Farokhmanesh was announced as the new coach on Wednesday after former head coach Niko Medved left Colorado to take a role at the University of Minnesota. According to CSU, Farokhmanesh has spent the past seven seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at CSU.

Jensen, a former Utes player under Rick Majerus, was Utah's top target and replaces Craig Smith, who was fired on February 24 in his fourth season. Jensen has been an NBA assistant coach for 12 seasons. He spent 10 years with the Utah Jazz before joining Dallas in 2023.

The search for Niko Medved’s replacement as head coach of the CSU men’s basketball team took all of 48 hours to come to a conclusion.