Shaka Smart
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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.
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Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Marquette |
Conference | Big East |
Record | 75–30 (.714) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1977-04-08) April 8, 1977 (age 47) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1995–1999 | Kenyon |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1999–2001 | California (PA) (assistant) |
2003–2006 | Akron (assistant) |
2006–2008 | Clemson (assistant) |
2008–2009 | Florida (assistant) |
2009–2015 | VCU |
2015–2021 | Texas |
2021–present | Marquette |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2001–2003 | Dayton (basketball ops.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 346–172 (.668) |
Tournaments | 10–11 (NCAA Division I) 5–0 (NIT) 5–0 (CBI) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Division I Regional – Final Four (2011) NIT (2019) CBI (2010) CAA tournament (2012) Atlantic 10 tournament (2015) Big 12 tournament (2021) Big East regular season (2023) Big East tournament (2023) | |
Awards | |
AP Coach of the Year (2023) NABC Coach of the Year (2023) Henry Iba Award (2023) Big East Coach of the Year (2023) | |
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Smart rose to prominence in 2011 after leading Virginia Commonwealth University to its first and only Final Four appearance in school history in the 2011 NCAA tournament.