Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune University of Utah guard Both Gach has declared himself eligible for the upcoming NBA Draft, but will retain the option to return to school. The Utes could be good enough to finish in the upper half of the Pac-12 if Gach returns; but even if he doesn't, Larry Krytkowiak's team will be more experienced and talented than last season's edition.
Josh Newman began covering the University of Utah for The Tribune in 2019. A Long Island, N.Y. native, he covered Rutgers University and Monmouth University for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey for 15 years. Basketball remains his first love, a cold IPA coming in a close second.