Utah men’s basketball has hired former Salt Lake Academy head coach David Evans in an assistant role, replacing former assistant and now-South Dakota State assistant coach Tramel Barnes, according to a report from 247Sports.

Alongside Salt Lake Academy, Evans has coached at Wasatch Academy, Lone Peak and RSL Academy, giving Runnin’ Utes head coach Craig Smith an in-state high school recruiting connection. Before jumping into the high school ranks, Evans was an assistant at BYU-Hawaii from 2000-01 and 2011-2014.

This offseason Smith has filled three assistant vacancies. He recently hired former West Virginia interim head coach and assistant Josh Eilert on June 6 and former Sacramento State assistant Lo Leath on May 17.

Heading into his fourth season, Smith has seen both massive roster turnover, adding six new players from the NCAA transfer portal, and the departures of numerous assistant coaches. Utah finished last season with a 22-15 record and a 100-90 loss to Indiana State in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Runnin Utes have not made the NCAA Tournament since 2016, a drought that Smith is trying to end as Utah officially enters the Big 12 on July 1.