2025–26 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2025–26 Utah Utes men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record10–22 (2–16 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Raphael Chillious (1st season)
  • Martin Schiller (1st season)
  • Eric Daniels (1st season)
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
(Capacity: 15,000)
2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 2   .944
No. 5 Houston 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833
No. 17 Kansas 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
No. 20 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 6 Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 29 – 7   .806
TCU 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
UCF 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Cincinnati 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
BYU 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
Colorado 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Baylor 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Oklahoma State 6 – 12   .333 20 – 15   .571
Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
Utah 2 – 16   .111 10 – 22   .313
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by first year head coach Alex Jensen, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center located in Salt Lake City, Utah. This was the Utes' second season in the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Utes finished the 2024–25 season 16–17, 8–12 in Big 12 Conference play to finish in eleventh place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big 12 tournament, Utah lost their first-round game against UCF, 87−72.[1]

The Utes' were selected to participate in the inaugural 2025 College Basketball Crown tournament. They were defeated in their first round game against Butler, 86−84.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Source:[3]

Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ezra Ausar 2 F 6'8" 240 Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred to USC
Ayomide Bamisile 21 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Lagos, Nigeria Transferred to ULM
Hunter Erickson 0 G 6'3" 200 Graduate Senior Provo, UT Out of eligibility
Brandon Haddock 14 G 6'2" 185 Senior Southlake, TX Out of eligibility
Joul Karram 5 C 6'10" 225 Sophomore Nazareth, Israel Transferred to Utah Valley
Zach Keller 32 F 6'10" 235 Senior Highlands Ranch, CO Transferred to Utah State
Miro Little 1 G 6'3" 195 Junior Tampere, Finland Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Caleb Lohner 11 F 6'11" 250 Graduate Senior Flower Mound, TX Drafted in the 7th round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos
Lawson Lovering 34 C 7'1" 245 Senior Cheyenne, WY Out of eligibility
Gabe Madsen 55 G 6'6" 200 Graduate Senior Rochester, MN Out of eligibility
Mason Madsen 45 G 6'4" 195 Graduate Senior Rochester, MN Out of eligibility
Mike Sharavjamts 25 G 6'9" 195 Senior Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Transferred to South Carolina
Brady Smith 6 G 6'1" 175 Junior Logan, UT Transferred to Weber State
Jake Wahlin 10 F 6'10" 210 Junior Provo, UT Transferred to Clemson

Incoming transfers

Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school(s)
Terrence Brown 2 G 6'3" 175 Junior Minneapolis, MN Fairleigh Dickinson
Babacar Faye 5 F 6'9" 230 Graduate Senior Dakar, Senegal Western Kentucky
Josh Hayes 7 F 6'9" 210 Junior Gainesville, FL Northwest Florida State
Jahki Howard 10 F 6'7" 195 Sophomore Roxbury, MA Auburn
Alvin Jackson III 15 G 6'5" 215 Sophomore Washington D.C. Salt Lake CC
Don McHenry 3 G 6'2" 170 Graduate Senior Milwaukee, WI Western Kentucky
Elijah "Choppa" Moore 15 G 6'4" 215 Sophomore Parkchester, N.Y. Syracuse
James Okonkwo 32 F 6'8" 245 Graduate Senior Maidenhead, England Akron
Jacob Patrick 6 G 6'6" 195 Junior Ludwigsburg, Germany Otto-Hahn Gymnasium Ludwigsburg
Seydou Traore 0 F 6'6" 220 Junior Bronx, N.Y. Iowa

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kendyl Sanders
PF 		Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 100    Rivals: 100    ESPN: NA
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Utah Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.
  • "Utah Utes 2025 Player Commits". ESPN.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Preseason

The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released on October 16, 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players. The Big 12 preseason media poll was released on October 30, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Seydou Traore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Iowa Bronx, N.Y.
G 1 Elijah Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Syracuse Parkchester, N.Y.
G 2 Terrence Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Fairleigh Dickinson Minneapolis, MN
G 3 Don McHenry (5Y) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Western Kentucky Milwaukee, WI
F 5 Babacar Faye (5Y) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Western Kentucky Dakar, Senegal
G 6 Jacob Patrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Otto-Hahn Gymnasium Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg, Germany
F 7 Josh Hayes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Northwest Florida State Gainesville, FL
F 8 Keanu Dawes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Rice Houston, TX
G 9 Jerry Huang (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Wasatch Academy Taipei, Taiwan
F 10 Jahki Howard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Auburn Roxbury, MA
F 13 Kendyl Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr IMG Academy Los Angeles, CA
G 15 Alvin Jackson III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Salt Lake CC Washington D.C.
G 21 Obomate Abbey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Jyväskylä Basketball Academy Jyväskylä, Finland
F 31 Ibi Traore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) RS Fr West Oaks Academy Bamako, Mali
F 32 James Okonkwo (5Y) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Akron Maidenhead, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2025

