- Old Oquirrh Bucket
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The Old Oquirrh Bucket
The Old Oquirrh Bucket (named after the Oquirrh Mountains to the west of Salt Lake City) is the symbol of in-state basketball supremacy in Utah. Every year since 1974 the trophy has been awarded to the in-state college team (Utah State University (USU), University of Utah (U of U), Southern Utah University (SUU), Brigham Young University (BYU), Utah Valley University (UVU), and Weber State University (WSU)) which has the best win-loss record against in-state competition.
In 1974, a proposal was presented to create a trophy – a symbol to be awarded annually to Utah's best college basketball team. The concept was accepted and for the first two years the in-state title was awarded to the Aggies (USU), although no actual trophy had been determined.
In 1977, after Weber State won the title for the first time, an Ogden businessman located a pioneer bucket at a local auction, complete with a history of how it had been found. It has since become the traveling trophy emblematic of Utah college basketball supremacy[1].
The plaque on the bucket includes a map with the names and locations of the 4 original schools (BYU, U of U, USU, and WSU or WSC for Weber State College). SUU and UVU did not field Division-I basketball programs at the time the trophy was created, but have since become members of the NCAA Division-I. The plaque includes the caption "The Oquirrh Bucket Utah State Collegiate Champ Basketball".
Utah (U of U) has won the bucket 14 times, followed by Utah State (USU) and Brigham Young (BYU) with 9 victories each, and Weber State (WSU) with 4. None of the other schools have ever won the award. On November 15, 2010, it was announced that the trophy would be retired, due to the recent changes in conference alignments (Utah leaving the Mountain West for the Pac-12, BYU leaving the Mountain West for the West Coast Conference) and changes in scheduling of games among the in-state schools. The Old Oquirrh Bucket was last won by Utah State in both 2008-9 and 2009-10, and will be donated by Utah State University to the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.
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Oquirrh Bucket history
Season Victor Record Coach 2009-2010 Utah State 5-1 Stew Morrill 2008-2009 Utah State 4-1 Stew Morrill 2007-2008 BYU 4-0 Dave Rose 2006-2007 BYU 5-0 Dave Rose 2005-2006 Utah 4-1 Ray Giacoletti 2004-2005 Utah State 4-0 Stew Morrill 2003-2004 Utah 4-1 Rick Majerus 2002-2003 Utah 4-1 Rick Majerus 2001-2002 Utah State 2-1 Stew Morrill 2000-2001 BYU 4-1 Steve Cleveland 1999-2000 Weber State Joe Cravens 1998-1999 Utah 3-1 Rick Majerus 1997-1998 Utah 5-0 Rick Majerus 1996-1997 Utah 5-0 Rick Majerus 1995-1996 Utah 4-0 Rick Majerus 1994-1995 Utah 3-1 Rick Majerus 1993-1994 BYU 4-0 Roger Reid 1992-1993 Weber State Ron Abegglen Season Victor Record Coach 1991-1992 BYU 5-0 Roger Reid 1990-1991 Utah 5-0 Rick Majerus 1989-1990 Utah 3-2 Rick Majerus 1988-1989 Utah 4-1 Lynn Archibald 1987-1988 Utah 3-2 Lynn Archibald 1986-1987 BYU 4-1 LaDell Andersen 1985-1986 Weber State Larry Farmer 1984-1985 Utah State 5-1 Rod Tueller 1983-1984 Utah State 5-1 Rod Tueller 1982-1983 Utah State 5-1 Rod Tueller 1981-1982 BYU 3-2 Frank Arnold 1980-1981 Utah 4-1 Jerry Pimm 1979-1980 BYU 4-0 Frank Arnold 1978-1979 BYU 3-1 Frank Arnold 1977-1978 Utah 4-2 Jerry Pimm 1976-1977 Weber State Neil McCarthy 1975-1976 Utah State 4-2 Dutch Belnap 1974-1975 Utah State 4-2 Dutch Belnap 2010-11 Season
Record Team Games W L BYU 3 3 - 0 Utah State 5 4 - 1 Utah 3 1 - 2 Weber State 4 1 - 3 Utah Valley 1 0 - 1 Southern Utah 2 0 - 2 Date Match-up/Score Location Nov. 13, 2010 Utah State 77 Weber State 65 Logan Nov. 17, 2010 BYU 78 Utah State 72 Provo Nov. 20, 2010 Utah State 66 Southern Utah 53 Cedar City Nov. 20, 2010 Utah 90 Weber State 75 Salt Lake City Nov. 24, 2010 Utah State 79 Utah 62 Logan Dec. 11, 2010 Weber State 77 Southern Utah 71 Cedar City Dec. 18, 2010 Utah State 76 Utah Valley 58 Orem Dec. 21, 2010 BYU 72 Weber State 66 Ogden Jan. 11, 2011 BYU 104 Utah 79 Salt Lake City 2009-10 Season
Record Team Games W L * Utah State 6 5 - 1 BYU 4 3 - 1 Weber State 5 2 - 3 Utah 4 1 - 3 Southern Utah 2 0 - 2 Utah Valley 1 0 - 1 *=Denotes Outright Champion Date Match-up/Score Location Nov. 13, 2009 Utah State 66 Weber State 60 Ogden Nov. 18, 2009 Utah 68 Utah State 67 Salt Lake City Nov. 27, 2009 BYU 87 Weber State 70 Provo Nov. 28, 2009 Utah State 89 Southern Utah 49 Logan Dec. 2, 2009 Weber State 83 Utah 76 Ogden Dec. 2, 2009 Utah State 71 BYU 61 Logan Dec. 12, 2009 Weber State 84 Southern Utah 66 Ogden Dec. 12, 2009 Utah State 87 Utah Valley 56 Logan Dec. 23, 2009 Utah State 85 Weber State 73 Logan Jan. 30, 2010 BYU 82 Utah 69 Provo Mar. 3, 2010 BYU 71 Utah 51 Salt lake City 2008-09 Season
Record Team Games W L # Utah State 5 4 - 1 # BYU 4 3 - 1 Utah 4 2 - 2 Utah Valley 2 1 - 1 Weber State 4 1 - 3 Southern Utah 3 0 - 3 #=Disputed Champion. Both schools claim to have won. Date Match-up/Score Location Nov. 25, 2008 Utah State 75 Weber State 49 Logan Dec. 3, 2008 BYU 92 Weber State 62 Ogden Dec. 6, 2008 BYU 68 Utah State 63 Salt Lake CityN Dec. 13, 2008 Utah State 69 Utah Valley 50 Orem Dec. 13, 2008 Weber State 66 Southern Utah 62 Cedar City Dec. 17, 2008 Utah State 72 Southern Utah 65 Cedar City Dec. 20, 2008 Utah Valley 78 Southern Utah 72 Orem Dec. 20, 2008 Utah 74 Weber State 64 Salt Lake City Dec. 22, 2008 Utah State 66 Utah 64 Logan Jan. 27, 2009 Utah 94 BYU 88 Salt Lake City Feb. 28, 2009 BYU 63 Utah 50 Provo N=denotes game played at a neutral site. References
- ^ Utah State Basketball Media Guide, 1988
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- Utah State Aggies basketball
- BYU Cougars basketball
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