It was an invite to jump in and play some pick-up basketball. Some members of the Hawaii women’s team knew Huff, the high-flying volleyball player, had hops. She had a history of hoops, too. So they invited her to join and when she did, it all came rushing back. This was four years ago, and now, as she takes a seat in the stands inside the Huntsman Center, the linchpin of what’s brought Utah back to its first AP Top 25 ranking in over a decade, Huff looks down at her feet and laughs.
Where she is now is the key cog in a slow and steady turnaround of a program.