The Utah Utes are the latest program to part ways with their head coach. On February 24th, it was announced that the Utes would be saying goodbye to their fourth-year head coach, Craig Smith. The decision came after Utah's loss to the University of Central Florida.

On Tuesday morning, national college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported that former Utah star Alex Jensen, who’s been an assistant coach in the NBA for the past decade-plus, has emerged as a “primary candidate” for the Utes’ vacant head coaching position.

The Utes were one week removed from beating Kansas and Kansas State. They were a tick under .500 in Big 12 play, and they had a manageable stretch upcoming — so manageable that it was easy to envision the Utes, who were picked dead last in the Big 12’s preseason media poll, finishing as high as sixth or seventh place.

Many supporters of Smith highlighted his success at Utah State and felt he was not given a fair chance in Salt Lake City. A few noted his accomplishments with the Aggies, with the

Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd showed his emotional side while discussing former Utah head coach Craig Smith, who was fired earlier this week. The moment came ahead of Arizona’s game against the Utes at McKale Center,

Utah fired basketball coach Craig Smith on Monday, effective immediately. Assistant coach Josh Eilert will serve as interim head coach for the rest of the 2024-25 season. Smith had a 65-62 record with the Utes,

Utah has fired men's basketball coach Craig Smith after nearly four seasons, it was announced Monday. The Utes fell to 15-12 -- and 7-9 in the Big 12 -- after losing at UCF on Sunday. Utah beat Kansas and Kansas State in back-to-back games earlier this ...

The University of Utah fired men’s basketball coach Craig Smith a day after a 76-72 loss at Central Florida that dropped the Utes to 15-12 this season

The University of Utah has parted ways with head basketball coach Craig Smith, the program announced on Monday. Assistant coach Josh Eilert will serve as Utah’s interim head coach moving forward. “I want to thank Craig for his work and commitment since he arrived in Salt Lake City,

ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla believes Craig Smith’s firing from Utah had little to do with his coaching ability. Instead, Fraschilla pointed to the growing influence of NIL (Name, Image,