Looks like former coach Ray Giacoletti is getting a lot of mileage out of the surge in production from Australian players this season.

First, we noted his role in bringing Vanderbilt's A.J. Oglivy to the college ranks -- the Utes had a bead on him, but did not have a scholarship -- and now he gets some good pub in a piece that examines more broadly the phenomenon of the Australian players succeeding in the United States.

Naturally, the piece explains the role of the Australian Institute for Sport that produced Andrew Bogut, Luke Nevill and Stephen Weigh, among many others, and profiles coach Marty Clarke, who has been instrumental in the development of these young players.

And speaking of coaches who helped develop young Aussies ...

The man who had been Nevill's personal coach back in Australia, Warren Kuhn, has been attending practice this week while he's in town visiting. An American who now lives Down Under, Kuhn spent a lot of time with the Utes when they visited Nevill's hometown of Perth during their exhibition tour of Australia last summer, and this week has observed the team's workouts and occasionally huddled with the coaches.

"Terrific guy," coach Jim Boylen said. "He suggests, he helps, he asks questions. He has been very supportive."