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nevada L 77–80  –
  27 – Brown   13 – Dawes   6 – Brown  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,193)
Salt Lake City, UT
October 24, 2025*
8:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Oregon L 53–73  –
  15 – Brown   11 – Dawes   4 – Brown  Matthew Knight Arena (6,893)
Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Jose State W 84–75  1–0
  23 – S. Traore   9 – Dawes   8 – Brown  Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,932)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 8, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Weber State W 92–89 OT 2–0
  36 – Brown   14 – Dawes   5 – Dawes  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,214)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Holy Cross W 87–69  3–0
  21 – Brown   9 – Dawes   3 – Abbey  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,570)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 15, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston W 85–79  4–0
  26 – Brown   15 – Dawes   3 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,299)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne
Acrisure Series on-campus game 		W 85–77  5–0
  27 – Brown   10 – Dawes   5 – McHenry  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,163)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal Poly L 85–92  5–1
  29 – Brown   7 – Dawes   4 – Traore  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,163)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 25, 2025*
10:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Grand Canyon
Acrisure Classic semifinals 		L 58–68  5–2
  16 – McHenry   12 – Dawes   3 – Abbey  Acrisure Arena 
Thousand Palms, CA
November 26, 2025*
10:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Ole Miss
Acrisure Classic third-place game 		W 75–74  6–2
  27 – McHenry   8 – Sanders   4 – Brown  Acrisure Arena 
Thousand Palms, CA
December 2, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at California L 72–79  6–3
  15 – Brown   9 – Dawes   5 – Dawes  Haas Pavilion (2,783)
Berkeley, CA
December 6, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		California Baptist W 91–85  7–3
  27 – Brown   6 – Dawes   7 – Dawes  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,077)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 13, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Mississippi State
Salt Lake Showcase 		L 74–82  7–4
  29 – McHenry   7 – Sanders   3 – Tied  Delta Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington W 101–77  8–4
  27 – McHenry   9 – Dawes   11 – Brown  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,116)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 29, 2025*
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Washington L 65–74  8–5
  21 – Brown   9 – Dawes   4 – Brown  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,721)
Seattle, WA
Big 12 regular season
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 1 Arizona L 78–97  8–6
(0–1) 		 26 – Brown   9 – Dawes   6 – Brown  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,339)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colorado
Rivalry 		L 73–85  8–7
(0–2) 		 24 – McHenry   8 – McHenry   3 – Brown  CU Events Center (6,768)
Boulder, CO
January 10, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 BYU
Rivalry 		L 84–89  8–8
(0–3) 		 25 – Brown   13 – Okonkwo   5 – Brown  Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,558)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		at No. 15 Texas Tech L 74–88  8–9
(0–4) 		 18 – Tied   8 – Dawes   4 – Brown  United Supermarkets Arena (13,803)
Lubbock, TX
January 17, 2026
12:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV 		TCU W 82–79  9–9
(1–4) 		 26 – Brown   14 – Dawes   4 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,544)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Kansas State L 78–81  9–10
(1–5) 		 33 – Brown   7 – Dawes   3 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (8,061)
Manhattan, KS
January 24, 2026
3:30 p.m., FOX 		at No. 13 BYU
Rivalry 		L 78–91  9–11
(1–6) 		 23 – Dawes   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  Marriott Center (18,224)
Provo, UT
January 31, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Oklahoma State L 69–81  9–12
(1–7) 		 20 – Brown   10 – Dawes   4 – Brown  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,293)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Arizona State L 63–71  9–13
(1–8) 		 23 – McHenry   14 – Okonkwo   6 – Brown  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,650)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 7, 2026
12:30 p.m., FOX 		at No. 11 Kansas L 59–71  9–14
(1–9) 		 22 – Dawes   12 – Dawes   3 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 Houston L 52–66  9–15
(1–10) 		 15 – Dawes   8 – Dawes   4 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,111)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 15, 2026
10:00 a.m., ESPN 		at Cincinnati L 65–69  9–16
(1–11) 		 18 – McHenry   14 – Dawes   3 – McHenry  Fifth Third Arena (9,988)
Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2026
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at West Virginia W 61–56  10–16
(2–11) 		 17 – Traore   8 – Brown   3 – Brown  WVU Coliseum (10,527)
Morgantown, WV
February 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF L 71–73  10–17
(2–12) 		 21 – Brown   12 – Dawes   4 – Brown  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,686)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 4 Iowa State L 59–75  10–18
(2–13) 		 18 – Brown   12 – Dawes   3 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,867)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 28, 2026
1:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV 		at Arizona State L 60–73  10–19
(2–14) 		 14 – McHenry   9 – Okonkwo   4 – Traore  Desert Financial Arena (7,718)
Tempe, AZ
March 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colorado
Rivalry 		L 78–92  10–20
(2–15) 		 26 – Brown   5 – Sanders   4 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,975)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 7, 2026
3:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Baylor L 75–101  10–21
(2–16) 		 20 – McHenry   4 – McHenry   5 – Brown  Foster Pavilion (7,011)
Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 10, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(16) vs. (9) Cincinnati
First Round 		L 66–73  10–22
  22 – Brown   10 – Dawes   6 – Brown  T-Mobile Center (7,238)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source: [6]

References

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