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The '''Old Oquirrh Bucket''' (named after the [[Oquirrh Mountains]] to the west of [[Salt Lake City]], as well as the famous [[Old Oaken Bucket]]) is the symbol of in-state [[College basketball|basketball]] supremacy in Utah, United States. Every year from 1974 to 2010, the trophy was awarded to the in-state college team ([[University of Utah]] (U of U), [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU), [[Utah State University]] (USU), [[Weber State University]] (WSU), [[Utah Valley University]] (UVU), and [[Southern Utah University]] (SUU)) that had 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 USU Aggies, 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 became the traveling trophy emblematic of Utah college basketball supremacy.<ref>Utah State Basketball Media Guide, 1988</ref>

The plaque on the bucket includes a map with the names and locations of the four original schools (BYU, U of U, USU, and WSU or WSC for Weber State College). SUU and UVU did not field [[NCAA Division I|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 nine victories each, and Weber State (WSU) with four. Neither of the other two 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 2008–09 and 2009–10, and will be donated by Utah State University to the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.

==Oquirrh Bucket history==
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{| class="wikitable"
|-align=center bgcolor=grey
| '''Season''' || '''Victor''' || '''Record''' || '''Coach''' 
|-bgcolor="#869be9"
| 2009–2010 || [[Utah State University|Utah State]] || align=center | 5–1 || [[Stew Morrill]] 
|-bgcolor="#869be9"
| 2008–2009 || [[Utah State University|Utah State]] || align=center | 4–1 || [[Stew Morrill]] 
|-bgcolor="#d8e0ff"
| 2007–2008 || [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] || align=center | 4–0 || [[Dave Rose (basketball coach)|Dave Rose]] 
|-bgcolor="#d8e0ff"
| 2006–2007 || [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] || align=center | 5–0 || [[Dave Rose (basketball coach)|Dave Rose]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 2005–2006 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center | 4–1 || [[Ray Giacoletti]] 
|-bgcolor="#869be9"
| 2004–2005 || [[Utah State University|Utah State]] || align=center | 4–0 || [[Stew Morrill]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 2003–2004 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center | 4–1 || [[Rick Majerus]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 2002–2003 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center | 4–1 || [[Rick Majerus]] 
|-bgcolor="#869be9"
| 2001–2002 || [[Utah State University|Utah State]] || align=center | 2–1 || [[Stew Morrill]] 
|-bgcolor="#d8e0ff"
| 2000–2001 || [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] || align=center | 4–1 || [[Steve Cleveland]] 
|-bgcolor="#cdb2fe"
| 1999–2000 || [[Weber State University|Weber State]] || align=center |  || [[Joe Cravens]]  
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1998–1999 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center | 3–1 || [[Rick Majerus]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1997–1998 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center | 5–0 || [[Rick Majerus]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1996–1997 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center | 5–0 || [[Rick Majerus]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1995–1996 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center | 4–0 || [[Rick Majerus]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1994–1995 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center | 3–1 || [[Rick Majerus]] 
|-bgcolor="#d8e0ff"
| 1993–1994 || [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] || align=center | 4–0 || [[Roger Reid (basketball)|Roger Reid]] 
|-bgcolor="#cdb2fe"
| 1992–1993 || [[Weber State University|Weber State]] || align=center |  || [[Ron Abegglen]]  
|}

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{| class="wikitable"
|-align=center bgcolor=grey
| '''Season''' || '''Victor''' || '''Record''' || '''Coach''' 
|-bgcolor="#d8e0ff"
| 1991–1992 || [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] || align=center | 5–0 || [[Roger Reid (basketball)|Roger Reid]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1990–1991 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center |  5–0 || [[Rick Majerus]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1989–1990 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center |  3–2 || [[Rick Majerus]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1988–1989 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center |  4–1 || [[Lynn Archibald]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1987–1988 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center |  3–2 || [[Lynn Archibald]] 
|-bgcolor="#d8e0ff"
| 1986–1987 || [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] || align=center | 4–1 || [[LaDell Andersen]] 
|-bgcolor="#cdb2fe"
| 1985–1986 || [[Weber State University|Weber State]] || align=center |  || [[Larry Farmer (basketball coach)|Larry Farmer]]  
|-bgcolor="#869be9"
| 1984–1985 || [[Utah State University|Utah State]] || align=center | 5–1 || [[Rod Tueller]] 
|-bgcolor="#869be9"
| 1983–1984 || [[Utah State University|Utah State]] || align=center | 5–1 || [[Rod Tueller]] 
|-bgcolor="#869be9"
| 1982–1983 || [[Utah State University|Utah State]] || align=center | 5–1 || [[Rod Tueller]] 
|-bgcolor="#d8e0ff"
| 1981–1982 || [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] || align=center | 3–2 || [[Frank Arnold (basketball)|Frank Arnold]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1980–1981 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center |  4–1 || [[Jerry Pimm]] 
|-bgcolor="#d8e0ff"
| 1979–1980 || [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] || align=center | 4–0 || [[Frank Arnold (basketball)|Frank Arnold]] 
|-bgcolor="#d8e0ff"
| 1978–1979 || [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] || align=center | 3–1 || [[Frank Arnold (basketball)|Frank Arnold]] 
|-bgcolor="#ffe0d8"
| 1977–1978 || [[University of Utah|Utah]] || align=center | 4–2 || [[Jerry Pimm]] 
|-bgcolor="#cdb2fe"
| 1976–1977 || [[Weber State University|Weber State]] || align=center |  || [[Neil McCarthy (basketball coach)|Neil McCarthy]] 
|-bgcolor="#869be9"
| 1975–1976 || [[Utah State University|Utah State]] || align=center | 4–2 || [[Dutch Belnap]] 
|-bgcolor="#869be9"
| 1974–1975 || [[Utah State University|Utah State]] || align=center | 4–2 || [[Dutch Belnap]] 
|}
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