UTAH HISTORY ALL-TIME WINNINGEST HISTORY OF THE UTES COLLEGE PROGRAMS ne of the most successful programs dition. One of the greatest coaches in the history of the BY WINS O game, Jack Gardner, manned the Utah bench from Team W L Pct. in the history of college basketball, 1953-71. Gardner, who was inducted into the 1. Kentucky 1,901 583 .765 Utah enters its 98th season tied for ninth Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984, went 339-154 (.688) in 2. North Carolina 1,860 681 .732 18 seasons at Utah. He led the Utes to NCAA Final 3. Kansas 1,848 769 .706 in the NCAA in all-time wins with a Four appearances in 1961 and ‘66. 4. Duke 1,764 787 .691 1,570-799 record. Utah is also 10th in Vadal Peterson has the most wins in school his- 5. St. John's (N.Y.) 1,677 802 .676 the NCAA with a .663 all-time winning tory, going 385-230 (.626) in 26 seasons from 1927-53. 6. Syracuse 1,657 759 .686 Rick Majerus, who stepped down during the later part 7. Temple 1,639 902 .645 percentage. UTAH HISTORY 8. Pennsylvania 1,592 895 .640 of the 2003-04 season, became the third Ute coach to 9. Utah 1,570 799 .663 Utah, one of just 17 schools that have 1,500 reach 300 wins and has the best winning percentage Indiana 1,570 853 .648 victories, won the first of its three national titles in since the 1910’s with a 323-95 (.773) record in 15 sea- 11. Notre Dame 1,565 863 .645 1916, winning the AAU National Tournament. sons. When he retired, Majerus’ .742 career winning 12. UCLA 1,548 701 .688 Utah also captured the NCAA Championship in percentage in 20 seasons as a head coach ranked tied 13. Oregon State 1,546 1,098 .585 1944 and the National Invitational Tournament in for 18th all-time. 14. Illinois 1,520 805 .654 1947. Utah is one of only 35 schools that have Before Keith Van Horn became Utah’s all-time 15. Princeton 1,510 917 .622 claimed the NCAA Division I men’s basketball scoring leader in 1997, Billy McGill had manned the 16. Western Ky. 1,503 745 .669 title. throne since 1962. Despite playing just three seasons, 16. Washington 1,503 1,001 .600 In its 97-year history, Utah has posted a losing McGill scored 2,321 career points. In his final season at 18. Purdue 1,482 877 .628 record just 18 times—and only 11 times in the last the U. in 1961-62, he averaged 38.8 points per game to 19. BYU 1,481 960 .607 75 seasons. The U. has also recorded 20-win sea- lead the nation in scoring and post a school record 20. Cincinnati 1,490 850 .638 sons 32 times and advanced to postseason play on 1,009 points. 21. Arizona 1,488 805 .649 40 occasions. McGill, Van Horn and Josh Grant are the only 22. Texas 1,477 909 .619 Utah is tied for 11th all-time in NCAA three Utes with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in 23. Louisville 1,484 793 .652 Tournament appearances (26) and 11th in games their careers. Utah has had six consensus first team 24. North Carolina St. 1,461 868 .627 played (64). The Utes have a 35-29 record (.547) in All-Americans in Bill Kinner (1936), Arnie Ferrin 25. West Virginia 1,452 929 .609 NCAA Tournament play. Utah has made four trips (1945), McGill (1962), Van Horn (1997), Andre Miller to the NCAA Final Four: 1944 (NCAA champions), (1999) and Andrew Bogut (2005). BY WINNING PERCENTAGE 1961 (4th), 1966 (4th) and 1998 (NCAA runner-up). Bogut became Utah’s first ever consensus Team W L Pct. Only 15 teams have more Final Four appearances National Player of the Year in 2004-05, winning the 1. Kentucky 1,901 583 .765 than Utah. Wooden, Naismith and Associated Press awards, 2. North Carolina 1,860 681 .732 among several others. Van Horn and Miller were run- 3. UNLV 963 390 .712 ners-up for the Wooden Award in 1997 and 1999, 4. Kansas 1,848 769 .706 GREAT NAMES IN THE GAME Numerous outstanding coaches and athletes respectively. 5. Duke 1,764 787 .691 Here is a look at the highlights of 97 seasons of 6. UCLA 1,548 701 .688 have contributed to the building of Utah’s proud tra- Utah basketball. 