With just four games remaining in the 2024-25 season, the Utah Utes are parting ways with head coach Craig Smith, according to multiple reports. Known college b

As it stands before Utah welcomes Arizona State to the Huntsman Center in the penultimate home game of the season, the Runnin' Utes are in 10th place in the conference standings and one game out of locking up a top-eight finish and first round bye in the upcoming Big 12 Tournament.

The University of Utah's decision to part ways with head basketball coach Craig Smith has resulted in an ironic turn of events. Josh Eilert, who was hired as an assistant under Smith last June, will now step in as interim head coach.

What the BPI says. According to the ESPN Basketball Power Index (BPI) matchup predictor, the Mountaineers have a 43.7% chance of winning while the Utes have a 56.3% chance of avoi

Eilert, who joined Smith’s staff last offseason after serving as interim head coach at West Virginia for the entire 2023-24 campaign, shared his appreciation for the professionalism he’s seen out of both players and staff members during these first few days of the transition.

Eilert had arguably one of the most challenging seasons college basketball has ever seen thanks to a combination of injuries, health scares, eligibility issues, suspensions, and m

The Utes were one week removed from beating Kansas and Kansas State. They were a tick under .500 in Big 12 play, and they had a manageable stretch upcoming — so manageable that it was easy to envision the Utes, who were picked dead last in the Big 12’s preseason media poll, finishing as high as sixth or seventh place.