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UTAH BASKETBALL Jon M. Huntsman Center 1825 E. South Campus Dr., Front Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0900 Fax: (801) 581-4358 Liz Abel, Assistant A.D. for Sports Information (801) 581-3511 Mike Lageschulte, Associate Sports Information Director (801) 581-3510 Julie Lapomarda, Assistant Sports Information Director (801) 581-3771 January 5, 2001 2000-01 Schedule November 17 IDAHOSTATE...........W, 71-65 Puerto Rico Shootoutat San Juan, Puerto Rico 23 vs. American-Puerto Rico...W, 94-37 24 vs. Georgia..............L, 65-60 25 vs. Memphis.............W, 61-58 28 CARDINAL STRITCH......W, 93-47 December 2 USC (Wooden Classic).....L, 65-60 KJZZ-TV 6 at Utah State.............L, 58-57 KSL-TV 9 WEBERSTATE...........L, 79-77 KJZZ-TV 16 WASHINGTONSTATE.....W, 87-63 KJZZ-TV 19 at Pepperdine............W, 69-56 KJZZ-TV 22 SOUTHERNUTAH........L, 77-70 26 CONCORDIA (CALIF.).....W, 88-37 30 at Texas................L, 70-59 KJZZ-TV January 3 LONGBEACHSTATE.....W, 80-67 8 * WYOMING...........10:00 p.m. ESPN 13 * UNLV................1:30 p.m. ABC 15 * SANDIEGOSTATE......7:00 p.m. KJZZ-TV 20 * at Wyoming............1:00 p.m. ESPN+ 22 * at Colorado State.......7:00 p.m. KJZZ-TV 29 * at Brigham Young......10:00 p.m. ESPN February 3 * AIRFORCE............7:00 p.m. KJZZ-TV 5 * NEWMEXICO..........7:00 p.m. KJZZ-TV 10 * at San Diego State......8:00 p.m. KJZZ-TV 12 * at UNLV..............10:00 p.m. ESPN2 17 LOUISVILLE...........11:00 a.m. ABC 19 * COLORADOSTATE....10:00 p.m. ESPN 24 * BRIGHAMYOUNG......1:00 p.m. ESPN+ March 1 * at Air Force............7:00 p.m. KJZZ-TV 3 * at New Mexico..........1:00 p.m. ESPN+ Mountain West Tournament at Las Vegas, Nev. 8 Quarterfinals 9 Semifinals 10 Championship...........8:00 p.m. ESPN All times Mountain Standard Time HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS * Indicates Mountain West Conference game 2000-01 Record Overall...................................8-6 Mountain West Conference....................0-0 Home....................................5-2 Away.....................................2-2 Neutral...................................1-2 Game #15 Utah Utes (8-6, 0-0 MWC) vs. Wyoming Cowboys (9-3, 0-0 MWC) Jan. 8 10:04 p.m. (MST) Jon M. HuntsmanCenter (15,000) SaltLake City The Game at a Glance Utah Acting Coach:Dick Hunsaker Wyoming Coach: Steve McClain Alma Mater: Weber State 77 Alma Mater: Chadron State 84 Season at Utah:3rd Record at Wyoming:46-25/3rd Season Record as Acting Coach:7-6 Overall: 46-25/3rd Season Television: ESPN. Bob Carpenter (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst). Radio: Utah Sports Network (KALL-910 AM in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations). On the Internet at www.utahutes.com. Bill Marcroft (play-by-play), Mark Rydalch (analyst) and Brad Stone (host). Series Record: Utah leads 81-66 Utah s Record Home/Away/Neutral: 51-21/28-43/2-2 Last Meeting: Wyoming defeated Utah 88-61 on Feb. 28, 2000 in Laramie, Wyo. Utah Probable Starters No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Ppg Rpg Apg 31 F Britton Johnsen 6-9 205 So. Murray, Utah 7.4 4.9 1.9 40 F Phil Cullen 6-9 215 Jr. Chelan, Wash. 9.9 4.9 0.9 34 C Chris Burgess 6-10 245 Jr. Irvine, Calif. 7.1 5.7 0.8 10 G Kevin Bradley 6-0 170 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 10.6 3.4 2.7 15 G Nick Jacobson 6-4 200 Fr. Fargo, N.D. 6.3 1.0 1.0 Utah Off the Bench No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Ppg Rpg Apg 5 G Marc Jackson 6-0 170 Fr. Salt Lake City 0.7 0.6 0.6 11 G Travis Spivey 6-1 205 Jr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 4.2 2.4 2.5 13 C Cameron Koford 7-0 215 Jr. Plain City, Utah 3.3 1.7 0.7 21 G/F Trace Caton 6-4 215 So. Alamosa, Colo. 3.0 0.6 0.9 32 C/F Jon Godfread 6-10 245 Fr. Grand Forks, N.D. 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 G/F Jeff Johnsen 6-4 200 Jr. Murray, Utah 9.2 3.0 2.6 41 C/F Lance Allred 6-10 240 Fr. Salt Lake City 3.4 2.2 0.1 42 F Mike Puzey 6-8 230 So. Roy, Utah 2.1 2.1 0.1 52 C Nate Althoff 6-11 265 Sr. Delano, Minn. 9.4 3.0 0.1 Wyoming Probable Starters No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Ppg Rpg Apg 4 F Ugo Udezue 6-8 245 Jr. Enugu, Nigeria 6.6 5.2 1.1 22 F Josh Davis 6-8 235 Jr. Salem, Ore. 12.5 10.5 2.0 5 C Uche Nsonwu-Amadi 6-10 260 So. Enugu, Nigeria 11.0 8.0 0.7 10 G Chris McMillian 5-10 180 Jr. Brea, Calif. 5.6 2.6 4.6 44 G Marcus Bailey 6-5 190 So. Cheyenne, Wyo. 17.5 4.3 2.5 After This The Utes continue their Mountain West Conference schedule with two home games next weekend. Utah hosts UNLV on Saturday (Jan. 13) at 1:37 p.m. (MST) and San Diego State on Monday (Jan. 15) at 7:07 p.m. (MST). www.utahutes.com

Utah Quick Facts Location:Salt Lake City, Utah Founded:1850 Enrollment: 25,803 President:Dr. J. Bernard Machen Faculty Representative:Dr. Larry Gerlach Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill Nickname: Utes/Runnin Utes Mascot: Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Colors:Crimson and White National Affiliation:NCAADivision I Conference:Mountain West Arena:Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000) Basketball Staff Head Coach:Rick Majerus (Marquette 70) Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater): Dick Hunsaker (Weber State 77) Jeff Strohm (Eastern Illinois 88) Jason Shelton (Lipscomb 91) Director of Basketball Operations: Mike Schneider (U.S. Military Academy 70) Administrative Assistants: Eric Jackson (Wisconsin-Green Bay 99) Scott Garson (UC Santa Barbara 99) Head Secretary:Mindy Dunyon Basketball Office Phone:(801) 581-5451 Best Time to Reach Majerus:Mornings Utah Tradition Utah has a 1,460-761 all-time record in its 93rd season. The U. entered the year ranking ninth in the NCAA in all-time winning percentage with a.658 mark. Utah also ranked 13th in the NCAA in all-time wins, and was one of just 16 schools that have 1,400 victories. The Utes have won three national championships, winning the 1916 AAU championship, 1944 NCAAchampionship and 1947 NIT title. Utah is one of only 33 schools to win the NCAADivision I men s basketball title. Utah has made four trips to the NCAA Final Four: 1944 (champions), 1961 (4th), 1966 (4th) and 1998 (runner-up). Only 12 teams have more Final Four appearances than Utah. Only 11 schools have been in more championship games than the Utes. All-time, only 13 schools have appeared in the NCAA Tournament more times than Utah. The Utes have played in the NCAAs 22 times and have a 32-25 record (.561). During the decade of the 90s, the Utes won the eighth-most games in NCAA Division I with a 250-76 record. Utah s.767 winning percentage in the last 10 years also ranked as the eighth-best in the nation. The past five seasons, Utah had the fourth-highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I (.825) with a 137-29 record. Over that period of time, the Utes trailed only the College of Charleston (.855), Kentucky (.846) and Kansas (.831) A Quick Look At Utah The Utes are 8-6 on the season after winning three of their last five games. Utah got an 80-67 win over Long Beach State at home on Wednesday after falling to Texas 70-59 last Saturday in Austin, Texas. Utah has four players averaging nine points per game or better. Junior guard Kevin Bradley, coming off