Audra Smith

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Audra Smith
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Biographical details
Born (1970-01-23) January 23, 1970 (age 52)
Milledgeville, Georgia
Playing career
1988–1992 Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–2004 Virginia (asst.)
2004–2012 UAB
2012–2018 Clemson
2018–2022 South Carolina State
Head coaching record
Overall214–310 (.408)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Miss Georgia Basketball (1988)

Audra Smith (born January 23, 1970) [1] is a head women's basketball coach . [2]

Smith played basketball at the University of Virginia, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1992. Beginning in 1994, she served as an assistant coach for the Cavaliers for 10 seasons.

In the 2004–05 season, Smith became head coach at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She coached UAB for eight seasons. During the 2006 season, UAB went 19–13, including a 12–4 Conference USA mark, as UAB set records for most Conference USA wins in a season. UAB was selected to the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) tournament that year, reaching the second round. In the 2005 season, she posted a 14–14 record and a 7–9 CUSA record. [3]

On April 8, 2013, Smith was announced as the head coach of the Clemson Tigers, where she remained until 2018. [4]

On June 7, 2018, Smith was announced as the next head coach of South Carolina State.

Head Coaching Record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UAB (Conference USA)(2004–2012)
2004–05UAB 7-214-10T-10th
2005–06UAB 14-147-99th
2006–07UAB 19-1313-42nd WNIT Second Round
2007–08UAB 14-1610-63rd
2008–09UAB 10-205-11T-5th
2009–10UAB 17-158-86th
2010–11UAB 20-157-9T-7th WBI Champions
2011–12UAB 19-119-7T-3rd
2012–13UAB 18-139-74th WNIT First Round
UAB:138–138 (.500)72–71 (.503)
Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2013–2018)
2013–14Clemson 13-194-12T-12th
2014–15 Clemson 9-211-15T-14th
2015–16 Clemson 4-240-1515th
2016–17 Clemson 15-163-13T-13th
2017–18 Clemson 11-191-1515th
Clemson:52–99 (.344)9–70 (.114)
South Carolina State (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2018–present)
2018–19South Carolina State 16–168–8T-6th
2019–20South Carolina State 3–272–1411th
2020–21South Carolina State 1–90–24th (South)
2021–22South Carolina State 4–21*4–7*
South Carolina State:24–73 (.247)14–31 (.311)

* Fired before the end of the season

Total:214–310 (.408)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  2. "Former Clemson coach hired by S.C. State". TigerNet.com. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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  4. "Clemson To Change Leadership of Women's Basketball". ClemsonTigers.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.