Shaka Smart - Wikipedia
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.
Shaka Smart - Men's Basketball Coach - Marquette University ...
Smart was named the 18th head coach at Marquette on Friday, March 26, 2021. The 47-year-old Smart owns an overall record of 347-172 (.669) entering the 2024-25 campaign. He posted a record of 163-56 (.744) at VCU and made five trips to the NCAA.
Shaka Smart: A Biography of the Coach Who Brought Marquette ...
Aug 23, 2024 · 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 …
Shaka Smart Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports ...
Shaka Smart. Born: April 8, 1977. Alma Mater: Kenyon (1999) Career Record (major schools): 16 Years, 363-175, .675 W-L% Schools: Virginia Commonwealth (163-56), Texas (109-86) and Marquette (91-33) Conference Champion: 1 Time (Reg. Seas.), 4 Times (Tourn.) NCAA Tournament: 11 Years (10-11), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships. More info
Marquette’s Shaka Smart voted men’s AP coach of the year
Apr 1, 2023 · Shaka Smart was voted the AP men's basketball coach of the year after leading Marquette to regular-season and Big East Tournament titles. He received 24 of 58 votes from a national panel to beat out Kansas State coach Jerome Tang, who had 13 votes, and Kelvin Sampson of Houston, who received 10.
Why did Shaka Smart leave Texas? What led coach to Marquette ...
Mar 29, 2024 · 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.
Shaka Smart coaching career, contract, NCAA Tournament record ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Shaka Smart has Marquette back in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Here's what to know about the Golden Eagles coach. How sweet it is for Marquette fans to have Shaka Smart as their men's...
Marquette Basketball Coach: Head Coach History, Year-by-Year ...
Nov 19, 2024 · The esteemed Marquette basketball coach, Shaka Smart, is leading the charge for the team in the 2024 season, now in his third season at the helm. Situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the team...
Texas Longhorns' Shaka Smart named Marquette Golden Eagles ...
Mar 26, 2021 · Texas' Shaka Smart has been hired as Marquette's new head basketball coach, the Golden Eagles announced Friday. Smart replaces Steve Wojciechowski, who was fired last week after seven...
Shaka Smart era begins: Marquette basketball head coach ...
Mar 29, 2021 · It marked the start of the first African American men’s basketball head coach in program history’s tenure: the Shaka Smart era. “I take a lot of responsibility and pride in being the first Black head coach here, especially because this is Doc (Rivers’) school,” Smart said.