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The University of Utah Athletics
Career Highs Lead Utah to Victory Over San Jose State to Kick Off the Alex Jensen Era
11/3/2025 10:22 PM | Men's Basketball
Four players in double-figures lift Runnin’ Utes past Spartans in Alex Jensen’s debut as head coach of his alma mater.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Alex Jensen Era officially began Monday night inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center with the Utah men's basketball team defeating the San Jose State Spartans, 85-74, to kick off the 2025-26 season.
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Seydou Traore led Utah with a career-high 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field. The junior forward from New York also set a new career-high in three-pointers, connecting with five triples. Fifth-year guard Don McHenry netted 16 points (5-for-11 FG) and led the team with nine rebounds (tied with Keanu Dawes) – which was a new career high.Â
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Traore got the Runnin' Utes season started with a fast break dunk, the team's first bucket of the season, at 19:24. A tip-in layup from McHenry on Utah's next offensive possession tied the game (4-4) with 17:59 left before the break.Â
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Utah found it's groove in the middle of the frame, firing off a 9-0 scoring run capped off by a driving layup from transfer guard Terrence Brown to go ahead 27-20 with 10:07 left in the half.Â
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Utah's defense forced 10 turnovers in the first half, converting those opportunities into 18 points, compared to the Spartans three points off turnovers.Â
McHenry, the All-CUSA Second Team transfer from Western Kentucky, led Utah with a team-high 12 points (4-for-6 FG) and six rebounds midway through the game as Utah took a 44-38 advantage into the locker room.Â
Down 64-63 midway through the second frame, a three from Traore at 9:14 gave Utah the 66-64 lead that broke San Jose State's 7-0 run. Traore took over in the second half, posting 18 points (7-of-8 FG) – 10 more than the next highest scorer on either team.Â
From that point forward, the Runnin' Utes never relinquished their lead and jumped ahead by as many as 12 points (their largest lead of the night) before the final buzzer sounded out to claim the 84-75 victory.
BY THE NUMBERS
The six-game homestand marches on for the Runnin' Utes as they welcome in Weber State on Saturday, Nov. 8, for a 5 p.m. (MDT) tip-off inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Chris Sylvester and former Weber State head coach Joe Cravens will once again have the call on ESPN+ for fans.Â
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SEASON TICKETS & MINI PLANS
Fans still have time to purchase season tickets for the 2025-26 Utah men's basketball season under first-year head coach Alex Jensen. In addition, fans can also choose between two mini plans; the Saturday ONLY Plan starts at $125 while the Conference ONLY plan starts at $150. Single-game tickets for non-conference games are also on-sale starting at just $10 per ticket.Â
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Fans interested in buy season tickets, mini plans or single-game tickets (non-conference) can do so by going online at UtahTickets.com or by phone at 801-581-UTIX (8849).
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For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, X and Instagram. Fans can also stay connected on their mobile devices or tablets with the Utah 360 app.Â
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Seydou Traore led Utah with a career-high 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field. The junior forward from New York also set a new career-high in three-pointers, connecting with five triples. Fifth-year guard Don McHenry netted 16 points (5-for-11 FG) and led the team with nine rebounds (tied with Keanu Dawes) – which was a new career high.Â
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Traore got the Runnin' Utes season started with a fast break dunk, the team's first bucket of the season, at 19:24. A tip-in layup from McHenry on Utah's next offensive possession tied the game (4-4) with 17:59 left before the break.Â
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Utah found it's groove in the middle of the frame, firing off a 9-0 scoring run capped off by a driving layup from transfer guard Terrence Brown to go ahead 27-20 with 10:07 left in the half.Â
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Utah's defense forced 10 turnovers in the first half, converting those opportunities into 18 points, compared to the Spartans three points off turnovers.Â
McHenry, the All-CUSA Second Team transfer from Western Kentucky, led Utah with a team-high 12 points (4-for-6 FG) and six rebounds midway through the game as Utah took a 44-38 advantage into the locker room.Â
Down 64-63 midway through the second frame, a three from Traore at 9:14 gave Utah the 66-64 lead that broke San Jose State's 7-0 run. Traore took over in the second half, posting 18 points (7-of-8 FG) – 10 more than the next highest scorer on either team.Â
From that point forward, the Runnin' Utes never relinquished their lead and jumped ahead by as many as 12 points (their largest lead of the night) before the final buzzer sounded out to claim the 84-75 victory.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Jacob Patrick scored his first collegiate basketball with a three-pointer at 11:10 in the first halfÂ
- Kendyl Sanders netted the first points of his college career with a tip-in-layup at 11:53 in the first half
- Obomate Abbey connected with a three-point jumper at 4:36 left in the first period for his first collegiate score
- Seydou Traore set new career high marks in both points (23) and three-point field goals (5)
- Don McHenry grabbed nine rebounds in the game, a career high.Â
- Terrence Brown tied a career-high with eight assists.Â
- Utah outscored San Jose State 18-3 in points off turnovers in the first half.Â
- Utah finished the game with 18 assists compared to SJSU's 8.Â
- Utah is now 92-26 overall as a program in season-openers and 83-13 when those season-openers have also served as home-openers
- With the win, first-year head coaches at Utah are now 11-6 all-time in their debut and 11-3 when those debuts have also occurred at home
- First-year head coaches are now 8-0 when their head coaching debuts have occurred inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center
- Utah is now 14-2 all-time against the Spartans and first since the 1998-99 campaignÂ
- Utah is has now won five-straight games against San Jose State
The six-game homestand marches on for the Runnin' Utes as they welcome in Weber State on Saturday, Nov. 8, for a 5 p.m. (MDT) tip-off inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Chris Sylvester and former Weber State head coach Joe Cravens will once again have the call on ESPN+ for fans.Â
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SEASON TICKETS & MINI PLANS
Fans still have time to purchase season tickets for the 2025-26 Utah men's basketball season under first-year head coach Alex Jensen. In addition, fans can also choose between two mini plans; the Saturday ONLY Plan starts at $125 while the Conference ONLY plan starts at $150. Single-game tickets for non-conference games are also on-sale starting at just $10 per ticket.Â
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Fans interested in buy season tickets, mini plans or single-game tickets (non-conference) can do so by going online at UtahTickets.com or by phone at 801-581-UTIX (8849).
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For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, X and Instagram. Fans can also stay connected on their mobile devices or tablets with the Utah 360 app.Â
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