SLCC Men’s Basketball Team Visits Local Elementary School

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah – The Salt Lake Community College men’s basketball team visited Taylorsville Elementary to spend time visiting and participating in activities with the students.

The Bruins basketball team visited the local elementary school on Wednesday, December 11.

During the visit, the SLCC players invited Taylorsville students and their parents to attend an upcoming Bruins basketball game for free.

 

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Taylorsville Elementary got a visit from the SLCC Men’s Basketball team! There were lots of high-fives, laughs and smiles! We might have a few future SLCC basketball players on our hands. Taylorsville students and family are invited to attend a game for free!

A post shared by Granite School District (@graniteschools) on Dec 11, 2019 at 3:07pm PST

The Bruins are currently 10-3 on the season and 4-1 at home under first-year head coach Kyle Taylor.

SLCC was recently ranked No. 24 in the NJCAA Division I Top 25 rankings before dropping a game at the Florida Tournament to Eastern Florida State College.

SLCC is led by Spencer Johnson who is averaging 14.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in 13 games this season. Johnson committed to Mark Pope and the BYU in October 2019 and signed with the Cougars during the early signing period in November 2019.

#BYU signee Spencer Johnson on why he picked the Cougars. #BYUhoops @kslsports pic.twitter.com/6qrDqhBtzu

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) November 13, 2019

The community college will host the SLCC Tournament from December 13-14.

During the two day tourney, the Bruins will face Impact Academy and Tohono O’Odham College. USU Eastern will also participate in the SLCC Tournament.

The Bruins play Impact Academy on Friday, December 13 at 7 p.m. (MDT) at Lifetime Activities Center-Bruin Arena in Taylorsville.