Utah basketball – Page 2

73 players in 40 countries: Basketball players with Utah ties are thriving abroad

While most college basketball players don’t ever get the chance to play in the NBA, there are still plenty of opportunities to play the game around the… Read more “73 players in 40 countries: Basketball players with Utah ties are thriving abroad”

While the NBA playoffs are still in progress, the season has come to an end for all the players with local ties. Some players had productive seasons… Read more “Year in review: How players with local ties fared in the NBA, D-League”

BYU big man Eric Mika earned some national recognition as the “Whistle King” as part of Sports Illustrated’s Effy Awards (awards based on efficiency and other advanced… Read more “Morning links: BYU’s Eric Mika is the ‘Whistle King’, Utah alums’ roles in Raptors-Bucks series, Joe Johnson’s secret to NBA longevity”

It was a year of ups and downs for the players in the NBA and D-League who played their high school or college ball in Utah. There… Read more “Local flavor: Poeltl and Lillard reach career highs while Wright, Hamilton and Bolomboy finish season strong”

Utah Jazz small forward Joe Ingles took over the Jazz twitter account on Thursday afternoon and fielded questions from fans on a number of interesting and off… Read more “Morning links: Joe Ingles share hilarious responses on Twitter, Utah skater poses threat at world championships”

The season of ups and downs has continued for the NBA and D-League players with local ties. While Damian Lillard and Jakob Poeltl have performed well lately,… Read more “Local flavor in the NBA (and beyond): Lillard dominates; Price lands in Phoenix; Collinsworth returns from ankle injury”