7. Syracuse 1,657 759 .686 8. St. John's (N.Y.) 1,677 802 .676 1915-16 9. Western Ky. 1,503 745 .669 10. Utah 1,570 799 .663 In its eighth season, Utah won the first of its 11. Illinois 1,520 805 .654 three national championships by capturing the 12. Louisville 1,484 793 .652 National AAU Tournament title in Chicago, Ill. The 13. Arizona 1,488 805 .649 Utes defeated the Columbia Athletic Club and the 14. Indiana 1,570 853 .648 Olympic Athletic Club before defeating the Illinois 15. Arkansas 1,407 770 .646 Athletic Club, 28-27, in the championship game. 16. Notre Dame 1,565 863 .645 Coach Nelson H. Nordgren led Utah to its only unde- Temple 1,639 902 .645 feated season with an 11-0 record overall and a 6-0 18. Pennsylvania 1,592 895 .640 mark in Rocky Mountain Conference play. 19. Weber State 785 443 .639 20. Cincinnati 1,490 850 .638 1918-19 DePaul 1,300 737 .638 Utah captured its third Rocky Mountain 22. Connecticut 1,397 807 .634 Conference title with a 7-0 record. Under second-year Murray State 1,319 761 .634 head coach Thomas Fitzpatrick, Utah made its second 24. Villanova 1,403 813 .633 appearance in the National AAU Tournament, April 25. Purdue 1,482 877 .628 18-19, nearly a month after its perfect regular season had concluded. The Utes lost both games in Los Angeles to finish 7-2. 1919-20 The Utes competed in the National AAU Tournament for the second consecutive year, this time making the trip to Atlanta, Ga. After winning all four Wat Misaka (above) in 1944 and Arizona’s Mike Bibby in regular-season games, Utah won its first round AAU 1997 are the only two freshman point guards to lead Tournament game and lost in the second round to their teams to NCAA Championships. Rutgers. 90 2005-06 MEDIA GUIDE another as Peterson was replaced by Jack Gardner (deceased, 2000). CONFERENCE 1954-55 CHAMPIONS BY SEASON Utah took a 23-3 record into the tournament where it opened play against Bill Russell and the STATE WAC UTAH HISTORY University of San Francisco Dons, who knocked off COMPETITION 1963 Arizona State the Utes, 78-59, on their way to winning their first of 1909 Brigham Young 1964 New Mexico/ back-to-back NCAA championships. The three “Bs” 1910 Utah Arizona St. (Art Bunte, Morris Buckwalter, Gary Bergen) were the 1911 Brigham Young 1965 Brigham Young stars. 1912 Brigham Young 1966 Utah 1913 Utah 1967 Wyoming/BYU 1968 New Mexico 1955-56 1914 Brigham Young 1915 Brigham Young 1969 Wyoming/BYU Utah went 21-5 to make its second consecutive 1916 Utah 1970 UTEP appearance in the NCAA West Regionals. This time 1917 Brigham Young 1971 Brigham Young the Utes met Seattle in the first round, taking an 81-72 HISTORY OF THE UTES 1918 Utah State 1972 Brigham Young win, but San Francisco derailed the Utes for the sec- 1919 Utah 1973 Arizona State ond straight year (92-77) in the West Regional cham- 1920 Utah 1974 New Mexico pionship. 1921 Utah 1975 Arizona State 1922 BYU 1976 Arizona 1956-57 1923 Utah 1977 Utah Utah finished 19-7 for the season but lost to 1924 Brigham Young 1978 New Mexico Memphis State by a bucket in the first round of the 1979 Brigham Young Arnie Ferrin was the first of three freshmen in NCAA NIT. ROCKY MOUNTAIN 1980 Brigham Young Tournament history to be named Final Four MVP in 1944. CONFERENCE 1981 Utah/Wyoming 1982 Wyoming He is also one of only two players ever to win NIT, NCAA 1957-58 1925 Brigham Young 1983 Utah/UTEP/ and NBA championships. For the second consecutive season, Utah bowed 1926 Utah State Brigham Young out in the first round of the NIT. The Utes lost to St. 1927 Montana State 1984 UTEP John’s by one point to finish 20-7. 1928 Montana State 1943-44 1985 UTEP 1929 Montana State The “Blitz Kids” finished the regular season 1986 Utah/Wyoming/ 1958-59 1930 Montana State/ with an 18-4 record and went on to give the school its UTEP Utah’s luck in the NCAA Tournament continued Utah State first NCAA basketball championship, defeating 1987 UTEP 1931 Utah Dartmouth, 42-40 in overtime, in the finals in New to run bad. This time the Utes took a 21-5 record into 1988 Brigham Young 1932 Utah/BYU York City. The Utes actually had been invited to the the show only to run into the eventual national cham- 1989 Colorado State 1933 Utah/BYU NIT that year. But after losing to Kentucky in the first pion California Bears in the second round. Utah lost in 1990 Colorado St./BYU 1934 Brigham Young round, they filled in for Arkansas in the NCAA the West Regional consolation game to Idaho State. It 1991 Utah 1935 Utah State was the third NCAA appearance in five years for head 1992 BYU/UTEP Tournament and went on to win the title.