Utah’s offseason produced five inches of water flooding the practice court, four departing transfers, two years of NCAA probation and one rejuvenated coach.
An upbeat Larry Krystkowiak posed for a team photo Wednesday on a newly installed court in the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility and described the program as being in “a real healthy place.”
That’s factoring in the losses of two starters and two other scholarship players who have left since May, plus NCAA sanctions for mid-level recruiting violations. Even so, Krystkowiak said as official practice started this week, “I’m as confident about where we are in this process and moving forward with this team as I’ve felt in a long time.