Craig Smith
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Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Utah. @UtahMBB #GoUtes
Joined May 2012
Words can’t describe how I feel about this team! Hard to believe it’s over - never wanted it to end! Magical season - tremendous TEAM!
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I LOVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE YOUNG MEN! I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!
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Back to Back CHAMPS!! 🏆🏆 The atmosphere today was electric. Thank you Aggie Nation‼️
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Mountain West Conference CHAMPIONS! 25-6 (15-3) as we enter post season! LOVE coaching these young men! #TEAM
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Jersey Day at camp had an overwhelming favorite. Amazing to see @spidadmitchell have such a POSITIVE IMPACT on kids in OUR state! #AggiesAllTheWay
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The Spectrum was MAGICAL last night for Victory #24. Incredible Win against a TREMENDOUS team in #12 ranked Nevada. Thank you @usuHURD and @USUAthletics for your support last night and all year! #SpectrumMagic #AggiesAllTheWay.
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Congrats @Utah_Football on a historic season! Incredible what this team has accomplished. #GoUtes.
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LEEEETTTTTTTTT’SSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!.
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What up Aggie Nation! Big time W vs. the Florida Gators in the Orange Bowl Classic! Beyond blessed to be around our young men and our staff! Merry Christmas everyone! #GoAggies
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Darcy and I celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary today! How I love this woman! What are journey we’ve shared together. 🔥🔥💯💯🎯🎯❤️❤️🙏🙏
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What an honor for my wife of 24 years - Darcy - and I to be named the honorary couple of True Aggie Night! This tradition has been carried on for over 100 years since 1916! Amazing to see roughly 4,000 students honoring our rich Aggie tradition at Midnight! #GoAggies
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Hard to believe this was six weeks ago. Thanks @usuHURD and @USUAthletics fans for your TREMENDOUS support all year! What a season! What a TEAM! #SpectrumMagic #champs2020
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Amazing experience in the beautiful country of Portugal. Tremendous hospitality. Love the spirit & passion. Made great memories w/ @DiogoBrito24 & @nemi1599 families & friends. It’s amazing how the game of basketball unites people from around the world.
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Happy 50th Anniversary to my Mom and Dad! @USUBasketball gave them a gift they will remember forever!!! #GATA #GoAggies
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Building something SPECIAL takes special people with a relentless pursuit of EXCELLENCE! Proud of OUR Team! Proud of the @usuHURD Proud of OUR community! Thank you for the AMAZING JOURNEY! Absolutely PUMPED for next season!
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Congrats to our oldest child Landon! Words can’t express how proud we are of this young man. Responsible, hard working, selfless, and intelligent are just a few words that describe him. Excited for his future! He’ll be attending @USUAggies next year.
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Great week of workouts! The Runnin’ Utes got better!!! FIRED up for this TEAM!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
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#SpectrumMagic This place is special! The building is cool, the people in the building make it special! Thank you to the @usuHURD and @USUAthletics for your tremendous support tonight! You truly were the difference! See you ALL Saturday!
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Congratulations @nemi1599 Tremendous person. Fantastic player. Great teammate. Absolute WINNER. What a joy to be around on a daily basis. Amazing journey. So pumped for your bright future! @SacramentoKings fans are going to LOVE this man!
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"Dad, today was the best day of my life! We beat MN & we met @Dame_Lillard "-my 12 yr old before bed last night. 🙏🐾🏀
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24 AMAZING YEARS with the love of my life - Darcy! What a journey we have been able to share together! Happy Anniversary!
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GREAT WIN last night against a very good St. Mary’s team. Excellent start to the season. LOVE coaching these young men! @USUBasketball @usuHURD We will play Arizona State in the Championship game of the MGM Resorts Main Event in T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday night!
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Excited to see @smerrill05 and @nemi1599 starting their NBA seasons tonight. Great players - Amazing people!
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Yesterday was simply AMAZING! Thank you to @USUAthletics and @usuHURD fans for the AMAZING welcome for our family! We are so PUMPED to get after it with this group of HUNGRY young men! @USUAggies @USUBasketball #GATA
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Happy Birthday to this wonderful wife and mother! Pumped to create many more memories together! 🔥😍🏀❤️
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Emotional game. Love this team & these young men; & everything they stand for. They are men of character, not characters. Many ups and downs throughout life, but one thing I know is: Tough times don't last - tough people do!
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Tough game last night. Gave ourselves a chance against a good Arizona State team. Proud of how far this team has grown in a short amount of time. Long way to go, but we will get there.
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Thanks for everything #Husker fans! Amazing two years! Our family gained experiences and developed friendships that will last a lifetime!.
