This is what Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy wants to see from Ace Bailey as the rookie ramps up to his first season in the NBA.

Ace Bailey emerged as one of the more polarizing players at the top of the 2025 draft. After a shortened Summer League, Jazz ...

The Utah Jazz are still a couple of months away from getting a look at the official debut for their fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey in the regular season, coming after a limited summer league stretch in ...

Hardy replaces longtime coach Quin Snyder who decided to step down this offseason. "Will Hardy is one of the brightest young leaders in the NBA,” said Utah Jazz CEO of basketball operations ...

Hardy becomes the organization's eighth head coach since its induction into the NBA in 1974. After a competitive and extensive search, the Jazz bet long-term on the 34-year-old former Boston ...

The Jazz announced Monday that Hardy has signed a contract extension, one that could keep him as head coach through the 2030-31 season. He'll enter his fourth season with the Jazz next fall.

Will Hardy, head coach of the Utah Jazz, speaks at an end of season press conference at the Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 14, 2025 | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News ...

Hardy is nowhere near the first coach to branch out from the Popovich tree and find success. That tree extends far and wide in the NBA world as well as the collegiate and international basketball ...

The meticulous dedication to football from an 18-year-old Will Hardy quickly caught the attention of then-North Carolina defensive starters Cedric Gray and Gio Biggers. Gray, in August 2022, called ...