Everybody already was expecting to get plenty of minutes for the Utes during their summer trip to play club teams in Australia, since only nine players are going.

But really, it's more like eight.

Sophomore guard Luka Drca is making the trip, but isn't expected to play while he continues to rehabilitate from offseason surgery to repair the torn labrum in his shoulder.

The 6-foot-5 native of Serbia who showed an occasionally deft shooting touch while playing through his injury for most of last season has been practicing with the team as it prepares for the trip that starts next week, but he has not participated in any live scrimmage drills.

Instead, he rides a stationary bicycle when the Utes go live.

Coach Jim Boylen said he had expected Drca would be ready by now, but doctors said he's going to need a couple more months until he's back to full strength. He's not the only one nursing an injury, either.

Sophomore forward Stephen Weigh has been wearing a plastic face mask during the workouts, after breaking his nose while playing with his teammates earlier this summer. But Weigh -- like everybody else -- is expected to play plenty when the Utes travel around his home country.