’93, ’95, ’97, 2000, ’03 and ’06. The JMHC ranks third among the nation’s arenas for most NCAA Tournament basketball games hosted, with 81 contests having been played in the facility.

Arenas Hosting The Most NCAA Tournament Games

Arena (Year Built) City, State Years Sessions Games Municipal Auditorium (1935) Kansas City, Mo. 1940-64 43 83 The University of Dayton Arena (1969) Dayton, Ohio 1970-2009 47 82 Jon M. Huntsman Center (1969) Salt Lake City, Utah 1971-2006 41 81 (1925) New York, N.Y. 1943-61 34 71 RCA Dome (1984) Indianapolis, Ind. 1987-2006 32 60 Greensboro Coliseum (1959) Greensboro, N.C. 1974-2001 24 57 The Omni (1972) Atlanta, Ga. 1977-92 29 55 Charlotte Coliseum I (1951) Charlotte, N.C. 1958-93 26 53 McKale Center (1974) Tucson, Ariz. 1974-2005 27 53 Magic Johnson salutes the Huntsman Center The Palestra (1927) Philadelphia, Pa. 1939-84 26 48 crowd after being named the MVP of the 1979 NCAA Final Four. Build It, And They Will Come Some of the basketball greats who have played in the Huntsman Center: Andre Miller Damon Stoudamire Stacey Augmon Tom Chambers Michael Doleac Keith Van Horn Larry Bird Sean Elliot Andrew Bogut Michael Cooper T.J. Ford Magic Johnson

The Man Whose Name Is On The Building Jon M. Huntsman’s involvement with Utah Basketball extends far Huntsman’s service to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day beyond his name gracing the team’s home arena. Huntsman, a friend Saints has been significant. He and his wife, Karen, are the parents of of the program, is a regular attendee of Ute games. The Utes have also nine children and grandparents to 50. He was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, used his private jet for team travel in the past. and attended The Wharton School of Business at the University of Penn- sylvania, where he was the recipient of the Most Outstanding Graduate Thirty-seven years ago, Huntsman Award. Huntsman is a former U.S. Naval Gunnery Officer and served began a small entrepreneurial business. under President Nixon as both Special Assistant to the President and Today, the Huntsman Corporation is the White House Staff Secretary. largest privately held chemical business in the world.

Huntsman is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost concerned citizens and philanthropists. He has funded nation- ally acclaimed environmental and global leadership centers at several major universi- ties, including the University of Utah. His humanitarian concerns extend around the globe. Huntsman is currently a member of the Board of Governors and Chairman of the Biomedical Services Committee of the American Red Cross.

Jon and Karen Huntsman have donated $225 million to establish and fund the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, now one of America’s major cancer centers, dedicated to finding a cure for cancer based on genetic research. In July of 2000, Time magazine listed Jon Huntsman with (clockwise) one of his granddaughters, and for- him as one of the top six living U.S. philanthropists. mer Utes Chris Burgess and Hanno Möttölä.

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Just a few steps off the Jon M. Huntsman Center playing floor, the new Utah basketball team room was completed in 2005-06 and saw upgrades again in 2007.

The project was funded in part by a $125,000 donation from Andrew Bogut, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. Bogut announced he would make the donation during his press conference to declare for the draft on March 21, 2005. Another former Ute, Andre MIller, announced a $500,000 gift to Utah athletics on April 11, 2006. Of that donation, $200,000 went toward funding the remaining cost of the new team room.

The new team room, which has double the space of the old locker room, has an expansive dressing area. Customized wooden lockers and a sauna are some of the features. The team room also includes a players’ lounge with two plasma televisions and reclining leather couches.

Left: Each player has a large Above: The players’ lounge area wooden locker and plenty of gives the Utes a great place to hang storage space for their adidas out before and after practice. The gear. adidas supplies Utah area includes two large reclining with its shoes, uniforms, leather couches, two plasma apparel, televisions and a refrigerator stocked and many other with sports drinks. Players can watch amenities. college and NBA games via the satellite TV packages.

Below: A new overhead projector, complete with a “smartboard” was installed in 2007. The smartboard allows the team and coaches to watch film, while coaches can use a specially-designed stylus to electronically diagram plays, write notes, etc. directly on the screen.

