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. After transferring to Minnesota last year, Gach is back with the Utes to play for new coach Craig Smith. He has two full seasons of eligibility remaining.
Josh Newman began covering the University of Utah for The Tribune in 2019. A Long Island, N.Y. native, he covered Rutgers University and Monmouth University for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey for 15 years. Basketball remains his first love, a cold IPA coming in a close second.