Utah hired former Utes player Alex Jensen as its next men's basketball coach on Thursday. Jensen, 48, played for legendary coach Rick Majerus during the program's heyday in the 1990s, when the Utes made the NCAA Tournament in eight of 10 seasons.
Ten days after firing Craig Smith, Utah has landed its next men's head basketball coach: Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen. The 48-year-old alum 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.
The Utes have hired four head coaches since Rick Majerus left his post. Will the next hire produce better results?
That was the overriding sentiment from social media when multiple national reports broke Thursday morning that the former Utah basketball star will be coming back to Salt Lake City to be head coach of the Runnin’ Utes.