Utah basketball coach Craig Smith had no obvious Utes ties, but a weekend at the ’98 Final Four helped fuel coaching career
Smith was hired as the 16th head coach in Utah history on March 27
New University of Utah head coach Craig Smith tours the Huntsman Center on March 27, 2021.
Josh Newman began covering the University of Utah for The Tribune in 2019. A Long Island, N.Y. native, he covered Rutgers University and Monmouth University for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey for 15 years. Basketball remains his first love, a cold IPA coming in a close second.