Craig Smith (basketball, born 1972)

Craig Smith
Smith in 2017
Current position
TitleHead coach
Biographical details
Born (1972-12-14) December 14, 1972
Stephen, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materNorth Dakota ('96)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997Mayville State (assistant)
1997–1998Northern State (GA)
1998–2001Minot State (assistant)
2001–2004North Dakota State (assistant)
2004–2007Mayville State
2008–2012Colorado State (assistant)
2012–2014Nebraska (assistant)
2014–2018South Dakota
2018–2021Utah State
2021–2025Utah
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2007–2008Colorado State (dir. of ops.)
Head coaching record
Overall290–169 (.632)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA DI)
6–3 (NAIA DII)
3–2 (NIT)
0–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • NAIA Division II Coach of the Year (2007)
  • DAC Coach of the Year (2006, 2007)
  • Summit League Coach of the Year (2017)
  • MWC Coach of the Year (2019)

Craig Francis Smith (born December 14, 1972) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach for the Utah Utes men's team of the Big 12 Conference until 2025. He served as an assistant for Tim Miles at four schools – Mayville State, North Dakota State, Colorado State, and Nebraska. Smith was also the head coach at Mayville State from 2004 to 2007, at South Dakota from 2014 to 2018, and at Utah State from 2018 to 2021.