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UTAH HISTORY ALL-TIME WINNINGEST HISTORY OF THE UTES COLLEGE PROGRAMS ne of the most successful programs He led the Utes to NCAA Final Four appearances in 1961 BY WINNING PERCENTAGE O and ‘66. Team Pct. W L in the history of college basketball, Vadal Peterson has the most wins in school histo- 1. Kentucky 1876 577 .765 Utah enters its 97th season ranked 10th ry, going 385-230 (.626) in 26 seasons from 1927-53. Rick 2. North Carolina 1827 677 .730 in the NCAA with a .660 all-time winning Majerus, who stepped down during the later part of the 3. UNLV 946 376 .716 2003-04 season, became the third Ute coach to reach 300 4. Kansas 1825 762 .705 percentage. Utah is also tied for 11th in wins and has the best winning percentage since the 5. Duke 1737 781 .690 the NCAA in all-time wins with a 1,541- 1910’s with a 323-95 (.773) record in 15 seasons. When he UCLA 1531 689 .690 retired, Majerus’ .742 career winning percentage in 20 7. Syracuse 1625 745 .686 793 record. seasons as a head coach ranked tied for 18th all-time. UTAH HISTORY 8. St. John's (N.Y.) 1668 784 .680 Before Keith Van Horn became Utah’s all-time 9. Western Ky. 1481 736 .668 Utah, one of just 13 schools that have 1,500 vic- scoring leader in 1997, Billy McGill had manned the 10. Utah 1541 793 .660 tories, won the first of its three national titles in 1916, throne since 1962. Despite playing just three seasons, 11. Indiana 1554 840 .649 winning the AAU National Tournament. Utah also McGill scored 2,321 career points. In his final season at 12. Illinois 1484 805 .648 captured the NCAA Championship in 1944 and the the U. in 1961-62, he averaged 38.8 points per game to Louisville 1451 788 .648 National Invitational Tournament in 1947. Utah is lead the nation in scoring and post a school record 1,009 14. Arizona 1458 798 .646 one of only 35 schools that have claimed the NCAA points. Chattanooga 520 285 .646 Division I men’s basketball title. McGill, Van Horn and Josh Grant are the only Temple 1623 888 .646 In its 96-year history, Utah has posted a losing three Utes with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in their 17. Notre Dame 1548 851 .645 record just 18 times—and only 11 times in the last 75 careers. Utah has had five consensus first team All- 18. Weber State 770 427 .643 seasons. The U. has also recorded 20-win seasons 31 Americans in Bill Kinner (1936), Arnie Ferrin (1945), 19. Arkansas 1349 758 .640 times and advanced to postseason play on 39 occa- McGill (1962), Van Horn (1997) and Andre Miller (1999). Pennsylvania 1572 886 .640 sions. Here is a look at the highlights of 96 seasons of 21. DePaul 1280 726 .638 Utah is tied for 11th all-time in NCAA Utah basketball. 22. Cincinnati 1465 842 .635 Tournament appearances (25) and tied for 10th in Murray State 1302 750 .635 games played (61). The Utes have a 33-28 record 1915-16 24. Connecticut 1374 799 .632 (.541) in NCAA Tournament play. Utah has made In its eighth season, Utah won the first of its three 25. Villanova 1379 805 .631 four trips to the NCAA Final Four: 1944 (NCAA national championships by capturing the National AAU champions), 1961 (4th), 1966 (4th) and 1998 (NCAA Tournament title in Chicago, Ill. The Utes defeated the BY WINS runner-up). Only 14 teams have more Final Four Columbia Athletic Club and the Olympic Athletic Club Team W L Pct. appearances than Utah. before defeating the Illinois Athletic Club, 28-27, in the 1. Kentucky 1876 577 .765 championship game. Coach Nelson H. Nordgren led 2. North Carolina 1827 677 .730 GREAT NAMES IN THE GAME Utah to its only undefeated season with an 11-0 record 3. Kansas 1825 762 .705 Numerous outstanding coaches and athletes have overall and a 6-0 mark in Rocky Mountain Conference 4. Duke 1737 781 .690 contributed to the building of Utah’s proud tradition. play. 5. St. John's (N.Y.) 1668 784 .680 One of the greatest coaches in the history of the game, 6. Syracuse 1625 745 .686 Jack Gardner, manned the Utah bench from 1953-71. 1918-19 7. Temple 1623 888 .646 Gardner, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Utah captured its third Rocky Mountain 8. Pennsylvania 1572 886 .640 Fame in 1984, went 339-154 (.688) in 18 seasons at Utah. Conference title with a 7-0 record. Under second-year 9. Indiana 1554 840 .649 head coach Thomas Fitzpatrick, Utah made its second 10. Notre Dame 1548 851 .645 appearance in the National AAU Tournament, April 18- 11. Utah 1541 793 .660 19, nearly a month after its perfect regular season had 12. UCLA 1531 689 .690 concluded. The Utes lost both games in Los Angeles to 13. Oregon State 1529 1082 .586 finish 7-2. 14. Princeton 1495 904 .623 15. Illinois 1484 805 .648 1919-20 16. Western Ky. 1481 736 .668 The Utes competed in the National AAU 17. Purdue 1470 863 .630 Tournament for the second consecutive year, this time 18. Cincinnati 1465 842 .635 making the trip to Atlanta, Ga. After winning all four 19. Washington 1463 992 .596 regular-season games, Utah won its first round AAU 20. Arizona 1458 798 .646 Tournament game and lost in the second round to 21. Louisville 1451 788 .648 Rutgers. 22. North Carolina St. 1440 856 .627 23. Texas 1437 889 .618 1943-44 24. West Virginia 1429 915 .610 The “Blitz Kids” finished the regular season with 25. Bradley 1424 926 .606 an 18-4 record and went on to give the school its first NCAA basketball championship, defeating Dartmouth, 42-40 in overtime, in the finals in New York City. The Utes actually had been invited to the NIT that year. But after losing to Kentucky in the first round, they filled in for Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament and went on to win the title. Vadal Peterson (deceased, 1976) was the coach and Arnie Ferrin, who later served as Utah’s ath- letics director, was named tournament MVP. Utah later Wat Misaka (above) in 1944 and Arizona’s Mike Bibby in met NIT winner St. John’s in a Red Cross benefit game 1997 are the only two freshman point guards to lead their teams to NCAA Championships. and took a 43-36 victory. 90 2004-05 MEDIA GUIDE 1956-57 Utah finished 19-7 for the season but lost to CONFERENCE Memphis State by a bucket in the first round of the NIT. CHAMPIONS BY SEASON 1957-58 For the second consecutive season, Utah bowed (Since 1902) UTAH HISTORY out in the first round of the NIT. The Utes lost to St. STATE COMPETITION 1959 Utah John’s by one point to finish 20-7. 1902 LDS University 1960 Utah 1911 Brigham Young 1961 Utah/Colorado St. 1958-59 1912 Brigham Young 1962 Utah Utah’s luck in the NCAA Tournament continued to 1913 Brigham Young WAC run bad. This time the Utes took a 21-5 record into the 1914 Utah 1963 Arizona State show only to run into the eventual national champion 1915 Brigham Young 1964 New Mexico/ 1916 Brigham Young California Bears in the second round. Utah lost in the Arizona St. 1917 Utah West Regional consolation game to Idaho State. It was 1965 Brigham Young the third NCAA appearance in five years for head coach 1918 Brigham Young 1966 Utah HISTORY OF THE UTES 1919 Utah State Jack Gardner. 1967 Wyoming/BYU 1920 Utah 1968 New Mexico 1921 No games - flu 1959-60 1969 Wyoming/BYU 1922 Utah Led by sophomore Billy “The Hill” McGill, the 1970 UTEP 1923 Brigham Young Utes took a 24-2 regular-season record into the NCAA 1971 Brigham Young 1924 Utah Tournament. Utah knocked off USC in the first round but 1972 Brigham Young 1925 Brigham Young fell to Oregon in the West Regional semifinals. Future 1973 Arizona State Ute coach Jerry Pimm was a guard for the Trojans. The ROCKY MOUNTAIN 1974 New Mexico Arnie Ferrin was the first of three freshmen in NCAA Utes came back to defeat Santa Clara in the regional con- CONFERENCE 1975 Arizona State Tournament history to be named Final Four MVP in 1944. solation championship, 89-81. Utah won the Skyline 1926 Brigham Young 1976 Arizona He is also one of only two players ever to win NIT, NCAA Conference with a 13-1 record. 1927 Utah State 1977 Utah and NBA championships. 1928 Montana State 1978 New Mexico 1960-61 1929 Montana State 1979 Brigham Young 1980 Brigham Young 1944-45 Utah won the NCAA West Regionals and 1930 Montana State 1931 Utah State 1981 Utah/Wyoming The Utes compiled a classy 17-2 regular season advanced to the Final Four in Kansas City as Billy McGill 1932 Utah 1982 Wyoming record and had sights set on a second straight NCAA led the way. Eventual champion Cincinnati knocked off 1933 Brigham Young 1983 Utah/UTEP/ title. However, Utah dropped its opening game (62-37) the Utes, 82-67, in the semifinals and the Utes finished 1934 Brigham Young Brigham Young to a tough Oklahoma State team that went on to win it fourth after losing the battle for third place in four over- times (127-120) to St.