Utah was set to have an emergency meeting following its Sunday loss to UCF. Head coach Craig Smith was ultimately fired as the Runnin' Utes head coach that morning, leaving Madsen, the rest of the players and coaching staff to pick up the pieces.
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 coaching carousel always brings about some weird spins, but one of the more bizarre scenarios took place Tuesday night in Salt Lake City, when Utah’s interim coach faced off
Utah's Josh Eilert faces familiar foe as West Virginia visits
Utah parting ways with Craig Smith has ironic twist for Josh Eilert
The University of Utah's decision to part ways with head basketball coach Craig Smith has resulted in an ironic turn of events
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3 takeaways from Utah’s loss to West Virginia
It’s a story that maybe could have been dreamt up in some creating think tank, but very few would have ever imagined Josh Eilert’s story would play out the way it has in real life. In the span of two years,
Eilert took over the West Virginia program from Hall of Fame coach Bob Huggins, who resigned following a drunken driving arrest. West Virginia hosts UCF on Saturday while Utah plays at No. 23 BYU ...
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Utah men's basketball coach Craig Smith was fired Monday with four games remaining in his fourth season at the school
The coaching carousel always brings about some weird spins, but one of the more bizarre scenarios took place Tuesday night in Salt Lake City when Utah’s current interim head coach
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