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The Utah men’s basketball team’s much-needed win at UCLA showcased yet again the talents of valuable transfer point guard Deivon Smith.

As Utah continues winter conditioning and gets ready for spring camp, which starts next month, here’s a look at what the defensive and special teams depth charts could look like as the Utes head into spring ball. Per ESPN’s Bill Connelly, the Utes return 70% of their defensive production, which ranks 28th among FBS teams. Defensive end Jonah Elliss, cornerbacks Miles Battle and JaTravis Broughton and starting safeties Cole Bishop and Sione Vaki are gone, but the Utes return four ...

The Runnin’ Utes couldn’t capitalize on two solid opportunities in the game’s final minute and were too prone to inconsistency, particularly on offense, in losing their third straight.

Utah basketball will face USC and UCLA on the road after falling at home twice for the first time this season.

That came after Smith nearly recorded his second triple-double in an eight-day span in the Runnin' Utes' 80-77 victory over Oregon on Sunday. The 6-foot athletic point guard scored 24 points — his high in a Utah uniform — and added 11 rebounds and eight assists in helping the Utes snap an 11-game losing streak against the Ducks. He did this while replacing an injured Rollie Worster in the starting lineup for the third straight game and after posting a triple-double agains...

An injury to Rollie Worster inserted Deivon Smith into Utah basketball’s starting lineup against Stanford, and the two-time transfer delivered a strong performance.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) – Deivon Smith had the first Utah triple-double in over four years, but it wasn’t enough as the Utes fell at Stanford Sunday afternoon, 79-73. Smith becomes just the fourth Runnin’ Ute to register a triple-double since 1996-97 and the first time since Rylan Jones and Both Gach each recorded […]

The Utah men’s basketball snapped a losing streak to the UCLA Bruins in dominant fashion.

Utah guard Deivon Smith has his first game as a Runnin’ Ute under his belt. In a 76-62 win over Utah Valley on Saturday, the Georgia Tech transfer got his first minutes on the Hunstman Center hardwood after a court injunction that will be in place through the end of the 2023-24 academic year cleared the way for two-time transfers to play. Utah coach Craig Smith also called him “a little tentative offensively” as he was trying to gain chemistry in his first game as a U...

Utah extended its win streak to five games, defeating Utah Valley 76-62 at the Huntsman Center on Saturday afternoon.