SALT LAKE CITY — Jack Cooley didn’t respond to the first invitation he received to play for Team Jimmer in The Basketball Tournament.
It wasn’t personal. He wasn’t being rude. He wasn't playing hard to get or waiting for a better offer, either.
The former Utah Jazz big man — and fan favorite wherever he goes — simply didn’t see a private message he received from Jordon Crawford on Instagram.
“I wasn’t following him,” Cooley admitted, chuckling.
That didn’t stop the former Bowling Green standout, who had the task of getting the brawny 6-foot-10, 246-pound power forward to join Jimmer Fredette & Co.