the bench the past two games, leads the team in scoring (10.6 ppg), shooting 36.8 percent from threepoint range, and assists (2.71 apg). Junior forward Phil Cullen is second in scoring (9.9 ppg), shooting 43.8 percent from three-point range, and second in rebounding (4.9 rpg). Senior center Nate Althoff (9.4 ppg), who has played off the bench the last six games, is third in scoring and leads the team in free throw percentage (.823). Junior guard/forward Jeff Johnsen, who has also come off the bench the last six contests, is fourth in scoring (9.2 ppg), shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from behind the arc. Junior forward/center Chris Burgess, who has started the last nine games, leads the team in rebounding (5.7 rpg). Utah returned just one starter and three other letterwinners from last season, as well as two return missionaries who played on the 1998 Final Four team. Utah went 23-9 overall, advanced to the second round of the NCAATournament and tied for the inaugural Mountain West Conference championship with a 10-4 record in 1999-2000. Majerus Undergoes Successful Heart Procedure, Return to Team Delayed Rick Majerus, who was admitted to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City on Monday after experiencing chest pains, underwent a coronary angiography and stenting of two coronary artery branches on Tuesday. He had a follow-up procedure performed on Wednesday. Doctors reported that both procedures went very well. In the week leading up to his operation, Majerus had noted symptoms of a heart problem. After consulting with his physicians, it was recommended that he be admitted to the hospital as a precautionary measure, and for further evaluation and testing. Majerus has been away from the team for the past six weeks while undergoing rehabilitation from late- September anthroscopic surgery on his right knee. He had anticipated to rejoin the team on Monday. Dick Hunsaker, who has directed the Utes during the last 12 games, will continue to serve as the acting head coach in Majerus absence. Majerus underwent heart surgery in mid-december of 1989. After coaching the team through the first six games, he missed the rest of the 1989-90 season. Dick Hunsaker Directing the Utes Dick Hunsaker, in his third year at Utah, is serving as the acting head coach in the absence of Rick Majerus. His record as Utah s acting head coach is 7-6, directing the team since the second game of the season. The wins and losses will still be credited to Majerus record during his absence. Hunsaker was the associate head coach under Majerus at Ball State from 1987-89. Hunsaker was the head coach at Ball State from 1989-93. He compiled a 97-33 record with the Cardinals, giving him the seventh-best four-year coaching record in NCAA history. During his stay in Muncie, Ind., Ball State made two trips to the NIT and two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He led the Cardinals to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1990. Hunsaker posted four 20-win seasons at BSU. His teams also captured two Mid- American Conference championships and placed second twice. Hunsaker has a 148-61 (.708) record as a college head coach. Hunsaker came to Utah from Manchester College in North Manchester, Ind., where he had been the head coach since 1995. During his three years at Manchester, he posted a 51-27 record and led the Spartans to three of the 10 winningest seasons in the college s 85-year history. From the Training Room Sophomore forward Mike Puzey is suffering from two injuries. He has plantar (sole) fasciitis in his right foot and broke his nose in practice on Dec. 28. In order to prevent further injury to his nose, Puzey has been wearing a plastic protective mask. Close Calls Lead to Slow Start A few bounces of the ball here or there, and Utah could be boasting of a record far better than its current 8-6 mark heading into Mountain West Conference play. Utah s six losses have come by a combined 31 points for an average of 5.2 points per game. Utah suffered a one-point loss (58-57) at Utah State on Dec. 6, a two-point loss at home (79-77) to Weber State on Dec. 9. The Utes had two five-point setbacks to Georgia (Nov. 24) and USC (Dec. 2) by identical 65-60 scores on neutral courts. Utah s worst loss of the season was by an 11-point margin (70-59) at 25th-ranked Texas on Dec. 30. In four of the six losses, Utah had significant leads in the second half. The Utes led Georgia 55-36 with 12:13 to play, had a 52-48 lead over Utah State with 10:27 to go, a 56-50 cushion over Southern Utah with 10:46 remaining and a 53-50 advantage over Texas with 6:18 left. Utah s six losses in nonconference play is the most that it has had in the past 12 years. The last time the Utes went into league play with more than five losses was in 1988-89, the last season of Lynn Archibald s tenure, when Utah went 9-6 through its pre-conference schedule. During the Majerus era, Utah 22 Utah Basketball Notes January 5, 2001

has had four losses before the start of conference play just twice, going 7-4 in 1989-90 (Majerus first season) and 10-4 in 1998-99. Utah vs. Wyoming Notes Scouting the Cowboys Wyoming is 9-3 after splitting its last two games. The Cowboys defeated Wichita State at home last Saturday, 72-65, before losing at Louisiana State, 73-69, on Wednesday, dropping their road record to 2-3. Three players are averaging double figures in points for the Cowboys. Sophomore 6-5 guard Marcus Bailey leads the team in scoring (17.5 ppg) and is shooting 34.2 percent (13-for-38) from three-point range. Junior 6-8 forward Josh Davis is averaging a double-double of 12.5 points and a team-best 10.5 boards per game. Sophomore 6-10 center Uche Nsonwu-Amadi is third on the team and scoring (11.0 ppg) and second in rebounding (8.0 rpg). Junior 5-10 guard Chris McMillian is averaging a team-best 4.6 assists. Head Coach Steve McClain Steve McClain is in his third season at Wyoming. The Cowboys did not qualify for postseason play last year after making it to the second round of the NIT in 1999. Before taking the post at UW, he was an assistant coach at TCU under Billy Tubbs from 1994-98. He helped lead the Horned Frogs to the 1998 NCAATournament and a No. 15 final A.P. ranking. Series Notes Utah leads the overall series with Wyoming 81-66 and has a 51-21 advantage in games played in Salt LakeCity. The Utes have won the last six against UW in the Huntsman Center with Wyoming s last win in Salt Lake City coming by a 70-57 margin on Feb. 22, 1992. Utah and Wyoming did not meet during the 1996-97 and 1998-99 seasons when the old rivals were placed in separate divisions of the 16-team WAC. The Utes have won 11 of the last 17 meetings, but Wyoming has taken five of the last nine contests. Team Notes Comparing the Stats Utah Wyoming Scoring 73.3 74.8 Scoring Defense 60.3 65.9 FG%.472.429 FG %Defense.397.390 3-Pt. FG%.382.252 3-Pt. FG% Defense.341.307 FT%.709.693 Rebound Margin +8.9 +5.7 Assists 14.0 14.9 Turnover Margin -0.3 +0.5 Steals Margin +0.1 +0.5 Game #14 Rewind Britton Johnsen had seven of his career-high 23 points in a 16-2 second-half run as Utah beat Long Beach State 80-67 on Wednesday in the Huntsman Center. Johnsen, a 6-foot-9 sophomore, made 8-of-14 shots and grabbed eight rebounds in besting his previous scoring