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FANTASTIC atmosphere in Porto, Portugal at FIBA U20’s. These fans are enthusiastic and passionate about their team! Great to catch up with @nemi1599 So PUMPED for @USUBasketball next year!
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FANTASTIC hike with our oldest son - Landon (Sophomore at Utah State) (Single) 🤣🤣🤣15-16 mile hike with spectacular views and incline both ways. Cherry Peak Trailhead ➡️ Cherry Peak ➡️ Naomi Peak ➡️ Cherry Peak Trailhead.
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Great win at Boise State today! Hard EARNED 22nd victory against a quality team. Let’s sell out the Spectrum on Tuesday night against San Diego State. Let’s FEEL the #SpectrumMagic all week - TOGETHER! @usuHURD @USUAthletics
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Every coach knows this happens when you surround your program with GREAT PEOPLE. Been so fortunate to coach excellent people that happen to be great players. Have worked with amazing coaching staffs and administrations! Thank you to all that have supported my family and I!
With last night's victory, @CoachSmith_USD has tallied 150 victories as a head coach! Congratulations, Coach! #GoYotes
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Senior Night in the Spectrum tonight @usuHURD @USUAthletics @USUAggies These men have been tremendous ambassadors to our school. It’s incredible what they collectively have accomplished as teammates. I can’t express the LOVE I have for each of them.
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New Team. New Season! 50th season of The Spectrum! Let’s make it Magical! See you tonight @usuHURD.
TODAY COUNTS! Aggie Nation it is GAMEDAY!. ➡️ 8:00 PM .➡️ vs. Montana State.➡️ @ATTSportsNetRM .🎟 #AggiesAllTheWay
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“It’s not enough to have a dream, unless you are willing to pursue it” Congratulations @smerrill05 WORLD CHAMPION!
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Thank you @SDCoyotes fans & @CoyoteCrazies for your incredible PASSION & ENERGY last night! You IMPACTED this game & our team in a MAJOR WAY! We are ALL IN this TOGETHER! Let's keep pushing forward - TOGETHER!
Coyote Men defeat the Jackrabbits 87-68 at home. The Coyotes are now 18-5 on the season, and 6-1 in the @thesummitleague .#GoYotes #FeaRed
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Knock ‘em out @Utah_Football #GoUtes.
In life, few things are certain, but we know one thing for sure. Utah, it's time to smell the roses. #GoUtes
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Man, I LOVE being a part of this TEAM! Thank you all for the birthday wishes.
Even though @CoachSmith_USU put up a fight. the players wouldn’t let him leave until we sang him HAPPY BIRTHDAY after practice!. #HappyBirthday🎂 #AggieAllTheWay
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Get you some students that show up night after night and LOSE THEIR MINDS! . ❤️ u @usuHURD . #AggiesAllTheWay
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Our guys played with GRIT and TOUGHNESS in earning another Road W! 20 wins and climbing! PUMPED to see a PACKED Spectrum Wednesday night! #AggiesAllTheWay.
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Keep their heads Ringin’.
Exactly 1️⃣ year ago today, @CoachSmith_USU was announced as the Head Coach of @USUBasketball. ➡️ 28-7 Record.➡️ 2019 MW Regular Season Championship.➡️ 2019 MW Tournament Championship.➡️ Highest NCAA Tournament Seed in program history. What a year it was!. #AggiesAllTheWay
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Great running into @MoonSwag13 last night at DFW airport! Loved coaching this man. He is a BEAST! Amazing things on his horizon!
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Thank you to everyone involved with the @jamaica_classic This tournament was 1st class in every way! Great facilities, highly organized, excellent atmosphere in arena, tremendous amenities for teams and guests, and most of all - off the charts hospitality from everyone involved!.
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Proud of our son @BradySmith112 on his decision to play and attend school @SLCCbasketball Excited for your future. “It’s not enough to have a dream, unless you are willing to pursue it.”.
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Great to see you all!.
Former @SDCoyotesMBB head coach, @CoachSmith_USU, is taking in the @FinalFour after a great first season at @USUBasketball. #MidcoSN | #FinalFour️
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Congrats to @USUFootball on a FANTASTIC season! 11 victories and a bowl championship! They brought the hammer every week! #AggiesAllTheWay.
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BIG TIME ATMOSPHERE at a BIG TIME UNIVERSITY! The @usuHURD and @USUAthletics was OFF THE CHARTS tonight! Our guys LOVE playing for this INCREDIBLE university! #keeptheirheadsringin’.
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LET’S GOOOOOO!!!!! FIRED UP to get after it with Coach Andersen! #AggiesAllTheWay.
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WOWSERS!!!! ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE in THE SPECTRUM tonight! THANKS to EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU that ATTENDED the game and HELPED WILL OUR @USUBasketball TEAM to VICTORY! The @usuHURD is THE TRUTH!.
