(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Colorado Buffaloes guard Lazar Nikolic (11) shoots as Utah Utes guard Parker Van Dyke (5) and Utah Utes guard Sedrick Barefield (0) defend, in PAC-12 basketball action between Utah Utes and Colorado Buffaloes, at the Jon M. Huntsman Center, Saturday, March 3, 2018. Utah's coaching staff has sought to replace the outside shooting of Van Dyke and Barefield in its recruiting for the 2019-20 roster.
Kurt Kragthorpe has worked continuously for daily newspapers in Utah since 1977. He moved to The Tribune in 1990 and had a nine-year stint as sports editor, in between writing assignments that have included six Olympic Games, as well as several Super Bowls and major golf tournaments. Kurt and his wife, Sandra, enjoy traveling nationally and interna