SALT LAKE CITY— Alex Jensen didn’t come back to Utah basketball to build a quick fix, he came back to build a title contender. The first four games tell a story— not of flawless execution, but of a team laying a foundation and fighting through growing pains.

The Runnin’ Utes’ are 4-0— they’ve flashed, wobbled, surged, and stalled. They’ve made life harder on themselves than necessary. But they’ve battled and are learning how to compete, how to separate, and how to close.

“I think we’re laying the foundation, preparing us because the schedule is just going to get harder from here on out,” Alex Jensen said of the importance of the first six games on Utah’s schedule. “We kind of have the foundation that we’ve been wanting to build to give us an opportunity to win every game, it’s just a mat

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