high of 12 points. Nick Jacobson also set a career-high with 14 points while Britton s brother Jeff had 13 for Utah. Ramel Lloyd and Travis Reed each scored 22 points for Long Beach State (7-6), which dropped its second straight after winning four in a row. Reed posted a season-high and Lloyd has scored 20 or more points in six of his last seven games. Midway through the second half, Long Beach State cut the lead to 54-50 before the Johnsen brothers took over for Utah. Jeff Johnsen sparked a 16-2 run with a layup and three-pointer. Britton also had a three-pointer in the spurt and was on the receiving end of an alley-oop dunk from Jeff. Britton stole the ball and had a breakaway dunk to close the run at 70-52 with 6:02 remaining. The 49ers became just the second team this season to make more than 50 percent of its field gaols against the Utes with 27-of-52 shooting. Utah committed a season-low nine turnovers while scoring 25 points off the 49ers 16 errors. Changing of the Guard Junior Travis Spivey, a transfer from Salt Lake Community College who s career has gotten off to a slow start at Utah, was the in the starting lineup for the second consecutive game against Long Beach State Sports Information Associate SID (MBB): Mike Lageschulte Office: (801) 581-3510 Fax: (801) 581-4358 Home: (801) 582-7181 Cell: (801) 557-2322 e-mail: mlageschulte@huntsman.utah.edu Fax-On-Demand: Info Connection: (770) 558-6000 Conference Code: 692 Complete Utah Directory: 2200 Entire Basketball Release: 2205 Statistics and Superlatives: 2206 Recent Game Statistics: 2207 Roster: 2208 Schedule: 2208 Internet: http://www.utahutes.com Press Row: (801) 581-6657 Media Guidelines Practice Schedule Utah s regular practice time is from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Practice is closed to the public and the media. Weekly Interviews Requests for interviews with acting head coach Dick Hunsaker and Utah players during the week should be made through Associate Sports Information Director Mike Lageschulte or the basketball office. Hunsaker prefers to do interviews after practice. Postgame Interviews The Utah lockerroom is closed to the media. During games at the Huntsman Center, a member of the Utah sports information staff will collect player interview requests during the final media timeout of the second half. Following a 10-minute cooling-off period, acting head coach Dick Hunsaker will address the media in the squad room, immediately inside the north tunnel and to the right. Ute players will be made available in a curtained area just off the northwest corner of the court. On the road, interviews will be conducted outside of the Utah lockerroom unless an interview area is provided. Utah Sports Radio Network Blanding KUTA 790 AM Delta KNAK 540 AM Las Vegas KRLV 1340 AM Price KOAL 1080 AM Richfield KSVC 980 AM Salt Lake City KALL 910 AM St. George/Cedar City KSGI 1450 AM Vernal KVEL 920 AM BOLD: Flagship Station KALL-910 AM in Salt Lake City also carries the Utah Coach s Show on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:00 p.m. January 5, 2001 Utah Basketball Notes 22 3

Utes in the Mountain West Conference/NCAA Stats Team (As of Jan. 4) MWC NCAA Scoring Offense 73.3 6th Scoring Defense 60.3 1st 18th Scoring Margin +13.0 1st Field GoalPct. 47.2 2nd FG Pct. Defense 39.7 4th 3 Pt. Percentage 38.2 3rd 3 Pt. FG Made 6.86 3rd 3 Pt. FG Pct. Defense 34.2 7th Free Throw Pct. 70.9 2nd Rebounding Offense 37.6 5th Offensive 11.86 4th Defensive 25.71 6th Rebounding Defense 28.7 2nd Rebound Margin +8.9 1st Assists 14.00 6th Turnover Margin -0.29 6th Assists/TO Ratio 0.88 7th Steals 6.86 6th Blocked Shots 2.79 6th Individuals (As of Jan. 4) MWC Scoring Kevin Bradley 10.6 20th Phil Cullen 9.9 22nd Nate Althoff 9.4 24th Jeff Johnsen 9.2 26th Rebounding Chris Burgess 5.7 7th Phil Cullen 4.9 T-13th Britton Johnsen 4.9 T-13th Offensive Rebounds Britton Johnsen 2.00 10th Chris Burgess 1.64 T-12th Defensive Rebounds Chris Burgess 4.07 7th Phil Cullen 3.64 12th Field Goal Percentage Chris Burgess 52.5 9th Assists Kevin Bradley 2.71 13th Jeff Johnsen 2.57 14th Free Throw Percentage Nate Althoff 82.3 4th Jeff Johnsen 82.1 5th Kevin Bradley 77.8 8th Britton Johnsen 72.7 11th Steals Phil Cullen 1.14 13th 3 Pt. FG Percentage Phil Cullen 43.8 7th Kevin Bradley 36.8 12th 3 Pt. FG/Game Phil Cullen 2.00 7th Kevin Bradley 1.50 14th Blocked Shots Chris Burgess 0.86 T-9th on Wednesday night. With fellow junior college transfer Kevin Bradley, the staring point guard for the first 12 games, coming off the bench, Utah s generals had their best floor games of the season, combining for seven assists and no turnovers. It was the first time this season both of Utah s top point guards went turnover free. Spivey had four points and three assists in 27 minutes, while Bradley contributed five points, four assists and one steal in 24 minutes against the 49ers. Their effort helped Utah commit a season-low nine turnovers. Entering the Long Beach State game, Utah was averaging 16.5 turnovers per game. The Utes are 6-1 when they commit fewer turnovers than their opponent this season. Home (Not So) Sweet Home With a best-in the-nation 54-game homecourt winning streak through the first two home games of the season, Utah lost Utes on ESPN s Big Monday Utah is making the first of four appearances on ESPN s Big Monday this season against Wyoming on Monday night. Utah has a 10-3 all-time record in ESPN Big Monday games, including a 6-1 record at home and 4-2 mark on the road. Jan. 8, 1996 Fresno State (H) L, 65-64 Feb. 12, 1996 Wyoming (A) L, 80-76 Jan. 27, 1997 Tulsa (H) W, 84-58 Feb. 24, 1997 Rice (A) W, 75-66 Feb. 23, 1998 UNLV (H) W, 79-68 Jan. 18, 1999 Hawaii (A) W, 60-46 Jan. 25, 1999 Fresno State (H) W, 87-74 Feb. 1, 1999 New Mexico (A) W, 57-39 Jan. 10, 2000 San Diego State (A) W, 70-55 Jan. 24, 2000 Colorado State (H) W, 76-70 Jan. 31, 2000 New Mexico (H) W, 82-70 Feb. 21, 2000 UNLV (H) W, 96-52 Feb. 28, 2000 Wyoming (A) L, 88-61 two of its next three in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. After a 79-77 loss to Weber State gave Utah its first home loss in nearly four years on Dec. 9, the Utes bounced back with an impressive 87-63 win over Washington State on Dec. 16. The Utes then dropped their second home game of the season to Southern Utah, 77-70, on Dec. 22. Utah is 5-2 at home this season after wins over Concordia (Calif.) on Dec. 26 Long Beach State on Jan. 3. Before the loss to Weber State, Utah had won 94 of its last 96 games at home. The last time Utah lost two home games in the same season was in 1993-94, when it went 11-3 and 7-2 in league games in the Huntsman Center. Since then, Utah has posted two one-loss seasons in the JMHC, going 14-1 in 1995-96 and 13-1 in 1996-97, and four undefeated seasons. The Utes have gone unbeaten seven times in the 32-year history of the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Six of those undefeated home seasons have come under Rick Majerus: 1990-91 (16-0), 1992-93 (15-0), 1994-95 (15-0), 1997-98 (13-0), 1998-99 (14-0) and 1999-2000 (17-0). The Utes are 151-12 (.926) in the Huntsman Center under Majerus (including the five games he has not coached this season) and have never lost back-to-back home games. Inside the Numbers Eight games into the season, Utah was shooting