Utah basketball held media availability at Tuesday afternoon’s practice at the Huntsman Center. Afterward, a handful of media members spoke with head coach Larry Krystkowiak.
One of the reporters (toward the end of the audio clip included) asked Krystkowiak why Utah doesn’t schedule more in-state schools for basketball games during the non-conference schedule.
“”I wouldn’t play BYU if I had an opportunity to at any point,” Krystkowiak said as part of his answer about multiple schools. “But we’re gonna.”
Regarding in-state scheduling, Larry Krystkowiak said "I wouldn't play BYU if I had an opportunity to at any point. But we're gonna."
— Jon La Follette (@espn700jon) November 22, 2016
LK: Scheduling is a pretty complicated thing for us to do. Not our responsibility to play all of the in-state schools.
— Jon La Follette (@espn700jon) November 22, 2016
LK: As the head coach of Utah Basketball, I'm not gonna schedule everybody in the state of Utah just so the fans will be happy.
— Jon La Follette (@espn700jon) November 22, 2016
Utah is scheduled to play BYU in Provo in 2017, with the Beehive Classic taking place from 2017-2020, in which the Utes, Cougars, Utah State, and Weber State will play each other in a rotation at Vivint Smart Home Arena. BYU and Utah will play in the Beehive Classic in 2018.
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