Brooks had 17 points in the second half — and a team-high 22 overall — to go with nine rebounds and three assists to pace the Bulldogs (15-19), while Finley Bizjack added 16 points, three assists and two steals as four Butler players scored in double-figures.

Utah’s 2024-25 campaign ended in Las Vegas on Monday, and with an 86-84 loss to Butler in the first round of the College Basketball Crown, the Alex Jensen era has officially begun. The focus moving forward will be on whether Jensen, the Runnin’ Utes legend, can get Utah back to the NCAA Tournament and reliving some of the program’s former glory.

The inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament began Monday from Las Vegas with a bang. Butler pulled off a thrilling 86-84 upset win over Utah after star guard Pierre Brooks ll hit a game-winning layup with less than :03 remaining to get the sport's newest postseason event started.

The 16-team tournament gives the Utes a chance to win their part of a $500,000 NIL package and ‘any opportunity to keep competing, we’re going to take that chance’.

Utah superfan Corey Chidester sat courtside decked out in a Utes uniform and hat, a Crown chain around his neck and stars and stripes goggles.

Continuing its connection with the Beehive State, the University of Hawaii basketball team today secured a commitment from a combo guard from the University of Utah.

The Utah men’s basketball team will open the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament against Butler. Tipoff between the Utes (16-16) and the Bulldogs (14-

The Runnin’ Utes came up short. Utah fell to Butler, 86-84, in the opening round of the College Basketball Crown tournament on Monday. But it wasn’t for a lack of effort from their loudest — if not their biggest — fan in Las Vegas.