UTAHUTAH BASKETBALLBASKETBALL Sports Information Office • Jon M. Huntsman Center Liz Abel, Associate AD/SID • Mike Lageschulte, Associate SID 1825 E. South Campus Dr., Front Andy Seeley, Assistant SID • Scott Pettett, Assistant SID Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0900 Sara Ray, Secretary Phone: 801.581.3510 • Fax: 801.581.4358 For Release: February 10, 2005 2004-05 Schedule Game #24 November Utah Runnin’ Utes (20-3, 8-0 MWC) vs. Colorado State Rams (9-12, 1-7 MWC) 19 STONY BROOK . .W, 72-63 Feb. 12 • 7:07 p.m. (MST) • Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000) • Salt Lake City Great Alaska Shootout - Anchorage, Alaska 25 vs. Washington . .L, 78-71 ESPN2 26 vs. High Point . .W, 78-69 The Game At A Glance 27 vs. Furman . .W, 62-50 Utah Head Coach: Ray Giacoletti Colorado St. Head Coach: Dale Layer 30 SOUTHERN UTAH . .W, 65-45 Alma Mater: Minot State, 1985 Alma Mater: Eckerd College, 1980 Record at Utah: 20-3 (1st Season) Record at CSU: 68-73 (5th Season) December Overall Record: 137-86 (8th Season) Overall Record: 235-160 (14th Season) 4 at Utah State . .L, 71-45 KJZZ-TV Rankings: Utah is No. 15 in the Associated Press poll and tied for No. 15 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. 8 MONTANA-WESTERN . .W, 98-63 11 at Arizona . .L, 67-62 FSN Television: KJZZ-TV 14 in Salt Lake City. Steve Brown (play-by-play) and Thurl Bailey (analyst). 17 NORTHERN COLORADO . .W, 81-66 20 COPPIN STATE . .W, 66-37 Radio: Utah Sports Network (Hot Ticket 700/KALL-AM in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations). 22 at Cal Poly . .W, 92-76 On the Internet at www.UtahUtes.com and www.HotTicket700.com. 28 WEBER STATE . .W, 51-40 Matt Thomas (play-by-play), Mark Rydalch (analyst) and Bill Riley (host). 30 COLORADO . .W, 80-48 Series Record: Utah leads 93-39 January Utah’s Record Home/Away/Neutral: 51-15/37-23/5-1 3 LSU . .W, 69-55 KJZZ-TV Current Streak: Utah has won 3 in a row 5 WHITWORTH . .W, 81-60 Last Meeting: Utah won 75-52 on Jan. 17, 2005 in Fort Collins, Colo. 10 * UNLV . .W, 70-52 ESPN 15 * at Wyoming . .W, 74-49 KJZZ-TV 17 * at Colorado State . .W, 75-52 KJZZ-TV Utah Probable Starters 22 * NEW MEXICO . .W, 69-58 ESPN+ No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Statistics 24 * AIR FORCE . .W, 63-51 20 F Bryant Markson 6-6 190 Jr. Monrovia, Calif. 10.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg 31 * at Brigham Young . .W, 72-58 ESPN 5 F Justin Hawkins 6-5 220 So. Anaheim, Calif. 8.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg 4 C Andrew Bogut 7-0 245 So. Melbourne, Australia 19.5 ppg, 11.7 rpg February 11 G Tim Drisdom 6-3 203 Jr. Artesia, Calif. 5.5 ppg, 3.7 apg 5 * at San Diego State . .W, 61-41 KJZZ-TV 2 G Marc Jackson 6-1 175 Sr. Salt Lake City 10.8 ppg, 3.7 apg 7 * at UNLV . .W, 57-53 KJZZ-TV 12 * COLORADO STATE . .7:00 p.m. KJZZ-TV Off The Bench 14 * WYOMING . .7:00 p.m. No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Statistics 19 * at Air Force . .1:00 p.m. ESPN+ 3 G Jermaine Calvin 5-9 177 Fr. Tempe, Ariz. 1.2 ppg, 1.4 apg 21 * at New Mexico . .7:00 p.m. KJZZ-TV 26 * BRIGHAM YOUNG . .1:00 p.m. ESPN+ 10 G Casey Iverson 6-1 185 Jr. Salt Lake City 1.6 ppg, 0.6 apg 13 F Richard Chaney 6-4 195 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 9.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg March 15 G Chris Grant 6-2 192 Fr. Salt Lake City 1.3 ppg, 0.5 rpg 5 * SAN DIEGO STATE . .1:00 p.m. ESPN+ 30 C Chris Jackson 6-11 245 Jr. Los Alamos, N.M. 2.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg 32 F Jake Schmidt 6-8 240 Fr. Thermopolis, Wyo. 0.0 ppg, 0.4 rpg Mountain West Tournament - Denver, Colo. 10 Quarterfinals . .TBA 51 F Jonas Langvad 6-9 230 So. Skovlunde, Denmark 4.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg 11 Semifinals . .TBA 12 Championship . .8:00 p.m. ESPN Colorado State Probable Starters No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Statistics All times Mountain Standard Time 14 F Jason Smith 7-0 225 Fr. Kersey, Colo. 9.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS 30 F Stuart Creason 7-0 260 Fr. Coppell, Texas 4.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg * Indicates Mountain West Conference game 54 C Matt Nelson 7-1 265 Sr. Weatherford, Texas 15.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg 1 G Sean Morris 5-10 165 Fr. Katy, Texas 7.