Utah hiring Alex Jensen as basketball coach: Mavericks assistant who played for Utes will replace Craig Smith
Utah hires Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen to be new head coach
Mavericks assistant hired as next Utah men’s basketball head coach, report says
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.
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