Red All Over: It is not Craig Smith’s job to beg players to stay
Smith has lost eight players from last season’s roster, including seven via the NCAA Transfer Portal.
New University of Utah men's basketball coach Craig Smith tours the Huntsman Basketball Facility 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.