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg 32 G Micheal Morris 6-3 210 Jr. Katy, Texas 8.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg 2004-05 Record Overall . .20-3 After This Mountain West Conference . .8-0 Home . .12-0 The Runnin’ Utes host Wyoming on Monday at 7:05 p.m. (MST) in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Away . .6-2 Utah then makes its final road trip of the regular season, taking on Air Force on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 1:04 Neutral . .2-1 p.m. (MST) in Colorado Springs, Colo., and New Mexico on Monday, Feb. 21 at 7:07 p.m. (MST). www.UtahUtes.com Quickly On Utah Utah Sports Information The Runnin’ Utes (20-3, 8-0 MWC) open a two-game home stand against Colorado State (9-12, 1-7 Associate SID (MBB Contact): Mike Lageschulte MWC) on Saturday at 7:07 p.m. (MST) at the Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000). The game will be shown Main Office: (801) 581-3510 on KJZZ-TV 14 in Salt Lake City and broadcast on Hot Ticket 700 (KALL-AM) and the Utah Sports Network. Direct Line: (801) 587-9162 Utah is 12-0 at home this season and has a 13-game homecourt winning streak that ranks tied for 10th- Fax: (801) 581-4358 best in the nation. Home: (801) 582-7181 Last weekend the Utes swept a pair of road games, winning 61-41 at San Diego State on Saturday Cell: (801) 557-2322 night and 54-51 at UNLV on Monday night. e-mail: [email protected] Utah is ranked in the two major Top 25 polls for the third consecutive week, moving up six spots to Office Manager: Sara Ray No. 15 in the Associated Press poll and seven spots to No. 15 and ESPN/USA Today poll. Utah has won Office: (801) 581-3510/3511 15 games in a row, which ranks as the second-best winning streak in the nation. During its recent winning e-mail: [email protected] streak, Utah has won by an average of 17.7 points per game. Internet: http://www.UtahUtes.com Sophomore center/forward Andrew Bogut (7-0, 245) leads the Utes in scoring (19.5 ppg), rebound- Press Row: (801) 581-6657 ing (11.7 rpg) and blocked shots (41), and is shooting 64.9 percent from the field. Bogut has 15 double- Mailing Address: doubles this season and is ranked first in the nation in that category as of Monday. Senior guard Marc University of Utah Jackson (6-1, 175) is second in scoring (10.8 ppg), hitting 52.4 percent of his three-point attempts (43-of- Sports Information Office 82) and 82.9 percent of his free throws. Jackson is tied for the team lead in assists (3.57 apg). Junior for- 1825 E. South Campus Dr., Front ward Bryant Markson (6-6, 190) is third on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) and second in rebounding (3.9 Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0900 rpg). Junior forward/guard Richard Chaney, who has played in the last five games after missing seven with a broken left hand, is fourth on the team in scoring average (9.8 ppg). Junior guard Tim Drisdom (6-3, 203) is tied for first on the team in assists (3.57 apg) and has a 2.22 assists to turnover ratio. Media Guidelines As of Feb. 8, the Utes ranked second in the NCAA in field goal percentage (53.3), third in rebound margin (+10.7) and sixth in scoring defense (56.6 ppg). Andrew Bogut was ranked second in rebounding X Weekly Interviews (11.7 rpg), third in field goal percentage (64.9) and 28th in scoring (19.5 ppg). Requests for interviews with head coach Ray Giacoletti and Utah players should be made through Associate Sports Information Director Mike Runnin’ Utes Achieve Highest National Ranking Since 2000-01 Lageschulte or the basketball office. Coach Giacoletti The Runnin’ Utes climbed six spots to No. 15 in the Associated Press poll and seven spots to No. 15 and the players will be available for interviews 30 min- in the ESPN/USA Today poll in this week’s rankings. It is the highest Utah has been ranked since being utes before the start of practice. The media availability ranked No. 13 in the AP poll on Nov. 21, 2000. That season, Utah was No. 13 in the preseason poll, climbed period will run 30 minutes. Feature-length interviews to No. 12 on Nov. 14, then fell to No. 13 the following week. The Utes were ranked five consecutive weeks will be scheduled for another time. that year, falling out after coming in at No. 22 on Dec. 5. Before this season, Utah was ranked last in 2002-03.