The high-value relationships BYU has in basketball, including with Jazz owner Ryan Smith and alum Danny Ainge, came in part because of Santiago. In fact, Santiago and Smith are quite close.

In a news conference Wednesday at the BYU Broadcasting Building, 20-year BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe discussed his reasons for retiring at this particular time ...

Drama. Also, consider Ute fan angst over their perception that Jazz owner Ryan Smith funded an NIL package for projected 2026 No. 1 NBA draft pick and BYU signee AJ Dybantsa — an assumption ...

While Ryan Smith certainly has stronger ties to his alma mater, BYU—having recently attended the news conference where BYU AD Tom Holmoe announced his retirement—both Utah's Rice-Eccles ...