(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes center Branden Carlson (35) blocks a shot by Long Island University Sharks forward Jake Cook as the University of Utah hosts Long Island University, NCAA basketball in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.
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.