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Utah hires Alex Jensen as basketball coach: Mavericks assistant who played for Utes will replace Craig Smith
Ten days after firing Craig Smith, Utah has landed its next men's head basketball coach. The school is hiring Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen, sources confirmed to CBS Sports. Jensen is a 48-year-old alum who played for Rick Majerus and was on the legendary 1997-98 Runnin' Utes team that went all the way to the national title game against Kentucky.
Reports: Alex Jensen will be Utah’s next basketball head coach
The former Runnin’ Ute big man comes to Salt Lake City from the NBA ranks, where he’s been an assistant for over a decade.
Gordon Monson: Alex Jensen will win big at Utah or he’ll die trying
(Kyusung Gong | AP) Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Alex Jensen, third from left, watches as Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic shoots a free throw during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles.
Utah hiring Alex Jensen, Mavericks assistant and former Utes star, as next head coach: Source
Jensen, 48, was one of the key figures during Utah’s most prominent years as a program under legendary coach Rick Majerus.
Mavericks assistant hired as next Utah men’s basketball head coach, report says
According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, assistant coach Alex Jensen has accepted the job to become the next Utah Utes men’s basketball head coach. Utah fired Craig Smith, who was was in his fourth season in charge of the program, last month. He was 65-62.
Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen reportedly hired as Utah basketball coach
Alex Jensen, a seasoned NBA assistant currently with the Dallas Mavericks, will reportedly become Utah basketball’s new head coach.
Report: Alex Jensen the ‘front-runner’ to become Utah basketball’s next head coach
Alex Jensen has emerged as the “front-runner” and a deal “could be done in the next day or two,” Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 reported Tuesday afternoon. Goodman’s report comes on the heels of several other reports indicating that Utah is hoping to sign Jensen as Craig Smith’s replacement.
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Report: Utah hiring Mavs assistant Alex Jensen as head coach
Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen has accepted an offer from Utah to be the program's next head coach, sources told Pete Thamel and Alex Borzello of ESPN.More to come.
Alex Jensen set to become next Utah men’s basketball head coach
Former Runnin’ Ute star and longtime NBA assistant Alex Jensen is set to become the University of Utah’s next men’s basketball head coach.
Mavericks Assistant Coach Alex Jensen Emerges as Top Candidate for Utah Utes Head Coaching Job
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