Alex Jensen

Biography

Alex Jensen returned home to his alma mater and was named the 17th head coach in Utah men’s basketball history on March 6, 2025. He was formally introduced on March 17 in front of the Runnin’ Ute faithful on the same court he graced as a player (1994-95, 97-00). Jensen returns to his home state of Utah and Salt Lake City after spending the last two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks (2023-25) on Jason Kidd’s staff. He began his coaching career in 2007 at St. Louis University on the staff of his former Runnin' Utes coach Rick Majerus, a position he held for four seasons before becoming head coach of the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League in 2011. He was then named NBA D-League Coach of the Year just his second season at the helm in 2013. Jensen returned to his home state and joined the Utah Jazz coaching staff in 2013 for 10 seasons. In his first year with the Jazz, he led the D-League Select Team to a 4-1 record against NBA team entries and advanced them to the quarterfinals of the inaugural NBA Summer League Tournament in Las Vegas. During his time in SLC, the Jazz made six-consecutive NBA Playoff appearances (2016-22). Jensen, who is widely known around the league as an elite developer, helped Rudy Gobert garner three NBA All-Star selections on top of being named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year three out of four years (2018, 19, 21). As a rookie, Gobert averaged 2.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, and improved those numbers to 8.4 and 9.5, respectively, by his second s