Utah Utes Women's Basketball
The Utah Utes are the athletics teams of the University of Utah. They are named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans. The men's basketball team is known as the "Runnin' Utes"; the women's basketball team, formerly known as the "Lady Utes," now prefers to be referred to as the "Utes"; and the women's gymnastics team is known as the "Red Rocks".
Currently Utah competes in the Pacific-12 Conference, after it was announced on June 17, 2010, that the Utes would join the conference in all sports, beginning in the 2011–2012 academic year. They are the third Pac-12 member to have previously spent time in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), joining old conference rivals Arizona and Arizona State. They are also the first school to leave the Mountain West Conference since it was formed in 1999.
Utah offers 7 men's varsity sports -- baseball, basketball, football, golf, skiing, swimming & diving, and tennis. Utah offers 10 women's varsity sports -- basketball, cross country, gymnastics, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
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