The College Basketball Belt
Utah
8Reigns
81Days held
14Defenses
1963First reign
Every reign
- 8th reignBeat Washington State 77–63 · lost to OregonJan 19, 2023 – Jan 28, 20239 days · 2 def.
- 7th reignBeat Oregon State 81–69 · lost to OregonJan 2, 2020 – Jan 4, 20202 days · 0 def.
- 6th reignBeat SMU 59–58 · lost to KentuckyMar 6, 1997 – Mar 21, 199715 days · 5 def.
- 5th reignBeat Arizona 83–73 · lost to Notre DameFeb 15, 1978 – Mar 16, 197829 days · 5 def.
- 4th reignBeat Utah State 83–76 · lost to Colorado StateJan 4, 1978 – Jan 11, 19787 days · 1 def.
- 3rd reignBeat Arizona 86–73 · lost to Arizona StateFeb 27, 1964 – Feb 28, 19641 day · 0 def.
- 2nd reignBeat Utah State 79–67 · lost to ArizonaJan 31, 1964 – Feb 13, 196413 days · 1 def.
- 1st reignBeat Cincinnati 76–68 · lost to Utah StateDec 31, 1963 – Jan 5, 19645 days · 0 def.
Same school, other belts
8,322Longest wait between reigns, days (1997–2020)
3,071Average wait, days
1,384Days since the last reign ended (2023)
8–3Best belt season (1977–78)
Belt record by opponent
| Opponent | W–L | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 2–2 | Games → |
| Arizona | 2–2 | Games → |
| Kentucky | 0–3 | Games → |
| BYU | 2–0 | Games → |
| Arizona State | 1–1 | Games → |
| New Mexico | 2–0 | Games → |
| Oregon State | 2–0 | Games → |
| Oregon | 0–2 | Games → |
| UCLA | 0–2 | Games → |
| St. John's | 0–1 | Games → |
| San Francisco | 0–1 | Games → |
| Cincinnati | 1–0 | Games → |
| Nevada | 1–0 | Games → |
| Colorado State | 0–1 | Games → |
| UTEP | 1–0 | Games → |
Seasons with the belt
Most belt games for the program
| Player | Games | Wins | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branden Carlson | 8 | 4 | 105 |
| 2 | Jaxon Brenchley | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Lazar Stefanovic | 5 | 3 | 41 |
| 4 | Marco Anthony | 5 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Wilguens Jr. Exacte | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Ben Carlson | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Keba Keita | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Rollie Worster | 4 | 3 | 43 |
| 9 | Gabe Madsen | 4 | 3 | 42 |
| 10 | Bostyn Holt | 4 | 2 | 9 |