What makes you think Craig Smith is a better coach?
He lost 22 at Utah last season, 13 of the last 14 and is out of work.
Craig Francis Smith (born December 14, 1972) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach for the Utah Utes men's team of the Big 12 Conference until 2025. He served as an assistant for Tim Miles at four schools – Mayville State, North Dakota State, Colorado State, and Nebraska. Smith was also the head coach at Mayville State from 2004 to 2007, at South Dakota from 2014 to 2018, and at Utah State from 2018 to 2021.
Smith was hired to be the new head coach of the Utah Utes men's basketball team on March 27, 2021.[12] He was fired on February 24th, 2025.[13] He finished with a 65–62 overall record
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