Runnin’ Utes have reason to hope in Craig Smith’s first season, but key questions remain unanswered
Utes will open the season Nov. 9 vs. Abilene Christian at the Huntsman Center
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah coach Craig Smith as the Utah Utes host the Westminster Griffins, NCAA basketball in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Nov. 4, 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.