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• Once again this season, the vast majority of Left: Andrew Utah’s games will be televised with the Utes Bogut was making a minimum of 19 appearances on featured in national and regional television. the April 2005 issue of Slam • The Runnin’ Utes will make five national Magazine. Bottom right: television appearances (two on Versus, two on It was front page news—not just in CBS College Sports and one on ESPN2). 16 Utah sports—in the Salt Lake City Deseret regular season games will be shown on The Morning News when Andrew Bogut mtn.—The MountainWest Sports Network. was taken as the No. 1 draft pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in June 2005. 2010-11 Television Schedule Utah will have 19 regular-season games and their MWC Tournament contests televised on the CBS College Sports Network. Date Opponent Time TV Dec. 10 at Michigan 4:30 p.m. Big 10 Network Dec. 22 vs. Butler 9 p.m. ESPNU Dec. 23 Florida State/Hawaii TBA ESPNU/ESPN2 Dec. 24/25 TBD TBA ESPNU/ESPN2 Jan. 5 at Air Force 8 p.m. The Mtn. Jan. 8 San Diego State 2 p.m. MT The Mtn. Jan. 11 BYU 6:30 p.m. The Mtn. Jan. 15 at Wyoming 1:30 p.m. The Mtn. Jan. 19 New Mexico 6 p.m. The Mtn. Jan. 22 at TCU 4 p.m. The Mtn. Jan. 29 Colorado State 4 p.m. The Mtn. • As well as being covered by the largest newspapers Feb. 2 at UNLV 8:30 p.m. VERSUS in Utah, including the Salt Lake Tribune and the Feb. 5 Air Force 6 p.m. The Mtn. Deseret Morning News, print publications from Feb. 8 at San Diego State 8:30 p.m. The Mtn. the West and the rest of the nation also report on Feb. 12 at BYU 4 p.m. The Mtn. the Utes. In recent years, feature stories on Utah Feb. 16 Wyoming 7 p.m. CBS College Sports Feb. 19 at New Mexico 7:30 p.m. The Mtn. basketball have appeared on ESPN.com, YahooSports. Feb. 22 TCU 8 p.m. The Mtn. com, Rivals.com, FoxSports.com, in USA Today, ESPN Mar. 2 at Colorado State 7 p.m. CBS College Sports The Magazine, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Mar. 5 UNLV 2 p.m. VERSUS Basketball Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Times, just to name a few. * Mountain West Conference game. All times Mountain.

WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 165 UTAH MEN’S BASKETBALL A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Travelin’ Utes Tournaments Utah Has Played As one of the nation’s most respected teams, the Utes travel all over the country and play in a variety of tournaments every season. Along with In Since 1990 * - scheduled to participate in visiting virtually every major city in the U.S. in recent years, the Utes have also made several trips overseas. BCI Classic - Kansas City 1995 Foreign Trip 1997, 2001 Easy to Get There Great Alaska Shootout - Anchorage 2004 The Salt Lake International Airport, the 23rd busiest in the Unites States, is less than Great Eight - Chicago 1997, 1998 three hours flying time from half of the nation’s population. Located 20 minutes from John Wooden Classic - Anaheim 1996, 2000 the U. campus, Salt Lake City International serves as a major western hub for Delta Maui Invitational - Lahaina, Maui 1994, 1998, 2002 Airlines. Seven other major air carriers also operate from SLC International. There Preseason NIT 1999, 2003 are more than 300 daily departures from the airport to 71 nonstop destinations Shootout - San Juan 2000 throughout the U.S. and Canada. San Juan Shootout 2006 Glenn Wilkes Classic - Daytona Beach, Fla. 2008 Diamondhead Classic - Honolulu, Hawaii 2010* Cancun Governor’s Cup 2011* Utes Down Under The Utah men’s basketball team enjoyed the experience of a lifetime during a 12-day tour of Australia August 7-19, 2007, playing professional and club teams Down Under. The travel party of nine players, coaches and staff played six games and saw much of Australia during the trip. The Utes visited the hometowns of team members (Perth) and Stephen Weigh (Rockhampton) during the trip. The squad made a trip to an aquarium, saw the world-famous Sydney Opera House, spent a day at the beach and went snorkeling.

Above: Some of the group posed for a photo on the beach during the Utes’ trip to Australia in the summer of 2007.

Left: During their trip to San Diego in 2002, the Utes were given a tour of the USS Abraham Lincoln, America’s fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Phil Cullen is shown Below: The El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. on the flight deck. Above: Before playing the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla., the Utes toured Daytona International Speedway, participated in the NASCAR Challenge and were taken for high-speed rides around the track.

Cities The Utes Have Recently Visited Anaheim, Calif. Miami Chicago Minneapolis Cleveland Nashville Dallas New Orleans Daytona Beach New York Honolulu Phoenix Portland Kansas City San Antonio Kingston, R.I. San Diego Las Vegas San Jose, Calif. Los Angeles San Juan, P.R. Malibu, Calif. Seattle

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