Senior Marco Anthony left Utah State for Utah because of a bond with coach Craig Smith. “Marco is a relationship guy,” Smith said. “I don’t really think there was a recruiting pitch.”
Marco Anthony is pictured during the University of Utah Men’s basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.This is a story about relationships as much as it is about a single decision.
So when Smith bolted to Utah this summer, leaving Utah State after three seasons, there was little question Anthony would follow. Within a month, Anthony left Logan and had an apartment in Salt Lake City. In the past, Smith had been able to find under-recruited San Antonio kids. He had flipped future Texas Tech star Matt Mooney to come to South Dakota. But in this case, it was clear all Smith could do was give a frivolous pitch about his program.
Meanwhile, Smith spent the next two years resurrecting South Dakota. In 2018, he took the Jackrabbits to a 26-win season — its most since becoming a Division I school. He followed that success by taking a job at Utah State, leading the Aggies to the NCAA Tournament in his first year. Utah State head coach Craig Smith, left, greets Utah State's Marco Anthony during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Utah State, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Las Vegas. Monica Gantt doesn’t take long to find words to describe her son. Mostly, she says, it’s because people have described her son the same way since middle school.Smith is the opposite. He is known for stalking the sidelines and pumping up the crowd every chance he gets.
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