ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Utah men's basketball head coach Larry Krystkowiak was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) District VIII Coach of the Year, sophomore Jakob Poeltl was named Player of the Year and senior Jordan Loveridge was tabbed an All-District selection, the USBWA announced on Tuesday.
For each of the nine geographic districts, ten players are selected as well as a player and coach of the year. Utah joined three other schools that boast the honor of having both district player and coach of the year, joining Villanova, District II (Josh Hart and Jay Wright), Virginia, District III (Malcolm Brogdon and Tony Bennett) and Oregon, District IX (Dillon Brooks and Dana Altman).