Larry Brett Krystkowiak ( ; born September 23, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player, and former head coach of the Utah Utes men's basketball team. Early life He was born in Missoula, Montana, to Bernard and Helen Krystkowiak. At a young age, his mother always encouraged Larry to participate in sports. His mother died of Hodgkin's lymphoma when he was eight years old and his father remarried. He primarily grew up in Shelby, Montana, and his step-mother did not approve of Larry playing sports. At the age of 15, Larry moved out of Shelby and finished his high school career at Big Sky High School in Missoula. During this time he lived with his older brother Bernie, who became Larry's legal guardian. College career Krystkowiak played college basketball for the University of Montana from 1982 to 1986 and still holds the school records for career points scored (2,017) and rebounds (1,105). He is the only person to have been named Big Sky Conference MVP three times (1984–1986). Krystkowiak's jersey number was retired by the University of Montana. Professional playing career Krystkowiak was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (28th overall pick) of the 1986 NBA draft. He played power forward for nine seasons in the NBA, spending the bulk of his career with the Milwaukee Bucks. He also played for the San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. In the 1988–89 season he averaged 12.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and over 30 minutes per game for the Bucks. Over his NBA career, he averaged 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per contest. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | 1986–87 | align="left" | San Antonio | 68 || 2 || 14.8 || .456 || .083 || .743 || 3.5 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 6.6 |- | align="left" | 1987–88 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 50 || 7 || 21.0 || .481 || .000 || .811 || 4.6 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 7.2 |- | align="left" | 1988–89 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 80 || 77 || 30.9 || .473 || .333 || .823 || 7.6 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 0.1 || 12.7 |- | align="left" | 1989–90 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 16 || 7 || 23.8 || .364 || .000 || .788 || 4.8 || 1.6 || 0.6 ||