has been on three college basketball teams. He’ll tell you himself that the first stop didn’t go the way he hoped. But everything that happened at Seattle and Weber State led him to Utah, and the 6’8″, 250-pound forward sounds like a player who finally knows exactly who he is.
“Coming from Seattle, I was very down on myself as a basketball player,” Gomma said. “I didn’t think I was very good. Then going to Weber and having Coach Duff put so much belief in me, he really picked me up, instilled a lot of confidence in me, and let me play my game. He brought me back to what I feel like I was capable of.”
That confidence showed up in his production last season. Gomma averaged 8.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game for the Wildcats while shooting 53.6% from the field, and Utah’s staff clearly took notice. When the portal opened, the Utes didn’t hesitate. “The staff’s belief in me as a player stood out,” he said. “I saw a role for me to make an impact here and bring back some winning to the Huntsman.”
The rebounding mentality is strong
Ask Gomma about his strengths and rebounding comes out before anything else. He doesn’t treat it casually. “It’s everything,” he said. “There’s a lot to it — wedging, tracking the ball, knowing which side of the court you’re on. But a lot of it is just wanting to do it. When I look at a stat sheet, I’m not looking at my points. I’m looking at my rebounds.”…