Runnin' Utes release non-conference basketball schedule


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SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah released its basketball non-conference schedule Tuesday, highlighted by Duke, San Diego State and Wichita State.

The Runnin’ Utes open up play on Thursday, Nov. 5 against Cal State Monterey Bay in an exhibition game, followed by its first official game of the season on Friday, Nov. 13 against in-state school Southern Utah.

Utah’s toughest game of the non-conference schedule is expected to be against reigning national champions Duke on Saturday, Dec. 19 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The game will be a rematch from Utah’s exist earlier this year in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.

“It’s really a challenging schedule,” Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak said in a statement. “You’d be hard pressed to find many teams with this difficult a schedule. Last year, we had the best strength of schedule in the Pac-12 — and one of the best in the country — and we’re setting ourselves up to potentially do that again.”

Utah will be included in ESPN’s Tip-Off Marathon on Monday, Nov. 16 in a rematch against San Diego State at home. They will also take part in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament in November, which includes three games against either Miami, Butler, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Temple and Missouri State.

“With elite teams from eight different conferences, Puerto Rico is one of the premier tournaments,” Krystkowiak said in a statement. “We’re eager to see who our opponents will be there and it’s a great opportunity to bond as a team.”

This year’s schedule includes at least six teams that won a game in the NCAA Tournament earlier this year — four advanced to the Sweet 16.

Last year, Krystkowiak and his staff worked with ESPN’s Joe Lunardi to compile a non-conference schedule that was competitive and strong enough to help the Utes have a good resume to present to the NCAA Tournament basketball committee.


Utah 2015-16 Schedule
DateOpponentLocationDateOpponentLocation
**Nov. 5**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2563/256342/25634242.jpg)**Cal State Monterey Bay (Exhibition)****Salt Lake City, UT****Jan. 7\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2526/252660/25266058.jpg)**Colorado****Boulder, CO**
**Nov. 13**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2535/253596/25359668.jpg)**Southern Utah****Salt Lake City, UT****Jan. 14\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2539/253905/25390537.jpg)**Oregon State\*****Salt Lake City, UT**
**Nov. 16**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2535/253553/25355368.jpg)**San Diego State****Salt Lake City, UT****Jan. 16\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2541/254159/25415981.jpg)**Oregon\*****Salt Lake City, UT**
**Nov. 19**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2563/256342/25634243.jpg)**Puerto Rico Tip-Off****Puerto Rico****Jan. 21\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2536/253663/25366325.jpg)**Washington State\*****Pullman, WA\***
**Nov. 21**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2563/256342/25634243.jpg)**Puerto Rico Tip-Off****Puerto Rico****Jan. 23\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2526/252660/25266084.jpg)**Washington\*****Seattle, WA\***
**Nov. 22**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2563/256342/25634243.jpg)**Puerto Rico Tip-Off****Puerto Rico****Jan. 28\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2542/254236/25423638.jpg)**Stanford\*****Salt Lake City, UT**
**Nov. 27**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2539/253905/25390531.jpg)**Idaho State****Salt Lake City, UT****Jan. 30\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2526/252660/25266057.jpg)**California\*****Salt Lake City, UT**
**Dec. 2**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2535/253596/25359645.jpg)**BYU****Salt Lake City, UT****Feb. 4\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2539/253905/25390537.jpg)**Oregon State\*****Corvallis, OR\***
**Dec. 5**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2563/256342/25634244.jpg)**IPFW****Salt Lake City, UT****Feb. 6\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2541/254159/25415981.jpg)**Oregon\*****Eugene, OR\***
**Dec. 12**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2526/252660/25266085.jpg)**Wichita State****Wichita, KS****Feb. 11\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2536/253663/25366325.jpg)**Washington State\*****Salt Lake City, UT**
**Dec. 16**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2543/254310/25431060.jpg)**Savannah State****Salt Lake City, UT****Feb. 13\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2526/252660/25266084.jpg)**Washington\*****Salt Lake City, UT**
**Dec. 19**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2563/256342/25634245.jpg)**Duke****New York City****Feb. 18\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2539/253992/25399240.jpg)**USC\*****Los Angeles, CA\***
**Dec. 22**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2563/256342/25634246.jpg)**Delaware State****Salt Lake City, UT****Feb. 20\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2537/253750/25375047.jpg)**UCLA\*****Los Angeles, CA\***
**Dec. 28**![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2563/256342/25634247.jpg)**TBA****Salt Lake City, UT****Feb. 25\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2540/254075/25407529.jpg)**Arizona State\*****Salt Lake City, UT**
**Dec. 31\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2542/254236/25423638.jpg)**Stanford\*****Stanford, CA\*****Feb. 27\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2543/254310/25431058.jpg)**Arizona\*****Salt Lake City, UT**
**Jan. 2\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2526/252660/25266057.jpg)**California\*****Berkeley, CA\*****March 3\***![](http://img.ksl.com/slc/2526/252660/25266058.jpg)**Colorado****Salt Lake City, UT**
\*Pac-12 schedule is tentative and not finalized. Exact dates will likely change.

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