The Utes were picked 8th in the preseason poll in the Pac-12 by the media, which you may have heard over the last couple of weeks. Well, the Utes finished with the 3-seed and a first round bye after Coach Krystkowiak rallied the troops after a pretty shaky season. Sure, the Pac-12 was down, maybe in a historically bad fashion, but the Utes did what they needed to do to put themselves in a great position going into the Pac-12 tournament.
After a solid season in the league, there were several Utah players that got postseason honors from the league.