Utah’s men’s basketball team hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since Smith arrived in Salt Lake City. But coaching might not be the Utes' problem.

Current BYU basketball assistant coach Chris Burgess has been on both sides of the state's best basketball rivalry; here's how he feels on the eve of the big game.

That led to the Utes taking charge from the get-go against Oklahoma State, as they stormed out to a 12-0 lead and never trailed in beating the Cowboys 83-62 for the program’s first Big 12 Conference win. On Wednesday, Utah kept their toughness trend going, as they went into TCU and walked out with a 73-65 win.

On paper and by basketball metrics, Saturday night’s matchup between host Utah and rival BYU should be an entertaining one. Both schools are coming into their first Big 12 matchup — this one at the Huntsman Center (7 p.

Utah coach Craig Smith was in his early 20s and a Tim Floyd camp staffer when he saw a limo pull up to the Lied Rec Center decades ago.

And while TCU’s star guards Vasean Allette (19 points, nine rebounds, four assists) and Noah Reynolds (12 points, three assists) ended up with good numbers, Utah didn’t allow them to burn the Utes outside of a few short stretches.

Ahead of the Runnin' Utes game midweek showdown versus TCU, head coach Craig Smith spoke with the media ... I feel like we've been living in Utah or Texas here over January, at Baylor, at TCU ...

For the first time as Big 12 conference rivals, BYU and Utah will clash on the basketball court Saturday night in the first of two regular-season showdowns. BYU basketball hasn't exactly hit the ground running in their inaugural Big 12 campaign.

"It's really hard to win on the road. It's just really hard," Utah coach Craig Smith said following the Utes' 81-56 loss at No. 25 Baylor on New Year's Eve. "You've got to play very good ...

Curtis Jones had 23 points off the bench to lead No. 3 Iowa State to an 82-59 victory over Utah to extend the Cyclones’ win streak to 10 games.

Utah has made 29 appearances in the NCAA basketball tournament ... Now in arguably the best basketball conference in America, head coach Craig Smith and the Runnin’ Utes started the 2024-25 season 8-6, losing their first three Big 12 games and going ...

Smith moved to Utah State in 2018 ... “I’ve got lot of respect for Craig and how he’s continued to do that because we’ve had some battles over the years.” Tuesday may not be one ...