Fultz may well be the best player in the Pac-12, averaging 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game. While his team has been less-than-impressive this year, Washington showed on Wednesday night in an overtime win over Colorado that it is capable of riding the projected top-5 NBA Draft pick to victory.
In a Friday morning practice at Alaska Airlines Arena, the Utes ran scout team with assistant Tommy Connor playing the role of Fultz.
"Maybe not as much the athleticism," coach Larry Krystkowiak joked. "But you know, floor general."
The real Fultz, a 6-foot-4 slasher who can leap in for a nasty dunk, will be a handful, Krystkowiak acknowledged.