His parents fled civil war in South Sudan. Now Utah’s Both Gach wants to be a role model for a growing wave of South Sudanese hoopers.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune University of Utah guard Both Gach, 19, had a breakout game this season during the Utes matchup with University of Kentucky. During the game, Gach led the Utes with 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting. The son of South Sudanese immigrants who fled a civil war, Gach's family has deep roots in basketball, in his hometown of Austin, Minn., and is establishing new roots in Salt Lake City.