Utah Runnin’ Utes opener vs. LIU is intriguing for at least one reason: Rod Strickland
The LIU head coach, a 17-year NBA veteran from 1988-2005, has never been a head coach, and is not coming from the collegiate ranks as he makes his debut.
(David Friedman | AP) Miami Heat's Rod Strickland, left, looks to pass after falling to the floor with Indiana Pacers' Jamaal Tinsley, right, in the first half at American Airlines Arena in Miami on Friday, March 22, 2002.
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.