▁Tournament ▁In ▁need ▁of ▁a ▁replacement , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁committee ▁turned ▁to ▁Ut ah , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Red sk ins ▁had ▁ 4 ▁losses ▁and ▁had ▁just ▁lost ▁their ▁first - round ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁N IT ▁tournament . ▁Ut ah ▁had ▁one ▁player , ▁L yman ▁Cond ie , ▁a ▁medical ▁student , ▁who ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁season ▁quit ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁purs ue ▁medical ▁school . ▁Additionally , ▁all ▁of ▁Ut ah ' s ▁players ▁were ▁raised ▁within ▁ 3 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁campus . ▁These ▁players ▁included ▁Ar nie ▁Ferr in , ▁Fred ▁She ff ield , ▁and ▁Wat ▁Mis aka , ▁who ▁was ▁of ▁Japanese ▁descent . ▁ ▁West ▁Ut ah ▁ 4 5 , ▁Missouri ▁ 3 5 ▁Final ▁Four ▁Ut ah ▁ 4 0 , ▁Iowa ▁State ▁ 3 1 ▁Championship ▁Ut ah ▁ 4 2 , ▁D art mouth ▁ 4 0 ▁( OT ) ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Ar nie ▁Ferr in , ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁M OP ▁Award ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ut ah ▁Red sk ins ▁Ut ah ▁Category : U t ah ▁U tes ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁seasons ▁Ut ah ▁Category : N CAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁Final ▁Four ▁seasons ▁Category : N CAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁championship ▁seasons <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁Sun flow er ▁( 1 8 6 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 9 4 - ton ▁ste amer ▁ ▁acquired ▁by