Record: 24-7. Last 10: 7-3.

Location, conference: Salt Lake City; Mountain West.

Web site: http://utahutes.ocsn.com.

Conference finish: Tied for first; lost in semifinals of conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 32-26.

Last tournament appearance: 2002.

Coach: Rick Majerus (14th season, 307-89).

Starters:
F B. Johnsen, 6-10, Sr., 11.6 ppg., 6.7 rpg.
F Trace Caton, 6-4, Sr., 5.1 ppg., 2.6 rpg.
C Tim Frost, 6-10, Jr., 13.3 ppg., 4.9 rpg.
G Nick Jacobson, 6-4, Jr., 13.1 ppg., 2.9 rpg.
G Tim Drisdom, 6-3, Fr., 5.0 ppg., 3.2 apg.

Key reserves: G Marc Jackson, 6-1, So., 9.1 ppg., 2.5 apg.; G/F Richard Chaney, 6-4, Fr., 5.5 ppg., 3.3 rpg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 68.8; OPPG.: 60.6; FG.: 46.6 percent; OFG.: 41.3 percent; 3-PT.: 38.7 percent; FT.: 71.7 percent.

Scouting report: The Utes held 16 teams under 60 points this season and ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense. ... Britton Johnsen missed the conference tourney with mononucleosis. The team hoped to have him back for the NCAAs. ... Frost, in his first year after transferring from Portland, led the team in scoring and field-goal percentage (51.8). ... Jackson is a super sub —he hit 45.6 percent from three-point range and 85 percent from the foul line. ... Nine players averaged more than 11 minutes per game.

—Statistics through regular season.