Will Hardy is ready to lead Jazz as NBA's youngest head coach

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Will Hardy knew some of the inner workings of the Utah Jazz before being named the league's youngest current head coach.

Sure, it was in 2009, and he was just an intern.

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Danny Ainge CEO of Basketball Operations, Justin Zanik General Manager, Will Hardy Head Coach and Ryan Smith Owner of the Utah Jazz speak pose for a photograph after a press conference about Will Hardy as the new Head Coach of the Utah Jazz at vivint.SmartHome Arena on July 05, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)

Ahead of his final year at Williams College, he put in eight weeks in the business operations department, spending his mornings with the Jazz, afternoons helping the Salt Lake Bees — a Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels — and evenings at the gym rehabbing from hip surgery.

One of Hardy’s initial assignments was to give tours of Vivint Arena, a building he had never entered before his internship. That didn’t hold him back — and his ability to adapt on the fly could now serve the Jazz well.

"Those (tours) were adventurous for sure," Hardy said. "I was kind of learning the building as I went."

Utah introduced Hardy as its coach Tuesday. The 34-year-old, who was an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics, will steer the ship as the team sails into a rebuilding process with All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell as the cornerstone.

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Head Coach Ime Udoka and Assistant Coach Will Hardy of the Boston Celtics look on during Game One of the 2022 NBA Finals on June 2, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California.  (Photo by