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Utah Utes head coach Larry Krystkowiak reacts during the second half against the Colorado Buffaloes at. Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports

Larry Krystowiak/ Power Forward/ 6-foot-9 , 220 lbs.

I need another big for the inside so I am going with current Utah Utes head coach Larry Krystowiak.

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He is going to be the scrapper for this crew. He will get on the floor for loose balls, get on the offensive and defensive glass a little bit, and knockdown some shots.

In his best NBA season which was 1988-89, Krystowiak averaged 12.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest and shot 47.3% from the floor in 80 games that year.

He made it into the NBA by being drafted with the fourth pick of the second round of the 1986 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls out of the University of Montana.

At Montana, Krystowiak was a double-double machine. His sophomore season he averaged 18.0 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 54.7% from the floor.

In his junior season he averaged 21.1 points and 10.2 rebounds on 58.5% shooting from the floor, and in his senior season Krystowiak averaged 22.2 points and 11.4 rebounds on 57.8% shooting from the floor.

Now people are going to say that he put those numbers up against weak college competition and rightfully so.

But he legitimized himself by getting into the NBA and playing in 420 career games.

Larry Krystowiak was a serviceable player, and for this team that is all we can ask.

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