just 67.2 percent from the free throw line. However, that percentage improved greatly after the Utes went 39-for-48 (.813) against Washington State and 21- for-26 (.808) against Pepperdine. After a season-best 87.5 percent effort (14-of-16) against Long Beach State, Utah is shooting 70.9 percent from the line. The worst free throw shooting team of the Rick Majerus era was in 1991-92 (.688). Only one other team (1998-99,.699) has been below 70 percent. With 196 assists and 223 turnovers on the season, Utah has a 0.88 assists-turnover ratio and has averaged 15.9 turnovers a game. A team from the Rick Majerus era has never finished the season with less than a 1.0 assists-turnover ratio. Since the turnover stat was recorded beginning in 1975-76, the only Utah team to finish with less than a 1.0 assists-turnover ratio was the 1981-82 squad that had 404 assists to 419 turnovers (0.96). The Utes have used six different starting line-ups this season with eight different players starting at least one game. The last two games, Utah has game with the quintet of Britton Johnsen (SF), Phil Cullen (PF), Chris Burgess (C), Travis Spivey (PG) and Nick Jacobson (SG) for the past two games, going 1-1. Before Spivey took over at the point, Kevin Bradley had started the first 12 games of the season. Ten players are averaging at least nine minutes a game, while just one (Kevin Bradley at 25.6) is averaging more than 23 minutes per contest. In 14 games, Utah has held six of its opponents to less than 60 points. Only three teams have reached the 70-point barrier: Weber State (79), Southern Utah (77) and Texas (70). Only two teams have shot better than 50 percent from the field against the Utes this season. Southern Utah connected on 53.3 percent of its shots (60.9 percent in the second half) and 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from three-point range. Long Beach State shot 51.9 percent from the field, with two players doing the bulk of the damage. Center Travis Reed and guard Ramel Lloyd combined to go 19-of-30 (.633) while the rest of the 49ers shot 8-of-22 (.364). The Utes have been outrebounded just twice: 33-24 to Georgia and 33-27 to Memphis. Utah has shot 50 percent or better in seven games this season, winning five of those games. With defeats to then-no. 15 Southern California on Dec. 2, Utah State on Dec. 6, and Weber State on Dec. 9, Utah lost three consecutive nonconference games for the first time during the Rick Majerus era. 22 4 Utah Basketball Notes January 5, 2001

The skid ended with an 87-63 win over Washington State on Dec. 16. Utah s most recent nonconference losing streak of three games or more came in 1988-89, the final season under Lynn Archibald, when Utah dropped four consecutive games to Florida on Nov. 27 (77-68), Cal State-Fullerton on Dec. 1 (59-57), Santa Clara on Dec. 3 (66-60) and Colorado on Dec. 6 (68-65). The last time the Utes dropped three consecutive games overall was during the 1993-94 season. During that streak, the Utes fell to Fresno State on Feb. 17 (95-86), Air Force on Feb. 19 (91-89 in OT) and Brigham Young on Feb. 26 (73-70). Utah had a four-game losing streak during the 1989-90 conference season from Jan. 13 through Jan. 25. That losing streak took place during Majerus first lengthy absence from the Utah bench. Joe Cravens served as the acting head coach for 24 games that year while Majerus recovered from heart surgery. The Nation s Most Dominant Team in League Play the Last Six Years As the Utes head into their second season in the Mountain West Conference, three impressive records remain intact. Utah s conference record over the past six years en route to six straight regular-season titles is 81-13 (.862), which is the best mark over that period of time in NCAADivision I. Utah is also the nation s most dominant team in conference home games the past six years with a 46-1 (.978) record. The Utes have also won 37 consecutive league games at home, which is the nation s longest current streak. This season, the Utes have a chance to tie Kansas string of 44 consecutive conference home wins, which was snapped by Nebraska on Feb. 10, 1999. Utah s last home conference loss was to Fresno State (65-64) on Jan. 8, 1996. Utes Dealing with Rare Occurrence of No Returning All-Conference Selections For just the second time since Rick Majerus took over the Ute basketball program, Utah doesn t feature a single returning all-conference selection on the roster. Discounting Majerus first season (1989-90), the only time the Utes haven t returned a first or second team all-conference selection was in 1993-94. That season resulted in the only non-winning season of the Majerus era with Utah going 14-14 overall and 8-10 in the Western Athletic Conference. In 1991-92, Josh Grant was back for his fourth season with the Utes as the reigning WAC Player of the Year and the only returning all-conference honoree on the roster. However, he took a medical redshirt after helping the Utes win the first three games of the season. Without their leader, Utah finished 24-11 overall and 9-7 in conference play. Growing Pains Despite only one starter and three other lettermen returning from last season, prognosticators didn t hesitate to place Utah in their preseason Top 25 polls. However, Rick Majerus and his staff have cautioned all along that this 2000-01 Utah team has some growing to do before it will be capable of living up to those lofty expectations. Here s proof that Utah is a team that is maturing, but one still very much trying to find its way. On opening night with Rick Majerus still on the bench, Utah shot 66 percent in the first half to lead Idaho State 42-20 at intermission. The Utes built the lead to 46-20 with 18:24 to play and still led by 23 points (50-27) with 15:02 left before seeing their cushion dwindle down to just five points (66-61) with 1:02 left. Utah held on for a 71-65 win. Against Georgia in the second round of the Puerto Rico Shootout, Utah led 45-36 with 12:13 remaining, but Georgia used a 12-2 run to take a 48-47 lead with 8:43 left and pulled away from there for a 65-60 win. The Utes committed a season-high 22 turnovers. Utah had a slow start against Memphis in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Shootout, trailing 22-10 with 9:04 to play before halftime. But, the Utes righted the ship to close within 32-29 at halftime. After shooting 36.4 percent in the first half, Utah warmed-up to 52.2 and held Memphis to a 31.8 percentage in the second half to outscore the Tigers 32-26 and post a 61-58 win. Utah had a commanding 44 to 34 advantage on the boards and shot 44.0 percent from three-point range; however, the Utes also shot 36.7 percent from the field and went just 5-of-10 from the free throw line in a 65-60 loss to then-no. 15 Southern California in the John Wooden Classic on Dec. 2. In spite of shooting 53.8 percent from the field and 41.7 percent (5-of-12) from three-point range in the first half to build a 38-33 lead, Utah shot 20.8 percent in the second half, making just five field goals and getting only five points in the final 10 minutes, in a 58-57 loss at Utah State on Dec. 6. For the second consecutive game, Utah was unable to score on the final play in a 79-77 loss to Weber State at home on Dec. 9. The Utes shot 50.0 percent from