The Utes have hired Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen, a starter on Utah’s 1998 Final Four team, as their next head coach, the university announced Thursday.

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.

Utah is hiring former player Alex Jensen as its next men's basketball coach, ESPN reported 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.

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Alex Jensen will take over for Craig Smith, who was fired last month after nearly four seasons with the program.

D-League Coach of the Year has been hired as the head coach for the Utah men's basketball program, according to reports.

Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen accepted Utah's offer to become the program's next head coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel and Alex Borzello.Jensen, a Utah native, played four seasons with the Utes from 1994-2000 under late Hall of Fame coach Rick Majerus.

Ten days after firing Craig Smith, Utah has landed its next men's head basketball coach. The school is hiring Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen, sources confirmed to CBS Sports. Jensen is a 48-year-old alum who 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.