Dispatch From Down Under
Twenty-nine hours later, the Utes landed in Australia.
That was the word today from coach Jim Boylen, who just delivered the first dispatch of the trip. There's really not too much to report at this stage, only that the flight "wasn't too bad" and that the Utes ran through a "pretty high-spirited practice" upon their arrival in center Luke Nevill's hometown of Perth in Western Australia.
Boylen felt that was important, because "I'm trying to get the guys to understand that we have to overcome all obstacles."
The Utes were scheduled to take a short tour of the city in the morning, Boylen said, before holding some meetings in the afternoon in advance of their game against the four-time national champion Perth Wildcats at sold-out Perry Lakes Stadium in suburban Floreat.
The Wildcats are led by captain Paul Rogers, a veteran center who played at Gonzaga and figures to provide a good challenge for Nevill. The Wildcats also recently signed guard Rashad Phillips, the journeyman who nonetheless clearly embraces comparisons to Allen Iverson.
That was the word today from coach Jim Boylen, who just delivered the first dispatch of the trip. There's really not too much to report at this stage, only that the flight "wasn't too bad" and that the Utes ran through a "pretty high-spirited practice" upon their arrival in center Luke Nevill's hometown of Perth in Western Australia.
Boylen felt that was important, because "I'm trying to get the guys to understand that we have to overcome all obstacles."
The Utes were scheduled to take a short tour of the city in the morning, Boylen said, before holding some meetings in the afternoon in advance of their game against the four-time national champion Perth Wildcats at sold-out Perry Lakes Stadium in suburban Floreat.
The Wildcats are led by captain Paul Rogers, a veteran center who played at Gonzaga and figures to provide a good challenge for Nevill. The Wildcats also recently signed guard Rashad Phillips, the journeyman who nonetheless clearly embraces comparisons to Allen Iverson.
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