the field and had a 37 to 31 edge on the boards. However, Utah committed 18 turnovers, which led to 23 Weber State points and shot just 65.8 percent from the free throw line in 38 trips. Utah had its second-best field goal percentage (60.6), best three-point percentage going 8-of-12 (66.7) and second-best free throw percentage (81.2) in an 87-63 win over Washington State on Dec. 16. The Utes also held the Cougars to 35.4 percent shooting from the field. Facing Pepperdine, a team with a 6-3 record that made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament a year ago and had won 14 in a row at home, Utah came away with a 69-56 win on Dec. 19. The Utes held their opposition to below 40 percent from the field for the second straight game as the Waves Standings (As of Jan. 4) MWC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. New Mexico 0-0 - 10-1.909 2. Wyoming 0-0 - 9-3.750 3. San Diego State 0-0 - 8-3.727 4. BYU 0-0 - 10-4.714 5. Colordo State 0-0 - 8-4.667 6. UNLV 0-0 - 8-5.615 7. UTAH 0-0 - 8-6.571 8. Air Force 0-0 - 4-8.333 This Week Tuesday, January 2 BYU 75, Idaho 47 Colorado State 80, Alabama-Huntsville 47 New Mexico 81, Gonzaga 80 Wednesday, January 3 UNLV 75, Loyola Marymount 60 Utah 80, Long Beach State 67 Louisiana State 73, Wyoming 69 Thursday, January 4 Texas Pan American at Colorado State, TBA Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at San Diego State, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, January 6 Liberty at Air Force, 1 p.m. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at BYU, TBA San Diego State at Loyola Marymount, TBA Chicago State at UNLV, 7:35 p.m. New Mexico State at New Mexico, 2 p.m. Monday, January 8 *Air Force at UNLV, 7:35 p.m. *New Mexico at San Diego State, 7:05 p.m. *Wyoming at Utah, 10 p.m. (ESPN) January 5, 2001 Utah Basketball Notes 22 5

Utah s Record When... Leading At Half.............................7-3 Tied At Half................................0-0 Trailing At Half.............................1-3 Leading With 5:00 Remaining..................8-3 Tied With 5:00 Remaining.....................0-0 Trailing With 5:00 Remaining...................0-3 In Overtime................................0-0 Utah Outrebounds Opponent...................7-5 Rebounds Are Even.........................0-0 Opponent Outrebounds Utah...................1-1 Utah Commits More Turnovers.................2-5 Opponent Commits More Turnovers.............6-1 Utah Has More Free Throw Attempts............7-2 Opponent Has More Free Throw Attempts.........1-4 Utah Shoots 50% or Better....................6-2 Utah Shoots Less Than 50%...................3-4 Opponent Shoots 50% or Better................1-1 Opponent Shoots Less Than 50%...............7-5 Utah Shoots Better Than Opponent..............7-2 Opponent Shoots Better Than Utah..............1-4 Utah Bench Outscores Opponent Bench..........5-5 Opponent Bench Outscores Utah Bench..........3-1 Utah Scores Less Than 60....................0-2 Utah Scores Between 60-69...................2-2 Utah Scores Between 70-79...................1-2 Utah Scores Between 80-89...................3-0 Utah Scores Between 90-99...................2-0 Utah Scores 100 or More.....................0-0 Opponent Scores Less Than 60................5-1 Opponent Scores Between 60-69...............3-2 Opponent Scores Between 70-79...............0-3 Opponent Scores Between 80-89...............0-0 Opponent Scores 90 or More..................0-0 On Mondays...............................0-0 On Tuesdays...............................3-0 On Wednesdays............................1-1 On Thursdays..............................1-0 On Fridays................................1-2 On Saturdays..............................2-3 On Sundays...............................0-0 On ABC..................................0-0 On ESPN.................................0-0 On Raycom................................0-1 On ESPN+Plus.............................0-0 On Local Television..........................2-3 Consecutive Games with a 3-Point FG............72 Consecutive Games Oppon. Under 100 Points.....144 Consecutive Games Oppon. Under 90 Points......133 Consecutive Games Oppon. Under 80 Points.......19 Utah s Last Overtime Game............Mar. 5, 1999 vs. Tulsa (W, 64-61) shot 33.9 percent, which is second-lowest mark by an opponent this season. Utah also shot above 80 percent from the free throw line for the second consecutive game (.808). After two straight wins, Utah allowed Southern Utah to shoot 60.9 percent in the second half and make 8-of-12 three-pointers in the game in a 77-70 loss at the Huntsman Center on Dec. 22. The Utes 17 turnovers led to 31 SUU points. Utah jumped out to a nine-point lead in the first half and led by three (53-50) with 6:18 remaining before falling on the road to Texas, 70-59. Utah went without a field goal for the final 5:03 and shot a season-low 32.8 percent (19-for-58) for the game. Cullen Coming On Junior 6-9 forward Phil Cullen has scored in double figures in six of the last nine games, leading the Utes in scoring in four of those contests. In the six games prior to the Concordia contest (Dec. 2-22), Cullen averaged 13.5 points, shooting 47.1 percent (25-of-53) from the field, 48.5 percent (17-of-35) from three-point range and 70.0 percent (14-of-20) from the free throw line. Through 14 games, Cullen is second on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg), shooting 46.4 percent from the field and a team-best (over 20 attempts) 43.8 percent from three-point Phil Cullen range. He is also second on the team in rebounding (4.9 rpg). After playing the previous three games off the bench, Cullen got the start against Washington State on Dec. 16. Cullen responded with a career-high 21 points, making a personal-best five three-pointers in six attempts. He also shot 6-of-8 from the field and 4-of-6 from the line in 24 minutes. Cullen led the Utes with six rebounds in the game. Highlighting other games, Cullen scored 18 points, making 6-of- 10 shots from the field and 4-of-7 three-pointers, in 18 minutes against Southern California on Dec. 2. He Charting Cullen s Numbers 98-99 99-00 00-01 Points Per Game 4.3 5.6 9.9 Rebounds Per Game 2.9 2.4 4.9 Field Goal Percentage 45.5 39.3 46.4 Three-Point FG Percentage 37.7 36.5 43.8 had 13 points, a blocked shot and three steals in 26 minutes against Utah State on Dec. 6. Cullen followed that up with 15 points, making all four field goals, both three-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws, in 19 minutes against Weber State on Dec. 9. Bradley Providing Good Production Junior 6-0 guard Kevin Bradley, a relatively unheralded transfer from Compton Community College, has raised some eyebrows with his solid play. Bradley started the first 12 games of the season and has continued to get significant playing time off the bench since then, averaging a team-best 25.6 minutes per game. He leads the team in scoring (10.6 ppg), shooting 41.3 percent from the field, 36.8 percent from three-point range and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. Bradley is also averaging a team-best 2.7 assists per game. He has led Utah in scoring five times Kevin Bradley and assists seven times. Bradley had a 3-1 assists to turnover ratio through the first four games of the season. He had his best floor game of the season against Washington State on Dec. 16, getting five assists and one steal to just one turnover. He also had 12 points, making all six free throws and 3-of-7 field goals, in 31 minutes. Against Southern Utah on Dec. 22, Bradley scored in double figures for the seventh time this season with a teamhigh 18 points. A native of Los Angeles, Bradley was named the conference player of the year as a senior at Crenshaw High School. All in the Family Utah has one of 11 brother combinations in NCAADivision I this season in Jeff and Britton Johnsen. Both of the Johnsens rank among the top six players statistically this season. Jeff (G/F, 6-4, 200), a junior, is fourth on the team in scoring (9.2 ppg), shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from threepoint range. He is also averaging 3.