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Rollie Worster - Helps guide victory Worster racked up nine points (3-5 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-6 FT), five rebounds, nine assists and one steal over 32 minutes during Thursday's 77-70 victory over Wake Forest.

Impact Worster is on track for career-best assist production, exceeding seven dimes in every game thus far after averaging 5.0 assists last year. Thursday's performance represents a fair expectation for Worster moving forward.

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Branden Carlson - Carries Utah to victory Carlson finished Thursday's 77-70 victory over Wake Forest with 31 points (12-20 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, one assist, five blocks and one steal over 31 minutes.

Impact Carlson arrived when needed, fueling a double-digit comeback victory over Wake Forest. The fifth-year center displayed his full arsenal Thursday after two quiet showings, and he's capable of delivering 20-point, 10-rebound games on a nightly basis when hot.

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Branden Carlson scores career-high 31, Utah rallies from 12-point deficit to beat Wake Forest 77-70

Branden Carlson scored a career-high 31 points and Utah rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Wake Forest 77-70 in the Charleston Classic

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lawson Lovering scores 18 points, helps Utah roll past UC Riverside 82-53

Lawson Lovering scored 18 points to lead five in double figures and Utah defeated UC Riverside 82-53

NOVEMBER 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Utah takes on UC Riverside following Madsen's 20-point game

Utah takes on the UC Riverside Highlanders after Gabe Madsen scored 20 points in Utah's 101-66 win over the Eastern Washington Eagles

NOVEMBER 10, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rollie Worster - Huge stat line in win Worster finished with 15 points (5-9 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-6 FT), five rebounds, eight assists, one block and six steals across 27 minutes during Monday's 101-66 victory over Eastern Wash...

Impact Worster notching six steals should be viewed as an aberration since he's averaged just 0.9 steals per game across his first three collegiate seasons. Nonetheless, his facilitating prowess and central role offensively makes him capable of relevant fantasy production if the scoring can be consistent.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cole Bajema - Instant impact Bajema contributed 17 points (5-9 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 4-4 FT), two rebounds, one assist and one steal across 24 minutes during Monday's 101-66 win over Eastern Washington.

Impact Bajema's shooting prowess is on Full display Monday, representing Utah's leading scorer. He's a traditional 3&D wing, but Bajema was underutilized at Washington last season, and his immediate incorporation into Utah's offense bodes well for an improved 2023-24 campaign.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Deivon Smith - Still no waiver Smith did not play in Monday's game against Eastern Washington as he awaits a decision on his eligibility waiver for the 2023-24 season.

Impact Smith is a non-graduate two-time transfer and will need a waiver from the NCAA to play this year. Unfortunately the NCAA has been cracking down on players in this situation. Smith started his career with Mississippi State before moving on to play two years with Georgia Tech. Consider him out indefinitely until we hear more.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Madsen's 20 points lead 6 Utah players in double figures as Utes beat E. Washington 101-66

Gabe Madsen scored 20 points to lead six Utah players scoring in double figures and the Utes beat Eastern Washington 101-66 in the season opener for both teams

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Utah hopes to end NCAA Tournament drought with Branden Carlson leading experienced roster

Branden Carlson’s decision to withdraw his name from the 2023 NBA draft meant Utah was getting back a player who could help lead the Utes to the NCAA Tournament for the first time...

OCTOBER 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gordon Monson: Utah has an A-Team, dialing in on making history The Utah women’s basketball team has been picked to win the Pac-12. Tribune columnist Gordon Monson thinks the Utes can do even more than th...

OCTOBER 11, 2023 • SLTRIB.COM

College football rankings: Colorado tumbles, but don't sleep on Oregon

Lost in the attention on Deion Sanders is the fact that Colorado lost to an excellent Oregon team. See where both teams ended up in RJ Young...

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

2023 College Football odds: Best early Power 5 conference futures bets

Geoff Schwartz gives his best Power 5 conference futures bets for the upcoming college football season, including a team with plus-money odd...

JUNE 26, 2023

Runnin Utes basketball's Branden Carlson announces his future plans Branden Carlson averaged 16.4 points and 7.5 rebounds last in the 2022-23 season.

MAY 31, 2023 • SLTRIB.COM

2023 college basketball transfer portal tracker: Arthur Kaluma enters transfer portal

Here are the biggest names to enter the men's college basketball transfer portal since it officially opened March 13.

MAY 11, 2023

Excerpt: Lazar Stefanovic on his Recruitment, Serbian Connection with UCLA Coach UCLA's recent commit Lazar Stefanovic, the transfer wing from Utah, talked about the Serbian connection to assistant coach Ivo Simovic...

APRIL 18, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM

Here is Utah men's basketball latest transfer The Runnin' Utes signed a big man ahead of the 2022-23 season.

APRIL 10, 2023 • SLTRIB.COM

Lawson Lovering - Heading to Utah Lovering announced via his personal Twitter on Saturday that he plans to transfer to Utah.

Impact Lovering entered the transfer portal Tuesday after appearing in 52 games over the first two seasons of his career at Colorado. Over 34 starts in 2022-23, the 7-foot-1 sophomore averaged 4.9 points and 4.7 rebounds while converting 55.4 percent of his 3.6 field-goal attempts per game. After Utes starting center Branden Carlson declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, Lovering should immediately compete for starting minutes with the team this coming season.

MARCH 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gordon Monson: The Utes say they are a team ready to run and rumble in the NCAA Tournament The bright lights splashed down on them as, one by one, Utah’s basketball coach and her players took their questions on Thursday afternoon,...

MARCH 24, 2023 • SLTRIB.COM

Utah G Lazar Stefanovic enters transfer portal Utah guard and team third-leading scorer Lazar Stefanovic has entered the transfer portal.

MARCH 23, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Utah G Lazar Stefanovic enters transfer portal Utah guard and team third-leading scorer Lazar Stefanovic has entered the transfer portal.

MARCH 23, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Branden Carlson - Enters 2023 NBA Draft Carlson has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Carlson will use the offseason to explore opportunities at the professional level while maintaining his collegiate eligibility. The 7-foot senior has spent the last four seasons with Utah, starting in a total of 104 games (110 appearances). This season, Carlson averaged 16.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and two blocks on 29.2 minutes per game, while shooting 33.1 percent from deep on four attempts per game.

MARCH 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Super seniors lead the way into March Madness Sweet 16

Nine of the 16 remaining teams in the Big Dance feature fifth-year seniors who bring experience and leadership with them on these deep tourn...

MARCH 22, 2023

Marco Anthony - Six points, six rebounds in loss Anthony had six points (2-7 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-5 FT), six rebounds and three assists over 29 minutes during Wednesday's 73-62 loss to Stanford.

Impact Anthony converted 2-of-7 attempts from the field, finishing with six points and six rebounds during Wednesday's loss to Stanford. The 6-foot-6 senior appeared in 29 games this season (27 starts), logging 9.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.8 steals on 31.3 minutes per game.

MARCH 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Branden Carlson - Leads all scorers in loss Carlson produced 27 points (9-15 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 7-10 FT), 10 rebounds and one assist across 28 minutes during Wednesday's 73-62 loss to Stanford.

Impact Carlson knocked down 9-of-15 shots from the field, finishing with 27 points and 10 rebounds during Wednesday's loss to Stanford. The 7-foot senior started in 31 games this season, contributing 16.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and two blocks on 29.2 minutes per game. Carlson managed four solid seasons with the Utes, starting in 104 games during his time with the program.

MARCH 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE