Ten days after firing Craig Smith, Utah has landed its next men's head basketball coach. The school is in the final stages of hiring Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen, a source confirmed to CBS Sports.
Utah fired Craig Smith as its basketball coach on Monday, but that didn't stop Smith from impacting the Utes' game on Thursday against No. 21 Arizona. Smith's two sons ― Landon and Brady Smith ― are still with the Utah basketball team.
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd took a moment after defeating Utah to acknowledge the resilience and commitment of Landon and Brady Smith, the sons of former head coach Craig Smith, following their father’s dismissal.
Caleb Love hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, leading No. 22 Arizona to an 83-66 blowout over Utah on Wednesday night in the Utes' first game since coach Craig Smith was fired. Utah (15-13, 7-10 Big 12) fired Smith on Monday and named assistant Josh Eilert as interim coach.
Going into the final week of the regular season, the Utah men’s basketball season, now under the leadership of interim coach Josh Eilert, still has plenty to play for this season. The Runnin’ Utes are tied for ninth in the Big 12 standings,
Just two days after Utah fired head coach Craig Smith, Eilert was tasked with leading the Runnin' Utes into a hostile McKale Center — a place where Utah has lost 13 straight games (dating back to 1986) — against No.
The first Utah basketball game of the post-Craig Smith era was a blowout, as the Runnin’ Utes were overwhelmed by No. 22 Arizona 83-66 Wednesday at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona. With interim head coach Josh Eilert leading Utah,
The Runnin' Utes fell 83-66 to the Wildcats. Afterward, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd shared a message of support.
Caleb Love hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, leading No. 22 Arizona to an 83-66 blowout over Utah on Wednesday night in the Utes’ first game since coach Craig Smith was fired.
The University of Utah fired men’s basketball coach Craig Smith on Monday, a day after a 76-72 loss at Central Florida that dropped the Utes to 15-12 this season. Smith was in his fourth season in charge of the program.
There were plenty of things going against Utah heading into their matchup against No. 22 Arizona on Wednesday night. The Runnin’ Utes headed to Tucson, Arizona, less than 48 hours after finding out Craig Smith was out as head coach and Josh Eilert was the team’s interim coach.
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