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists, and has led the team in scoring three times and assists six times. Britton (F, 6-9, 205), a sophomore, is fifth on the team in scoring (7.4 ppg) and second in rebounds (4.9 rpg). He has also scored in double figures in five of the last eight games. Britton got a career-high 23 points, making 8-of- 14 field goals and 4-of-6 three-pointers, with eight rebounds and three blocked shots in 27 minutes against Brothers Under Majerus at Utah Family Names (Years Lettered) Chapman Keith (88, 89, 90) and Doug (94, 95, 96) Caton Ben (96, 97) and Trace (98) * Jensen Alex (95, 98, 99, 00) and Andy (96) Johnsen Jeff (97, 00) * and Britton (98) * Rydalch Craig (90, 91, 92) and Mark (93, 94, 95, 96) * on 2000-01 team 22 6 Utah Basketball Notes January 5, 2001

Long Beach State. Jeff began his career at Utah in 1996-97 before going on a two-year LDS Church mission to Fresno, Calif. He averaged 5.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 32 games last season with five starts. Britton who resumes his Utah career this season, played for the Utes in 1997-98 before going on his LDS Church mission to Houston, Texas. He averaged 3.5 points and 1.0 rebounds in 21 games as a freshman. The Johnsens, who hail from Murray, Utah, hadn t played together for four years. The last season the Johnsens played together, they led Murray High School to the Utah 4A state title in 1996. Rick Majerus has literally made his program a family affair at Utah. The Johnsens are the fifth set of brothers to play for Majerus spanning his 12-year career at the U. However, they are the first to play together. Burgess Playing Bigger Role Junior forward/center Chris Burgess has started the last nine games for the Utes. He is sixth on the team in scoring (7.1 ppg), and first in rebounds (5.7 rpg) and blocked shots (12). Against Concordia on Dec. 26, Burgess flirted with his career high (16 points), getting 13 points and six rebounds in just 16 minutes. It was the sixth time this season he scored in double figures. He reached double figures in rebounds for the second time as a Ute with 10 against Texas on Dec. 30. In his first start, Burgess got seven points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes against Southern California in the Wooden Classic on Dec. 2. It was his first college game in his home state. He had a Utah career-high 15 points while making 6-of-8 Chris Burgess field goals, eight rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals in 30 minutes against Weber State on Dec. 9. Burgess was named to the Puerto Rico Shootout all-tournament team. In the three-game tournament, Burgess averaged 11.7 points, shooting 56.5 percent from the field, and 6.0 rebounds while playing 24.0 minutes per game. He also had five steals and four blocked shots. He led Utah with 12 points and eight rebounds against Georgia in the semifinals. The Duke transfer in his first season on the court with the Utes also had 12 points, two boards, three steals and two blocked shots in 22 minutes against Memphis in the third-place game. Defense, Defense, Defense One of the trademarks of a Utah team during the Rick Majerus era is a stifling half-court defense. In the past 11 seasons under Majerus, Utah has ranked in the top 30 in the nation eight times in field goal percentage defense, eight times in the top 25 in scoring defense, seven times in the top 25 in scoring margin and eight times in the top 30 in rebound margin. Utah ranked 20th in the NCAAin scoring defense last season, giving up 61.8 points per game. This season, the Utes are giving up just 60.3 points per game to rank 18th nationally as of Dec. 18. The Utes are one of just eight teams to appear in the top 10 in the NCAA in scoring defense at least four times in the last 11 years. Utah is also one of just four teams to rank in the top 25 in the nation in scoring defense at least nine times in the last 11 years. Utah has an 8.9 rebounds per game advantage over the opposition this season. The Utes ranked 26th in the nation in rebound margin (4.8 rpg) last season and have been ranked been ranked among the top 30 teams in the nation in rebound margin in each of the last six years. Utah is one of just seven schools to rank in the top 10 at least three times in the last five years. Only Navy s four appearances rank ahead of Utah. Utah has not been outrebounded in 47 consecutive conference regular-season games. The last time the Utes came out on the short end of a rebound battle in league play was 32-27 in a WAC contest at Tulsa on Feb. 22, 1997. Utah led the Mountain West Conference in defensive rebounds (28.9 rpg) and rebound margin (4.8 rpg) in 1999-2000. Opponents have shot 39.7 percent from the field on the Utes this season. Utah is one of just eight schools to rank in the top 30 in the nation in field goal percentage defense four of the last five years. Utah has also been in the top 10 in the NCAA in field goal percentage defense four times during the Rick Majerus era. Thanks to their stifling defense, the U. has also ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation in scoring margin four times in the last five years and seven times in the last 11 years. Utah has outscored its opponents by an average of 13.0 points per game this season. In the last five years, the Utes are one of just eight teams with four appearances in the top 25, bettered only by Cincinnati s streak of five consecutive years. Utah is also one of just six teams to rank in the top 10 at least three times in the last five years. 2000-01 Rankings Associated Press USA Today/ESPN 1. Michigan State (47) 1. Michigan State (26) 2. Stanford (18) 2. Stanford (4) 3. Duke 3. Duke (1) 4. Wake Forest 4. Wake Forest 5. Florida 5. Tennessee 6. Tennessee 6. Florida 7. Kansas 7. Kansas 8. Virginia 8. Illinois 9. Illinois 9. Virginia 10. Connecticut 10. Connecticut 11. Seton Hall 11. Seton Hall 12. Wisconsin 12. Wisconsin 13. North Carolina 13. Syracuse 14. Syracuse 14. North Carolina 15. Oklahoma 15. Arizona 16. Arizona 16. Oklahoma 17. Maryland 17. Maryland 18. Alabama 18. Alabama 19. Georgetown 19. Southern California 20. Southern California 20. Georgetown 21. Notre Dame 21. Mississippi 22. Mississippi 22. Texas 23. Iowa State 23. Iowa 24. Texas 24. Cincinnati 25. Cincinnati 25. Notre Dame Utah s Ranking by Week Associated USA Today/ Preseason Press 13 ESPN 16 Nov. 12 12 16 Nov. 19 13 14 Nov. 26 18 20 Dec. 4 22 22 Dec. 11 nr nr Dec. 18 nr nr Dec. 25 nr nr Jan. 1 nr nr Consecutive Weeks Ranked by Associated Press before falling out.................5 Last Time Ranked...............Dec. 4, 2000 Consecutive Weeks Ranked by USA Today/ ESPN before falling out................5 Last Time Ranked...............Dec. 4, 2000 Burgess and Spivey Receive Preseason Accolades A couple of Ute newcomers, junior center Chris Burgess (6-10, 245) and junior guard Travis Spivey (6-1, 205), received numerous preseason accolades. Noting some of the sources, Burgess, in his first year on the court with the Utes after transferring from Duke, is predicted to be the Mountain West Conference s Newcomer of the Year by the league media, January 5, 2001 Utah Basketball Notes 227

