5 of Joe Ingles’ Aussie mates reflect on the Utah Jazz forward’s career, from ‘skinny fat guy’ to bronze-medal legend
Friends, teammates, and coaches from Australia provide an eclectic oral history on the lesser-known early days of the brash basketballer.
Australia's Joe Ingles (7) celebrates with teammate Patrick Mills (5) during a preliminary men's basketball game against Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.