They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference.

They were led by their first-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak.

They finished with a record of 6-25 overall, 3-15 in Pac-12 play and lost in the first round of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament by Colorado.

On January 18, 2012 Josh Watkins was dismissed for his second violation of team rules within the same season.

The first offense on December 6, 2011 led to Watkins being suspended for one game.