Larry Krystkowiak played and coached at the University of Montana and loves the school as much as anyone. As Utah's basketball coach, he just thought he could offer Tres Tinkle a bigger forum than the Big Sky Conference.
Oregon State’s father-son duo will visit the Huntsman Center on Saturday afternoon. Krystkowiak will have a reunion with Wayne Tinkle, his Montana teammate and former assistant with the Grizzlies. And he’ll be reminded how 6-foot-8 OSU forward Tres Tinkle probably would have become a Ute, if not for the opportunity to join his father in the Pac-12 after Wayne Tinkle’s eight-year stint as Krystkowiak’s successor at Montana.