Now that we're back from burning some vacation time after the season ended, we can get you caught up on a few things going on with the Utes.

Center Luke Nevill remains in Salt Lake City preparing for the NBA Draft in June, mostly by swimming, lifting weights with university strength coach Doug Elisaia and scrimmaging with the Utes. The 7-foot-2 Australian has hired agent Keith Glass, and said he a few teams have expressed interested in him; he had been scheduled to work out for the Oklahoma City Thunder, for example, but had to reschedule because of graduation.

The Thunder, incidentally, have the No. 4 and No. 25 picks in the first round of the draft, though a mock draft at NBADraft.net does not have Nevill being selected.

Meanwhile, the coaches have been out recruiting, trying to land some talented players for the 2010 class. Director of operations Jonathan Dykema said the full staff isn't expected back on campus until Thursday, when it will conduct individual workouts with the players in the last week they will be allowed to work with them until school begins again next fall.

Assistant coach Jeff Smith, by the way, is a proud new father. His wife Alison gave birth on Good Friday to the couple's first baby, a healthy baby girl named Marlie Amelia Smith.

Somehow, it slipped under the radar when the team was first announced, but center Luke Nevill has been named an Associated Press All-American honorable mention, making him the first Utah player to receive All-American recognition since fellow Australian Andrew Bogut was a first-team pick four years ago.

“This is a real honor and something that I never expected,” Nevill said in a statement. “I really want to thank my teammates, my coaches and everyone that helped me this year to become the player that I am now, they are the reason I got this award. I am very thankful to be recognized for my achievements this year.”

The 7-foot-2 Nevill left the Utes after a 24-10 season in which they reached the NCAA Tournament and he became the program's fourth-leading career scorer with 1,898 points, and their all-time leading rebounder and shot-blocker with 937 rebounds and 205 blocks.

“This is a great accomplishment for Luke,” coach Jim Boylen said in a statement. “It is a real testament to his hard work, development and effort to play for his teammates. I think it’s also a product being the top player from a winning program.”