Beehive Classic will give dormant Utah-Weber State hoops series a boost

(Michael Mangum | Special to The Tribune) Utah Utes forward Timmy Allen (1) dives out of bounds trying to save the ball in front of Brigham Young Cougars forward Yoeli Childs (23) and Brigham Young Cougars forward Dalton Nixon (33) during their game at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.Utah and Weber State have played each other in men’s basketball 40 times, including every year from 1975-2011.

On Dec. 22, 2011, Larry Krystkowiak’s first Utes team, which went on to finish 6-25, lost to the Wildcats in Ogden, 80-51. Damian Lillard, then a junior at Weber State, had 22 points and helped deliver a signature non-conference win over a Pac-12 program. That Weber…