Shaka Smart's first NCAA Division I assistant job was at Akron for Keith Dambrot, who coached LeBron James in high school.

CLEVELAND — One graduation party with one coach changed the perspective of Shaka ... four at Marquette. The reason is Akron. “I was actually telling one of the kids my best Keith Dambrot stories, ...

Marquette basketball head coach Shaka Smart made a striking admission after the Golden Eagles’ 70-64 loss to St John’s. The ...

CLEVELAND - College basketball careers are finite. Every player runs out of eligibility. Everyone knows its coming. But when the ending abruptly arrives, as it did for the Marquette men's ...

Marquette head coach Shaka Smart thinks he knows why the Big East ... "But right now might be a change in college basketball. We’re scheduling to beat teams by 40 and 50. [It] might be a thing ...

THE MODERATOR: We have Stevie Mitchell and Coach Shaka Smart. SHAKA SMART: Congrats to St. John's. We played them six days ago. That was about as close to a back-and-forth game throughout the game ...

PHILADELPHIA − It's clear that the Marquette ... basketball team isn't the same one that was turning people's heads and ...

THE MODERATOR: Coach, whenever you're ready. SHAKA SMART: That was a high-level game. Xavier fought their tails off. They really did a good job in the first half having us on our heels.

For the first time in two years, the Marquette men's basketball team is losing a player to the NCAA transfer portal. Al Amadou, a 6-foot-9 forward who redshirted this season after appearing in 14 ...

CLEVELAND - Marquette men's basketball coach Shaka Smart has some deep ties in Northeast Ohio. When he was working as an assistant coach at Akron, Smart met his wife, Maya. That was also when he ...