Tuff enough: Freshman Riley Battin is a big part of the Utes’ future, and living in a backyard shed showed his selfless side.
‘Whatever it is, he’ll adapt and find a way,’ Battin’s longtime basketball teammate says.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Utah Utes forward Riley Battin (21) shoots a three-pointer as the Utah Utes host the Oregon Ducks, NCAA basketball in Salt Lake City on Thursday Jan. 31, 2019.
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