(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The four college basketball coaches competing in the Beehive Classic speak at a news conference at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday Aug. 21, 2018. Dave Rose (BYU), Larry Krystkowiak (Utah), Craig Smith (Utah State), and Randy Rahe (Weber State).
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