SALT LAKE CITY Count one starting point guard among the exodus from the University of Utah men s basketball program.
Utah sophomore Rylan Jones has entered the transfer portal, as first reported by Verbal Commits, and is on his way to in-state rival Utah State, as first reported by 1280 The Zone s Jake Hatch and the Aggies student newspaper Friday, May 7. Shortly thereafter, Jones who went through at least one offseason workout with new Utah coach Craig Smith was removed from the university s online roster.
Jones announced his decision to play for Utah State Monday afternoon in a tweet where he thanked Utah for his two years and added that he was coming home to Utah State. The school confirmed his transfer roughly two weeks later on Friday, May 28 by announcing his enrollment.
May 18, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah head men s basketball coach announced the addition of Tramel Barnes as director of player personnel on Tuesday.
Tramel has been part of winning everywhere he s been and that s not an accident, said Smith. He s relationship driven and leaves a positive impression on everyone he comes in contact with. He has a wealth of experience from both the administrative and basketball aspect. We couldn t be more thrilled and excited to have him join our Runnin Utes basketball family.
Barnes had previously worked under Smith for a season as the director of basketball operations and player development (2018-19) before spending the past two years at South Dakota State as an assistant coach.
May 12, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah head men s basketball coach Craig Smith bolsters his roster with the addition of recent NJCAA National Champion Bostyn Holt for the upcoming season.
Holt is the fifth newest member of the Runnin Utes program, joining Gabe Madsen, David Jenkins Jr, Rollie Worster and Marco Anthony.
We are thrilled Bostyn will be joining the Runnin Utes basketball family, said Smith. Bostyn is a winner. He understands winning and will do whatever it takes to win. Bostyn is also a versatile player that brings a great combination of skills and athleticism to our team.
The 6-7 forward comes to Salt Lake City after spending the past two season at Coffeyville Community College, where he helped lead the Ravens to their second national championship ever on top of winning the league title. Coffeyville finished with a 27-3 overall record and 18-2 mark in KJCCC action and also finished the year winning nine of its last 10 games – including five-straigh
SALT LAKE CITY Count one starting point guard among the exodus from the University of Utah men s basketball program.
Utah sophomore Rylan Jones has entered the transfer portal, as first reported by Verbal Commits, and is on his way to in-state rival Utah State, as first reported by 1280 The Zone s Jake Hatch and the Aggies student newspaper Friday afternoon. Shortly thereafter, Jones who went through at least one offseason workout with new Utah coach Craig Smith was removed from the university s online roster.
Jones announced his decision to play for Utah State Monday afternoon in a tweet where he thanked Utah for his two years and added that he was coming home to Utah State.
SALT LAKE CITY Count one starting point guard among the exodus from the University of Utah men s basketball program.
Utah sophomore Rylan Jones has entered the transfer portal, as first reported by Verbal Commits, and is reportedly on his way to in-state rival Utah State, as first reported by 1280 The Zone s Jake Hatch and the Aggies student newspaper Friday afternoon. Shortly thereafter, Jones who went through at least one offseason workout with new Utah coach Craig Smith was removed from the university s online roster.
The 6-foot, 178-pound sophomore from Holiday was a four-star recruit in high school, when he led Olympus to an unblemished 27-0 record and the Class 5A state championship in 2017-18. Named Utah s Mr. Basketball by the Deseret News and the Gatorade Utah player of the year, Jones enrolled at Utah where his father was an assistant coach and broke out to average 9.6 points, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game with a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio in 28 games as a