Utah is making an abrupt change to its men’s basketball program. The school announced Monday that it has parted ways with Runnin’ Utes head coach Craig Smith. Assistant coach Josh Eilert will serve as Utah’s interim head coach for the remainder of the current campaign.

The college basketball coaching carousel is revving up. Here's a look at who's in and who's out. Feb. 24 Utah fired coach Craig Smith on Monday, one day after a 76-72 loss at UCF dropped the Utes to 15-12 on the season and 7-9 in Big 12 play.

Utah men's basketball coach Craig Smith was fired Monday with four games remaining in his fourth season at the school