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NBA hopeful Matt Mooney has high respect for USU coach Craig Smith, impresses Utah Jazz

AP

Texas Tech guard Matt Mooney celebrates after making a three-point basket during the second half against Michigan State in the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

SALT LAKE CITY — While Matt Mooney is hoping the right situation will bring him into the NBA — and, hey, why not with the Utah Jazz? — there was a plausible scenario that could have resulted in him already playing for a Beehive State team.

After his second season at South Dakota — where he'd garnered All-Summit League first-team honors in 2017 and '18 — the Coyotes' head coach took a job at Utah State.