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The Spectrum was ROCKIN’ last night for victory #21. Thanks to @usuHURD and @USUAthletics fans for bringing the HEAT! Love coaching these young men! #AggiesAllTheWay
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1st Day of school @USUAggies Let’s GOOOOOOOOO!!!! So PUMPED for you to have a tremendous experience - an experience of a lifetime! We will see you soon @usuHURD #GoAggies
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(1/2)RIP @lelandpanthers So proud to have Derick as a friend. His relentless passion for @USUAthletics was off the charts! He always had a front row seat for weekly radio shows and coaches luncheons. He always had the first question, & they were always insightful.
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WHAT A RIDE! Great group of guys!Tremendous Head Coach! THE BEST FANS IN THE COUNTRY! THANKS! #GBR #Huskers #UsAlways
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Thanks to @usuHURD and @USUAthletics fans that were going BONKERS this afternoon in our victory over UNLV in the Spectrum! This team competes! #GoAggies.
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Celebrating our 22nd anniversary w/ my best friend & the love of my life. Amazing person. Fantastic mother. #Blessed
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First day of school yesterday for the Smith kids in Utah. Unanimous decision - they LOVED it! Hard to believe our oldest, Landon, is a senior. Where does the time go!?! Side note - Yes, we have work to do with one of them in regards to their shirt selection. #Family
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Fantastic weekend hiking Longs Peak with our son Landon! Longs Peak - 14,259 feet. 15 mile round trip 5,000 feet + elevation gain. Father/son time is hard to beat! #Blessed
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Pumped to watch @UtahMBB legends @kylekuzma @delonwright and @JakobPoeltl this year as they tip off another successful NBA season tonight!!! #GoUtes.
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2/2 He always had a smile, yet a great intensity to him. I’ll never forget his MONSTER bear hugs as we would celebrate Aggie Victories in the Spectrum! He was ALL IN! Everyone in our program loves him, as did anyone that ever met him. Your legacy will always be with us.
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Doesn’t get any better than @usuHURD Another very good win for @USUFootball Need to score 45+ to beat them. These dudes are fun to watch! 3-1 with some serious mojo!.
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Love this picture! The leadership of @john_hartwell is incredible! Proud to work for him and proud to work with all the TREMENDOUS people in @USUAthletics.
That moment, almost one year ago, when you knew you hired the right guy!. #AggiesAllTheWay.
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Thank you @SDCoyotes fans & @CoyoteCrazies for a FANTASTIC year. 2017 Summit League CHAMPIONS! Your enthusiasm & support were key! #GoYotes.
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Let’s Goooooo!!!!!.
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Got to meet with Coach Smith today and talk a bit about The MUSS 💪 Welcome to the family, Coach! can't wait to get to work filling up the Huntsman Center 🙌🧨 #GoUtes
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Guys COMPETED for 40 minutes. Guys showed tremendous poise and executed as a TEAM down the stretch. We gave ourselves a chance to win, but in the end we just ran out of time. Need to push forward - another opportunity at the SCSC tomorrow!.
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Solid start last night with a good road W. We played hard and unselfish. Have a long way to go to get to where we want to be. Looking forward to our home opener in the Spectrum on Friday against a team picked top two in their league in every poll. #GATA.
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Aggie Nation is going to LOVE this guy! Pumped for Sean to join the family! #AggiesAllTheWay.
Happy to officially announce the signing of Sean Bairstow from Brisbane, Australia. Aggies keep getting better and better! #AggiesAlltheWay.
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One last meal with Landon before he heads off to college. Bright young man with a very bright future! #ProudDad
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PUMPED to watch @UtahMBB Sweet 16 teammates - @delonwright of the Atlanta Hawks and @kylekuzma of the Washington Wizards square off tonight. Let’s Goooooooooo🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #GoUtes.
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Happy Birthday Carson!!! Sweet 16!!! Let’s Gooooo!!!!! Always enjoyable to be around this dude. Have a FANTASTIC Day! Proud of you!!!
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This team has it all! If you haven’t seen @USUFootball play live, you won’t regret it! Congrats on a FANTASTIC start!.
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PUMPED to be at @USUAthletics Time to find some future #Aggies AAU live period begins today! Let's go @USUBasketball #GATA
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Thank you to all the fans that attended the game last night. We have many areas to improve. These guys will keep working. Home opener Tuesday, Nov. 9th against a program that is 71-23 the last 3 years, including 2 NCAA tournament appearances and a victory over Texas. #GoUtes.
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Wow. this was a great way to start the day! Thanks Lauren!
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The SPIRIT and ATMOSPHERE in Pinnacle Bank Arena is ELECTRIC! Thanks for the support! #GBR #Huskers
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