Utah has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Craig Smith after nearly four seasons, the program announced Monday. Assistant coach Josh Eilert will serve as the interim coach moving forward.

SALT LAKE CITY – In a surprising move, Utah is parting ways with head men’s basketball coach Craig Smith. The news was first reported by Jeff Goodman. With the decision, Josh Eilert makes sense to take over as the interim head coach to finish the season.

Utah is making an abrupt change to its men’s basketball program. The school announced Monday that it has parted ways with Runnin’ Utes head coach Craig Smith. Assistant coach Josh Eilert will serve as Utah’s interim head coach for the remainder of the current campaign.

Craig Smith's days as the head coach of the Utah men's basketball team have come to an end, according to multiple reports.

The University of Utah has fired the head coach of its men's basketball program, Craig Smith. Assistant coach Josh Eilert will take over for the remainder of the season.

The episode, which went live Tuesday and was recorded Monday, came one week after Utah had parted ways with former Runnin’ Utes head coach Craig Smith. Harlan talked about Smith

Ten days after firing Craig Smith, Utah has landed its next men's head basketball coach. The school is in the final stages of hiring Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen, a source confirmed to CBS Sports.

According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, assistant coach Alex Jensen has accepted the job to become the next Utah Utes men’s basketball head coach. Utah fired Craig Smith, who was was in his fourth season in charge of the program,

The former Runnin’ Ute big man comes to Salt Lake City from the NBA ranks, where he’s been an assistant for over a decade.