The 2018–19 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by eighth-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon.
Previous season The Utes finished the 2017–18 season 23–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated UC Davis, LSU, Saint Mary's, and Western Kentucky to advance to the championship game. In the NIT championship, they were routed by Penn State, losing 82–66.
Off-season Departures Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Justin Bibbins 1 G 5'8" 150 Senior Carson, CA Graduated Kolbe Caldwell 2 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Bowling Green, KY Transferred Jake Connor 10 G 6'3" 181 RS junior Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Westminster Chris Seeley 11 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Fresno, CA Transferred to Fresno State David Collette 13 F 6'10" 220 Senior Murray, UT Graduated Nate Duda 15 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Framingham, MA Left team Tyler Rawson 21 F 6'10" 225 Senior American Fork, UT Graduated Gabe Bealer 30 G/F 6'6" 183 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated Jakub Jokl 43 F 6'11' 230 Sophomore Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic Left team
Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Charles Jones Jr. 1 G 6'2" 200 Junior Portland, OR College of Southern Idaho. Novak Topalovic 13 C 7'0" 230 RS senior Niš, Serbia Idaho State
2018 recruiting class
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Pac-12 tournament
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