Utah

Official Name: 
University of Utah
Nickname: 
Utes
Mailing Address: 

Jon Huntsman Center
1825 East South Campus Drive Front
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900

Website: 
www.utahutes.com
Telephone: 
(801) 581-3511
Fax: 
(801) 581-4358
Enrollment: 
28,300
Arena: 

Jon Huntsman Center
Capacity: 15,000
Year Opened: 1969

School Colors: 
Crimson and White
Conference: 

Mountain West (since 2000)
Former Member of Rocky Mountain (1925-37), Mountain States/Skyline (1938-62) and Western Athletic (1963-99). Slated to join Pacific-10 in 2012

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(7) 1955, 1960, 1962, 1991, 1997, 1998, and 1999

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(27) 1944, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2009
35-30 record (.538)
Reached Final Four in 1944 (1st), 1961 (4th), 1966 (4th) and 1998 (2nd)

NIT Appearances: 

(11) 1944, 1947, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1987, 1988, 1992, and 2001
11-10 record (.524)
Finished 1st in 1947, 2nd in 1974 and 3rd in 1992

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Vadal Peterson (26 years from 1928-53, 384-224 record, .631)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Keith Van Horn (2,542 points from 1994-97)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Billy McGill (1,106 from 1960-62)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Billy McGill (60 points as senior at Brigham Young on 2/24/62)

All-American Selections: 

(25) C Andrew Bogut (2005), C Art Bunte (1955 and 1956), G Luther Ticky Burden (1975), F-C Jerry Chambers (1966), F Arnie Ferrin (1944, 1945, 1947 and 1948), C Vern Gardner (1948 and 1949), F Josh Grant (1993), G Merv Jackson (1968), G Jeff Jonas (1977), C-F Bill Kinner (1935), C Billy McGill (1960, 1961 and 1962), G Andre Miller (1998 and 1999), F Glen Smith (1952), C Mike Sojourner (1974), F Keith Van Horn (1996 and 1997), F Danny Vranes (1981)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(6) Bill Kinner (1936), Arnie Ferrin (1945), Billy McGill (1962), Keith Van Horn (1997), Andre Miller (1999), Andrew Bogut (2005)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(9) Arnie Ferrin (1944, 1947 and 1948), Vern Gardner (1947 and 1949), Billy McGill (1961), Luther Ticky Burden (1975), Danny Vranes (1981), Keith Van Horn (1996)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Billy McGill* (60 at Brigham Young)
February 24, 1962 (senior/38.8 ppg)
*Skyline Conference record.

1

2

Total

Utah

50

56

106

Brigham Young

45

56

101

Utah

Name

FG

FT

PTS

McGill

27

6-8

60

Crain

5

3-4

13

Aufderhelde

4

2-4

10

Rowe

0

4-4

4

Moon

3

5-5

11

Allen

1

0-0

2

Cozby

1

0-1

2

Farrell

0

0-0

0

Hawes

2

0-0

4

Totals

43

20-26

106

Percentages

.769

Brigham Young

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Burton

13

1-2

27

Skousen

10

7-9

27

Blumenthal

0

1-2

1

Batchelor

4

3-3

11

Steinke

4

0-0

8

Kelson

10

1-3

21

Kunz

2

0-0

4

Wilson

1

0-1

2

Crow

0

0-0

0

Totals

44

13-20

101

Percentages

.650
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Erastus J. Milne

1

1909

2-6

.250

1909

2-6

Robert Richardson

1

1910

1-3

.250

1910

1-3

Fred Bennion

4

1911-14

42-9

.824

1913

21-3

Nelson H. Nordgren

3

1915-17

23-7

.767

1916

10-0

Thomas Fitzpatrick

8

1918-25

40-31

.563

1920, 1921

5-1

Ike Armstrong

2

1926-27

9-16

.360

1927

5-8

Vadal Peterson

26

1928-53

384-224

.631

1944

21-4

Jack Gardner

18

1954-71

339-154

.690

1960

26-3

Bill E. Foster

3

1972-74

43-39

.524

1974

22-8

Jerry Pimm

9

1975-83

173-86

.668

1981

25-5

Lynn Archibald

6

1984-89

98-86

.532

1986

20-10

Joe Cravens

1

1990

12-12

.500

1990

12-12

Rick Majerus

14

1990-2003

308-90

.774

1991, 1998

30-4

Dick Hunsaker

1

2001

18-12

.600

2001

18-12

Kerry Rupp

1

2004

24-9

.727

2004

24-9

Ray Giacoletti

3

2005-07

54-40

.574

2005

29-6

Jim Boylen

4

2008-11

69-60

.535

2009

24-10
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,664-893 (.651) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Majerus compiled a 4-2 record in his initial season with the Utes before undergoing heart surgery and missing the remainder of the year. Cravens, an assistant, was appointed acting coach in Majerus' absence
  • Hunsaker was acting coach for all but the first game in 2000-01 when Majerus took a personal leave of absence for a variety of reasons
  • Majerus missed the 2003-04 campaign to deal with health issues before leaving the Utes' program.