Less than a week ago, former Weber State star Eddie Gill was running the offense of the Kansas City Knights of the ABA.
     
Thursday night he started at point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies against the Utah Jazz.
     
Yes, there have been times this season when the last-place Grizzlies haven't looked much better than the first-place Knights, and Thursday was one of those times, as they were drubbed by the Jazz, 114-70.
     
But for the 23-year-old Gill, whose hoop travels have taken him to such far-flung destinations as Italy, Las Vegas and New Jersey, playing in the Delta Center was a treat, regardless of the outcome. He got a nice welcome from the crowd, a surprising number of which clearly remembered him for his exploits as a Wildcat.
     
"I was pretty excited about that," he said. "That was encouraging."
     
Asked if he was surprised they remembered him, he admitted, "I was surprised by how many."