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Shaka Dingani Smart (born April 8, 1977) is an American men's college basketball coach and former college basketball player. He is the current head men's basketball coach at Marquette University. He married his wife Maya Payne Smart in 2006 and had his daughter Zora in 2011.
Smart earned the Fritz Pollard and Clarence Gaines National Coach of the Year Awards. In his first year with the Rams, Smart paced VCU to a 27-9 overall record, including an 11-7 mark in the CAA, and the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) championship.
Shaka Smart will be formally introduced as the 18th Marquette men's basketball coach during a news conference in the coming days. But here are some things you need to know about the new...
Who is Shaka Smart? He’s probably known best as the coach who led Virginia Commonwealth University to its so far only Final Four basketball appearance in 2011, however, Shaka Smart again made the headlines coaching the men’s basketball team at Marquette University.
Shaka Dingani Smart (born April 8, 1977) is an American men's college basketball coach and former college basketball player. He is the current head men's basketball coach at Marquette University.
As a young assistant coach, Shaka Smart helped the University of Dayton Flyers face a Marquette University basketball team led by a dynamic guard named Dwyane Wade. Although the Golden Eagles were ranked №13 at the time, Smart’s unranked squad pulled out a gritty victory in overtime.
Shaka Smart spent six seasons at Texas before becoming Marquette's coach. Here's what you need to know about why Smart left Texas for the Golden Eagles bench.
What is Shaka Smart's NCAA Tournament record? Despite his Final Four run at VCU, Smart is 0-1 at Marquette and 7-9 overall in the Big Dance. Since 2012, Smart is 2-8 in the tournament.
Smart worked for Purnell at Dayton as director of basketballoperations from 2001-03. During that time, the Flyers posted a45-17 record and won the 2003 Atlantic 10 Championship. The 2002-03squad finished 24-6 and earned an NCAA bid. Smart began his coaching career as an assistant at CaliforniaUniversity (Pa.) from 1999-2001.
Shaka Smart. Born: April 8, 1977. Alma Mater: Kenyon (1999) Career Record (major schools): 16 Years, 354-172, .673 W-L% Schools: Virginia Commonwealth (163-56), Texas (109-86) and Marquette (82-30) Conference Champion: 1 Time (Reg. Seas.), 4 Times (Tourn.) NCAA Tournament: 11 Years (10-11), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships. More info