Shaun Green did not have a tremendous exhibition tour of Australia, averaging just 7.8 points and shooting only 30.8 percent -- and even worse from three-point range.

But he's trying not to worry about it.

The 6-foot-8 power forward from Olympus High School said the Utes learned on their trip exactly what new coach Jim Boylen expects of them, and that "I just need to become more of a complete player."

"I didn't shoot the ball very well when I was down there," Green said. "And he just told me to keep fighting through it because he knows I'll make shots during the season. He's not worried about that. He just wants me to get better on everything else -- defense, rebounding, passing."

That might rankle some players who have grown accustomed to being stars. But not Green. Though he was the Class 4-A Most Valuable Player as a senior at Olympus and the Utes' third-leading scorer as a sophomore last season, Green said he knows he needs to work on other aspects of his game.

"I know that ... and I knew that before he got here," Green said. "He's just going to help me with it."

Despite his personal struggles, Green said the Utes already have shown vast improvement on offense.

"We actually got to see how the system will work" during the trip, he said. "Honestly, no one could really guard us in the halfcourt. When we got into the halfcourt and ran our sets all the way through, we always got open shots. Whether we missed or made the shot, that was different. But we just got to see the system and how it worked. ... It's a good system."

Green said the Utes will be "more active" under Boylen, with "no one really standing and watching" as sometimes was the case last season when the Utes strained to get the ball inside to center Luke Nevill.

"There's a lot of plays for Luke,” Green said, "but there's a lot of plays for everybody."