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By LYNN DeBRUIN
AP Sports Writer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The candles in Larry Krystkowiak’s office are hard to miss. A few are burning bright even in the light of day, serving as a calming presence for a man thrown into the fire of a flailing program that now must compete in the Pac-12 Conference.
Krystkowiak, a former NBA power forward, is building.
He built a roster after six players abruptly left following Jim Boylen’s firing in March.
He built some new bodies with a six-week conditioning program that had players wondering if they had gone out for the track team instead.
And he intends to build a fan base that had dwindled to the point where 15,000-seat Huntsman Arena was nearly empty at times during last season’s 13-18 campaign.
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