2008-2009 Utah Utes

2008-2009 Utah Utes Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Lawrence Borha Sr G 6-3 205 Jul 5, 1984 Staten Island (NY) United States Stoneridge Prep
- Carlon Brown So SG 6-5 216 Oct 4, 1989 Riverside (CA) United States Martin Luther King High School
- Craig Cusick Fr G 6-2 185 Jan 26, 1988 Orem (UT) United States Orem High School
- Jordan Cyphers Fr GF 6-4 179 Nov 16, 1989 Wichita (KS) United States Wichita Southeast High School
- Jonathan Downie Sr F 6-8 225 Sep 10, 1986 Bountiful (UT) United States Bountiful High School
- Luka Drca Jr SG 6-5 205 Aug 26, 1987 Belgrade Serbia Dimitrije Tucovic
- David Foster RS-So C 7-3 260 Apr 6, 1988 Lake Forest (CA) United States El Toro High School
- Shaun Green Sr F 6-8 220 Jun 12, 1987 Salt Lake City (UT) United States Olympus High School
- Morgan Grim So GF 6-7 230 Nov 7, 1988 Riverton (UT) United States Riverton High School
- Chris Hines RS-Fr G 6-0 185 Jan 3, 1990 Houston (TX) United States Klein Forest High School
- Tyler Kepkay Sr G 6-0 185 Jun 19, 1987 Vancouver Canada Handsworth Secondary School
- Luke Nevill Sr C 7-2 265 Feb 19, 1986 Perth Australia Kell High School
- Josh Sharp RS-Fr F 6-7 190 Jun 6, 1990 Highland (UT) United States Lone Peak High School
- Tre Smith RS-So G 5-10 170 Dec 12, 1988 Magna (UT) United States Cyprus High School
- Jace Tavita Fr GF 6-4 205 Jul 7, 1989 Salt Lake City (UT) United States Brighton High School
- Kim Tillie Jr PF 6-11 230 Jul 15, 1988 Cagnes-sur-Mer France De La Fontaine High School
- Jason Washburn RS-Fr C 7-0 245 Jun 5, 1990 Battle Creek (MI) United States / Bulgaria Battle Creek Central High School

Utah Transfers Sitting Out 2008-2009

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Kyle Perkins Fr SG 6-4 194 Oct 2, 1987 Cortez (CO) United States Colorado-Colorado Springs
- Jay Watkins Jr F 6-8 195 May 5, 1988 Memphis (TN) United States San Francisco

Recent Utah Utes History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-14 (9-11) 6th (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2022-2023 17-15 (10-10) 7th (Pac-12) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 11-20 (4-16) 11th (Pac-12) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 12-13 (8-11) 8th (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 16-15 (7-11) 8th (Pac-12) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-14 (11-7) 3rd (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 23-12 (11-7) 3rd (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd NIT Runner Up
2016-2017 20-12 (11-7) 4th (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 27-9 (13-5) 2nd (Pac-12) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 26-9 (13-5) 2nd (Pac-12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2013-2014 21-12 (9-9) 8th (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 15-18 (5-13) 10th (Pac-12) 3rd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 6-25 (3-15) 11th (Pac-12) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 13-18 (6-10) 6th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 14-17 (7-9) 5th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 24-10 (12-4) 1st (MWC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 18-15 (7-9) 6th (MWC) 3rd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 11-19 (6-10) 6th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 14-15 (6-10) 6th (MWC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 29-6 (13-1) 1st (MWC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2003-2004 24-9 (9-5) 3rd (MWC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 25-8 (11-3) 1st (MWC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd

2008-2009 Utah Utes Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Luke Nevill NABC All-District (17) First Team
Luke Nevill Mountain West Player of the Year (Coaches)
Luke Nevill Mountain West All-Conference First Team (Coaches)
Lawrence Borha Mountain West All-Conference Third Team (Coaches)
Carlon Brown Mountain West All-Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Luka Drca Mountain West All-Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Shaun Green Mountain West All-Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Tyler Kepkay Mountain West All-Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Luke Nevill Mountain West Tournament MVP
Lawrence Borha Mountain West All-Tournament Team
Luke Nevill Mountain West All-Tournament Team
Luke Nevill Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches)
Lawrence Borha Mountain West All-Defensive Team (Coaches)
Luke Nevill Mountain West All-Defensive Team (Coaches)
Shaun Green Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year (Coaches)
Luke Nevill Glenn Wilkes Classic MVP
Lawrence Borha Glenn Wilkes Classic All-Tournament Team

2008-2009 Utah Utes Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Borha L. Drca C. Brown K. Tillie L. Nevill
Rotation T. Kepkay     S. Green  
Lim PT T. Smith J. Tavita   M. Grim  
Lim PT   J. Cyphers   J. Downie  

2008-2009 Utah Utes Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Luke Nevill 34 31.9 16.8 9.0 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.4
Lawrence Borha 34 31.6 11.7 3.4 1.5 0.7 0.3 2.1
Shaun Green 34 29.2 10.4 5.1 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.2
Tyler Kepkay 34 30.4 10.3 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.0 1.6
Carlon Brown 34 29.4 9.3 5.2 3.3 0.7 0.4 2.2
Luka Drca 31 25.2 7.7 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.1 2.6
Kim Tillie 32 15.5 3.3 4.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.0
Jordan Cyphers 22 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3
Morgan Grim 16 5.6 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2
Jonathan Downie 6 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Jace Tavita 24 6.7 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.6
Tre Smith 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 Utah Utes Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jim Boylen Head Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Michigan State, 2005 to 2007)
Tommy Connor Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Dr. Chris Hill Athletic Director 1987-1988 N/A