IndiHoops 2020 Nationals Team Preview: Hardknox Utah

Team 

Utah Hardknox 14U

Location

Utah

History

Utah Hardknox is a grassroots organization that is founded by former profressional basketball player Trent Whiting. The Utah based team showcases boys and girls basketball teams as well as softball teams.

Roster (Number, Name, Hometown, Height, 2015/2016 grade)

#0 ANDRE MULIBEA | EAST HS (SALT LAKE CITY, UT) | 6’3  8th grade

#1 DALLIN HALL | FREMONT HS (PLAIN CITY, UT) | 6’0 8th grade

#12 MASON FALSLEV | SKYVIEW HS (LOGAN, UT) | 6’1 8th grade

#13 TY BURKE | SYRACUSE HS (SYRACUSE, UT) | 6’0 8th grade

#15 JACE WHITING | SYRACUSE HS (SYRACUSE, UT) | 5’6 8th grade

#21 BAYLOR HARROPT | FREMONT HS (PLAIN CITY, UT) | 6’2 8th grade

#24 COLE DEBOARDT | SKYVIEW HS (LOGAN, UT) | 5’10 8th grade

#25 DYSON KOHLER | JORDAN HS (DRAPER, UT) | 6’5 8th grade

#35 JAKE SAMPSON | DAVIS HS (KAYSVILLE, UT) | 6’0 8th grade

2016 Summer Season

Hardknox has prevailed in a number of regional tournaments against worthy competition. They won their second consecutive Utah State Championship, the Big Foot Hoops Easter Showdown, Jam on It Reno Memorial Day Tournament, Hoop Source West Coast Spring Showcase and are looking to win their first national championship in August.

Head Coach 

Trent Whiting is the founder and coach of Utah Hardknox He is a Former 1st JUCCO All-American with Snow College (UT), 1st Team All-MWC with Brigham Young University (UT), and Played 12 years professionally in Italy (League MVP – twice, 2 Championships, 8 year All-Star). He believes that his team has what it takes to finish number one in IndiHoops’ inugural 2020 National Tournmanet. “Coming from Utah, we realize we don’t have near the population to pull from like some of these other teams. We feel we have assembled the best group of talent in the state of Utah that plays very well together. What we lack in skill and size, we hope to make up for in heart. We realize we are the underdog in this tournament but believe we can make a big splash and are excited about the opportunity to play the best teams assembled in the country.”