Back to the Utah Jazz Newsfeed

Morning links: Utah State's Craig Smith one of the five best hires in college basketball last season; Optimism abounds about future of Utah Jazz

While much of the sporting world was focused on the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night, with a smattering taking in the San Antonio Spurs' Game 6 victory over the Denver Nuggets, CBS Sports took a little time to give college basketball some love.

It was Matt Norlander, in particular, in his story College basketball coaching moves: 2018's top five most immediately rewarding hires, an annual exercise in which he details the five best head coaching moves of the previous season.

Utah State head coach Craig Smith made it into that top five, which should come as a surprise to few.