Basketball News and Preview Sports. The Basketball News and Preview Sports also placed Burgess on their all-conference first team. Spivey, who started as a freshman at Georgia Tech and was a second team NJCAAAll-American at Salt Lake Community College last season, was predicted to be the Newcomer of the Year in the Mountain West Conference and first team all-league by The Sporting News. The Basketball News also placed him on its Mountain West Conference preseason first team. Utes Homecourt Winning Streak Halted Utah s best-in-the-nation 54-game homecourt winning streak came to an end with a 79-77 loss to Weber State on Dec. 9. The Utes hadn t lost a game in the Huntsman Center since Dec. 31, 1996 to Wake Forest in a showdown between Keith Van Horn and Tim Duncan, the top two picks in the following summer s NBADraft. Utah s winning streak, the longest in school history, began with an 84-63 win over Colorado State on Jan. 4, 1997. The Utes also won 27 consecutive home games from Jan. 29, 1994 through Jan 2, 1996. The streak ended with a 65-64 loss to Fresno State on Jan. 8, 1996. Combining the two lengthy streaks and 13 consecutive wins sandwiched in between the two losses, Utah had won 94 of its last 96 games played in the Huntsman Center before the Dec. 9 loss. Mountain West Conference Teleconference Scheduled The Mountain West Conference will hold the first of three teleconferences featuring the league s coaches on Friday, Jan. 5. To participate, members of the media should call (719) 457-2629. The second MWC conference call will take place Feb. 7, while the third is set for March 5. To receive a confirmation number, contact Mike Lageschulte of the Utah sports information office or Javan Hedlund of the Mountain West Conference office at (710) 533-9500. Time (MST) Coach/Administrator 10:00 a.m. Moderator 10:02 a.m. Steve Fisher, San Diego State 10:12 a.m. Steve Cleveland, BYU 10:22 a.m. Dale Layer, Colorado State 10:32 a.m. Fran Fraschilla, New Mexico 10:42 a.m. Max Good, UNLV 10:52 a.m. Dick Hunsaker, Utah 11:02 a.m. Joe Scott, Air Force 11:12 a.m. Steve McClain, Wyoming 11:22 a.m. Craig Thompson, MWC Commissioner Media Picks Utes to Win Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference released its preseason media poll and allconference team Oct. 4 during Basketball Media Day at the Las Vegas Four Seasons Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nev. The league media selected Utah to claim the Mountain West Conference title for the second straight season, awarding the Utes 18 of a possible 32 firstplace votes. Wyoming was picked second in the poll garnering seven first-place votes, followed by UNLV with six first-place tallies. BYU finished fourth and was the only other team to receive a first-place nomination. New Mexico was selected fifth, followed by Colorado State, San Diego State and Air Force. The preseason all-conference team included Wyoming s Josh Davis and Ugo Udezue, BYU s Terrell Lyday and Mekeli Wesley, and UNLV's Kaspars Kambala. Top returnee honors went to UNLV senior forward/center Kaspars Kambala, while Utah center/forward Chris Burgess, a transfer from Duke, was tabbed newcomer of the year. One of the Nation s Elite Programs in Recent Years Under the guidance of head coach Rick Majerus, Utah won the eighthmost games in NCAA Division I during the 1990s. The Utes had a 250-76 record from 1989-99, placing them behind Kansas (286-60), Kentucky (282-63), Duke (271-78), North Carolina (270-78), Arkansas (260-83), Connecticut (259-75) and Arizona (256-67). Utah also ranked eighth in the nation in winning percentage (.767) in the 90s. Kansas had the best winning percentage at.827, followed by Kentucky (.817), Arizona (.793), College of Charleston (.784), Duke (.777), North Carolina (.776) and Connecticut (.775). In the last five seasons, the Utes had the fourth-most wins in NCAA Division I with a 137-29 record. Utah s.825 winning percentage over the last five years also ranks fourth in the nation, falling behind the College of Charleston (.855), Kentucky (.846) and Kansas (.831). The Utes are tied with Cincinnati (.825) and rank ahead of such programs as Duke (.809), Connecticut (.806), Stanford (.797), Arizona (.788) and Princeton (.786). Utah Third Winningest Basketball School the Past Five Years When it comes to basketball, the University of Utah has established itself among the nation s elite in recent years. Combined, the Ute men s and women s programs went 248-64 the past five seasons for a.795 winning percentage, which ranks third-best in the country. Utah ranks behind Connecticut (.866) and Stanford (.796), and ahead of Duke (.787). Utah s men and women swept the inaugural Mountain West Conference regular-season championships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. The women also won the Mountain West Tournament championship, while the men made it to the second round of the NCAAs before falling to eventual national champion Michigan State. The Ute men went 137-29 under head coach Rick Majerus from 1995-2000, winning the regular-season conference title and making it to the NCAA Tournament each season. Utah also made it to three Sweet 16s and was the national runner-up in 1998. Under head coach Elaine Elliott, the Ute women went 111-35 the past five years, capturing five league regular-season titles and playing in four NCAA Tournaments and one NIT. Utah Signs Three Recruits In Early Period The Utes have signed Chris Jackson, a 7-0, 230-pound center from Los Alamos, N.M.; Martin Osimani, a 6-3, 200-pound guard from Hialeah, Fla.; and Eric Osmundson, a 6-4, 190-pound guard from San Diego, Calif., to national letters of intent. Jackson averaged 20.