How Utah’s Alissa Pili is embracing her role as an Indigenous basketball star

“I’m carrying my culture on my back,” says the Utah basketball star who has welcomed her role as a voice for Indigenous and Polynesian fans.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes forward Alissa Pili poses for a photo as a line of fans wait to meet her following a game at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 2, 2024.

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Kevin ReynoldsCollege Sports Reporter

Kevin Reynolds, a Dallas native who graduated from SMU, has been covering BYU since 2022.