Red-Blue Game could be big factor in luring 6-11 Finnish center to UA
Although the UA didn’t sell the remainder of its Red-Blue Game basketball tickets in 18 seconds on Saturday — remember, last year’s sale didn’t include 4,500 upper deck seats that were under construction — it’ll surely be full on Oct. 17. The importance of that day grew last week when 6-foot-11-inch Finnish center Lauri Markkanen learned that one of the three schools he is considering, North Carolina, got a commitment from 6-10 super-recruit Tony Bradley. It seems likely that Markkanen will now choose between Utah (which he visits Oct. 11) and Arizona, which he will visit the weekend of the Red-Blue Game. I’ve still got to think that Markkanen’s club coach in Helsinki, ex-Ute center Hanno Mottola, will be a key figure in Markkanen’s decision.
