The Utes finished the 2015 – 16 season 27 – 9 , 13 – 5 in the Pac-12 play to finish in second place . In the Pac-12 Tournament , the Utes defeated USC and California to advance to the championship game where they lost to Oregon . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament , as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region . They beat Fresno State in the First Round before losing in the No. 11-seed Gonzaga in the Second Round
Pac-12 Tournament
2016 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Utah Utes men's basketball team