Okay. So Wasatch High School scored back in February when
basketball coach Jason Long walked in for an interview for it’s vacant head
coaching position.
They just didn’t know it yet.
Long, was not only qualified as a professional, he had the
personality to win over the school administrators who were looking only at a
blank canvas they had to paint.
Wasatch brass did the right thing. They brought in the young
coach who has nothing but wide-open upside to carry on the rich tradition of Wasp
boy’s basketball.
Even though the high school hoops season may have been over
for a couple of weeks and off the calendar for even longer, Long asked for the
keys to the gym. He was already ready and there was a lot of work to be done.
Long, as I wrote about here after his hiring, was still on
the Westminster staff, but willing to get his feet wet with the future Wasp
players. Due to get married and take on a family of his own in his new home,
Long moved forward, dedicating his little spare time to get to know the Wasatch
players of the future.
As the head coach of the 16U Pump ‘n Run Youth Basketball
Team, Long is already making a name for himself in Heber City circles. He is a
tireless coach who has studied under the best and has every intention of bringing
his knowledge and personality to the Utah 4A high school basketball courts.
Even though I am hopelessly entrenched in the baseball
season, I have my moles out there (thanks, Tyler) and want to make sure that
everyone knows that in seven months from now, when we are buried in snow, that
our black and gold hoopsters are on the right path.
Read about Wasatch future star forward Nate Dow and some of
his teammates in these articles on the Utah Pump ‘N Run League.
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