Salt Lake Metropolis (AP) – UTAH employed Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Alex Jensen to be his male basketball coach on Thursday.
Jensen, who was the upper goal of the Utes, replaces Craig Smith, who was dismissed on the finish of February in his fourth season at Utah. Jensen has been an assistant coach of the NBA for 12 seasons. He spent 10 years with Utah Jazz earlier than becoming a member of Dallas in 2023. Utah might be his first job as head coach because the Canton cost administration within the 2011-13 NBA D-League.
Jensen was a former Utah participant beneath Rick Majerus, taking part in with the UTES in the course of the 1994-1995 season, then from 1997-2000 after a two-year break for missionary work. He totaled 1,279 factors and 896 rebounds in 4 seasons at Utah. As a senior, he received the honors of the primary All-MWC crew whereas doing a median of 13.1 factors, 7.5 rebounds and three.1 assists per sport.
This marks the primary job of Jensen coach within the collegial rows since he was an assistant coach beneath Majerus in Saint Louis from 2007 to 11.
Jensen might be liable for rebuilding the UTES in a competitor of the Massive 12 convention and bringing the college to the NCAA match. Utah has not reached the NCAA match because the 2015-16 season and has solely appeared in Nit in 4 Seasons de Smith.
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