It’s all been good, according to Olsen, even though getting his wind back and adjusting to the speed of college basketball has required patience. In England, he noted, everyone wanted to play soccer. There wasn’t a lot of basketball.
Olsen, thus, has worked hard to get back into the swing of things. He’s determined to always be ready when called upon.
It’s part of the big picture when it comes to Olsen.
“I think it speaks volumes for J.O. and his commitment to come here and come back to the situation he started with,” Krystkowiak said. “I think it’s going to have a great ending here before too long.”
Olsen is confident the program will turn things around by the time he graduates.
“I want to go back to the NCAA Tournament. That would be, I guess, my biggest goal and then win a Pac-12 title,” Olsen said. “Within four years, I think that’s a good goal to have. If you’re not shooting for the stars then you’re not getting better. That’s for sure."
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"It had Olsen thinking about stuff he didn’t necessarily want to while on his mission.
Several questions like — “What’s going to happen?” and “What am I going back to?” — were on his More..
I'm impressed with his 4.0 grade point average. Keep up the good work J.O.
E-mailing a recruit while on his mission?? Really?? Utah bloggers accused BYU for doing this and saying it wasn't right although it didn;t happen. And now we have a Utah coach admit to it. I guess it is only OK when a Utah coach does it.