In the last week, University of Utah men's Basketball Coach Larry Krystkowiak led the capture of two campus thieves, one of whom was cornered by two team managers in the locker room, reported ESPN.

Krystkowiak's first arrest was of a small-time bike thief two Saturdays ago, ESPN reported. His latest, on which authorities recently cleared him to comment, netted a repeat offender who'd boosted thousands of dollars in video and apparel from the athletic department.

The thief's first strike - a one man raid on the basketball offices - happened several weeks ago. Soon after Krystkowiak placed his players and other teams on alert; the perpetrator ransacked the baseball office and nearly did the same to the swim program, according to ESPN.

"Once that happened, we took it personal and were diligent with the players to make them aware,'' Krystkowiak said.

Eventually, athletes and coaches from various teams identified the suspect through a cell phone photo snapped by one of Krystkowiak's players, ESPN reported. Last Tuesday, assistant track coach Burke Bockman spotted the thief in the parking lot and texted the head basketball coach.

According to ESPN's report, Krystkowiak called on the same men who would help run the season: managers Hans Steinbrenner and Austin DeSilva, and video coordinator Scott McByrne

"We split up and chased him all over campus,'' Krystkowiak told ESPN. "The two managers cornered him in a locker room.

"They were nervous and at first weren't sure it was him, but then they saw he had the New Jersey Nets backpack that was stolen from our video guy. They chased him down,'' he said.

Krystowiak relived the satisfaction of catching the thief, who, according to police, had been storing the gear in a local hotel room and planned to sell it on Craigslist, ESPN reported.

"So I tapped on the window, and when he looked up at me, I showed him the picture on my cellphone and said, 'Hey buddy, is this you? We've been looking for you.' It was good seeing him in handcuffs.''

For their efforts, the 6-foot-9 basketball coach rewarded his staff with $1,000 to share between them, according to ESPN. If it was his own players, however, he probably wouldn't have been able to pay them, as per NCAA rules.

He said capturing the bike thief was "kind of fun, but the other one was much more important."

"It was an interesting week of crime fighting,'' said Krystkowiak, whose Utes finished at 15-18 and 5-13 in the Pac-12 last season. "Now we just have to win some games."