Keith Smart, a former Arkansas basketball assistant, was named the head coach of Utah Prep Academy in Hurricane, Utah, the school announced Monday. Smart, 60, was on staff under former Arkansas coach Eric Musselman from 2021-24. His hiring at Utah Prep came after the school parted ways with former coach Justin Yamzon two months into the season.

Keith Smart, the former head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers, is taking over the reins at Utah Prep, the southern Utah school announced.

If not the main reason, one of the biggest factors why top high school basketball prospect AJ Dybantsa chose to sign with BYU is because its head coach, Kevin Young, has a wealth of experience coaching in the NBA.

Utah Prep has a new head coach who has NBA coaching in his background. The high school in Hurricane, Utah, announced that Keith Smart would be their head coach moving forward, which means he will