Reports are saying that he shut conversations down early last time around because he was still hoping to get a head coaching job in the NBA. So he wasn’t even an option last time
Alex Jensen is coming home.
The Centerville native was hired Thursday as the University of Utah's newest men's basketball coach, just 10 days after the university announced the departure of former coach Craig Smith.
My goodness the Utes have to find a way to keep Ezra Ausar no matter who’s on the new mbb coaching staff #utes
Brady Smith, the son of Craig Smith, just hit an and-one shot, and the crowd celebrates the accomplishment.
Cool to see for him after this week.
They never gave up and just kept on fighting. Next two at home (ASU and WVU) are very winnable
Bill’s Espn 700 broadcast >>>>>
Man I really feel for the Runnin Utes. Tough week losing your coach and then it feels like they just can’t catch a break. Feels like every block or steal gets called as a foul
Ezra Ausar can be heard on the broadcast telling his team: "Wake up, get some (expletive) rebounds. Wake up!"
Alumnus Alex Jensen didn't get the job last time, despite being interviewed. I expect him to be Utah's first call this time. Unclear right now how willing he is to do this. Kevin Young's solid start at BYU may well have some influence. There's some Andre Miller buzz out there, but TBD on that.
Breaking: Utah has sacked coach Craig Smith, a source told CBS Sports. Smith was hired in 2021. Went 65-61. Utah is 15-12 this season and plays Wednesday at Arizona.
Aggressive timing here, and a bit strange.
I hate to admit it but you’re not wrong 😖😭
Utah couldn’t afford to lose this one
He’s been so aggressive today. I love it
Utah not helping themselves so far this half @ UCF but this officiating crew sucks
Felt like we really set the tone to start the game and then started playing to their level instead. A lot of the TOs have been careless throwaways too
*starting
I think UCF’s sloppiness is staring to rub off on us
Byu gets bailed out by the refs…?? Not very often that you see that happen for them but it sure did tonight at Arizona
Holy bail out
Just found out that the goat @runninhoops.bsky.social is on bluesky, this is the best news I’ve heard all day
So this is how liberty dies With an Instagram post
Trump: long live the king
The Utes getting a big win in front of an electric crowd at the Huntsman feeds my soul
Always great to see the Huntsman Center full of energy!
You can’t make this stuff up. America has turned into a living Onion post
Kendrick Lamar managed to piss off all the right people.
Well done.
Ngl I’m feeling the same way. Feel like there are a lot of communities I want to volunteer in but I don’t know how
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
Adding onto this question, do we know how much his buyout is?
It’s also worth mentioning that Utah’s current NET rating is 76, which is lower than 8 of their 11 remaining opponents.
Luckily we don’t have to see Iowa State and Houston again, which gives me confidence that any of these games could go one way or the other.