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.5 blocked shots and 2.0 steals per game last season for Los Alamos High School. He earned honorable mention All-America and New Mexico 3A Player of the Year honors. An excellent student, Jackson scored 1580 points on his SAT and is vying for a National Merit Scholarship. He has a 4.30 GPA and is expected to enroll the U. with enough class credits to bypass most of his freshman-year course work. Osimani, a combination guard, is originally from Uruguay and played for its Junior National team in the summer of 2000. He averaged 9.0 points and 5.0 assists, and shot 40 percent from three-point range last season for Champagnat Catholic High School. He scored 930 points on his SAT and is an honor roll student with a 3.50 GPA. The Hoop Scoopranked him as the 66th-best player in the nation among those in the 2000-01 senior class. Osmundson, a point guard, averaged 16.9 points and 5.0 assists per game as a junior at St. Augustine High School. He was named first team Division III in California and second team all-western League. He is an honor roll student with a 4.00 GPA. Three Utes with National Championship Game Experience Utah has three players on its 2000-01 roster that have played in an NCAA championship game. Two of them played for Utah in the 1998 national championship game, which resulted in a 78-69 loss to Kentucky. Britton Johnsen and Trace Caton, who are returning from two-year LDSchurch missions and will be sophomores this season, played as freshmen in that game. Johnsen had seven points (3-for-4 FG, 1-for-2 3FG) and four rebounds in 16 minutes, while Caton missed his only field goal attempt in five minutes. Senior center Nate Althoff was a freshman on that 97-98 Utah team, but did not play in the national championship game. Chris Burgess, while still at Duke, played in the 1999 national championship game. Burgess was scoreless and did not attempt a shot while the Blue Devils lost to Connecticut, 77-74. 22 8 Utah Basketball Notes January 5, 2001

Rick Majerus Head Coach 12th Season at Utah Marquette 70 Considered one of the top coaches in America, Rick Majerus has entrenched the University of Utah in college basketball s power structure. The Utes steady rise in national prominence since Majerus arrival on the Hill at the start of the 1989-90 season was crystallized by a trip to the 1998 NCAA Final Four, where Utah finished as the national runner-up. Entering his 16th season as a college head coach, Majerus career winning percentage of.742 was the fifth-highest among active Division I coaches and ranked 15th all-time. Among active coaches, only Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State), John Kreese (College of Charleston), Roy Williams (Kansas) and Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) had better winning percentages. By notching his 350th career victory with a 56-49 win at Brigham Young on Jan. 15, 2000, Majerus became one of just nine coaches all-time to reach the 350 wins plateau in 16 seasons; only four coaches have won 350 games in fewer seasons than Majerus. Majerus, who has never had a losing season, has averaged 23 wins per year over the course of his career. He has won 20 games 11 times and 30 games twice. Majerus has also guided nine teams to the NCAA Tournament and four others to the NIT. A successful coach since the beginning, Majerus best years have come at Utah. While leading the Utes to unprecedented success, Majerus has become the winningest coach in modern times at the U. Despite the fact that he coached just six games his first season due to heart surgery, Majerus Utah teams have averaged nearly 24 wins a year. Take away his shortened debut season, and the Utes have won 20 games all but once, averaging 26 wins in nine full seasons under Majerus. Bringing stability to the Utah program, Majerus is one of only 19 coaches who have been at their current school 10 years or longer among the top 10 conferences. Over a five-year stretch from 1994-99, the U. won at least 27 games each year, including a school-record 30 victories in 1997-98. Only 13 times has an NCAA Division I program won at least 25 games in five consecutive seasons. The Utes have claimed five consecutive Western Athletic Conference regular-season championships outright (including divisional titles the last three years), tied for the inaugural Mountain West Conference title in 2000 and made six straight NCAA Tournament appearances. What Majerus teams have accomplished since the beginning of his tenure is astounding. Consider: In the 90s, Utah ranked eighth in NCAA Division I in both wins (250) and winning percentage (.767). Over the last five seasons (1995-2000), the Utes had the fourth-most wins with a 137-29 record and the fourth-best winning percentage (.825) in NCAADivision I. The Utes have made eight trips to the NCAA Tournament under Majerus. Utah is one of just six programs to advance to at least the second round of the NCAAs in each of the past six seasons. Utah has advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 four times and made back-to-back Elite Eight appearances in 1997 and 1998. The Utes also played in the 1998 NCAA Final Four, losing to Kentucky in the national championship game. During the Majerus era, Utah has the 10th-most wins (16) and the 12th-best winning percentage (.667) in NCAA Tournament play. OVer the last five years, Utah moves up to third place in NCAATournament wins (12) and ninth in winning percentage (.706). Utah advanced to the NIT Final Four in 1992, placing third. Utah has won eight regular-season conference titles including six in a row in the 11 previous seasons under Majerus. Utah won the WAC Tournament championship in 1995, 97 and 99. His players have been named All-America five times twice consensus choices conference player of the year seven times and first team all-conference 18 times. The Majerus File Year-by-Year at Utah Year Overall Pct. Conf. Finish Postseason 1989-90 4-2 **.667 - - - - - - 1990-91 30-4.882 15-1 1st NCAA Sweet 16 1991-92 24-11.686 9-7 4th NIT Final Four 1992-93 24-7.774 15-3 1st-T NCAA 2nd Round 1993-94 14-14.500 8-10 5th-T - - 1994-95 28-6.824 15-3 1st NCAA 2nd Round 1995-96 27-7.794 15-3 1st NCAA Sweet 16 1996-97 29-4.878 15-1 1st * NCAA Elite Eight 1997-98 30-4.882 12-2 1st * NCAA Runner-up 1998-99 28-5.848 14-0 1st * NCAA 2nd Round 1999-00 23-9.719 10-4 1st-T NCAA 2nd Round 2000-01 8-6.571 - - - - - - Totals 269-79.773 128-34 12 Years Career 368-131.737 150-44 17 Years * WAC Division Finish ** Majerus missed most of the season due to heart surgery Breaking Down Majerus Career Record All-Time At Utah Overall.........................368-131 (.737).........269-79 (.773) Home...........................213-30 (.877).........151-12 (.926) Away...........................112-75 (.599)..........81-45 (.643) Neutral...........................43-26 (.623)..........37-22 (.627) Conference Games.................150-44 (.773).........128-34 (.790) Conference Tournaments..............19-8 (.704)...........16-7 (.696) Postseason NIT......................8-4 (.667)............4-1 (.800) NCAA Tournaments..................17-9 (.654)...........16-8 (.667) Career Honors 1999 District Coach of the Year 1999 WAC Pacific Division Coach of the Year 1998 National Coach of the Year (John Wooden) 1998 National Coach of the Year (Playboy) 1998 District Coach of the Year 1997 District Coach of the Year 1997 WAC Coach of the Year (Media) 1997 Utah Sports Person of the Year 1996 District Coach of the Year 1995 District Coach of the Year 1995 WAC Coach of the Year 1993 District Coach of the Year 1993 WAC Coach of the Year 1992 National Coach of the Year (Playboy) 1991 National Coach of the Year (Basketball Times) 1991 National Coach of the Year (UPI) 1991 District Coach of the Year 1991 WAC Coach of the Year 1991 Utah Sports Person of the Year 1989 National Coach of the Year (The Hoop Scoop) Personal Information Birthdate: February 17, 1948 Hometown: Sheboygan, Wis. Education: Marquette, B.A., History, 70, Marquette, M.A.T., Guidance and Counseling, 79 Hired at Utah: April, 1989 First Game: Nov. 24, 1989 vs. Cal State-Stanislaus January 5, 2001 Utah Basketball Notes 22 9