The Utah Utes went from a four-way tie for sixth place to solo fourth in the Pac-12 basketball standings. Larry Krystkowiak went from having fans wonder about his work to becoming the favorite for the conference’s Coach of the Year award.
Utah’s second-half turnaround Friday in a 70-58 victory at Washington creates all kinds of possibilities for this team with four games left in the regular season. The NCAA Tournament is even in the picture now. The Utes moved to the “fourth team out” in the projections of CBSSports.com’s Jerry Palm, as of Friday morning.
They’ll have more chances to improve their credentials, notably next week at home against UCLA and USC.