Tyus Battle’s last trip to Salt Lake City didn’t go exactly as planned. In an 8/9 match-up in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, his Syracuse Orange fell to Baylor — the alma mater of Dennis Lindsey, Royce O’Neale and Ekpe Udoh — at Vivint Arena in what would ultimately be his last collegiate game.
Just a few months later, he’s back in the 801 for a pre-draft workout for the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. Undoubtedly, the 6-foot-6, 210-pound shooting guard is hoping for a better result this time around.
Early draft workouts are largely playgrounds for fringe prospects and underclassmen looking to test the draft waters.