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Utah State basketball coach says transfer turnover is just part of the gig

Jeff Hunter

USU athletic director John Hartwell, right, explains the tradition of "The Scotsman" to new Aggie basketball coach Craig Smith at the beginning of Tuesday's press conference in Logan.

In my first interview with new Utah State basketball coach Craig Smith, I asked him about the high number of transfers in college basketball nowadays, and whether it’s a worry.

I brought up David Collette, a former Aggie who transferred to Utah, helping that team to the championship game of the NIT last week. The Aggies would have been a different team, and possibly Tim Duryea would still be the coach, if Collette had stayed.