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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 23, 1970 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 | |
| Overall | 214–310 (.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.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB (Conference USA)(2004–2012) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | UAB | 7-21 | 4-10 | T-10th | |||||
| 2005–06 | UAB | 14-14 | 7-9 | 9th | |||||
| 2006–07 | UAB | 19-13 | 13-4 | 2nd | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | UAB | 14-16 | 10-6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008–09 | UAB | 10-20 | 5-11 | T-5th | |||||
| 2009–10 | UAB | 17-15 | 8-8 | 6th | |||||
| 2010–11 | UAB | 20-15 | 7-9 | T-7th | WBI Champions | ||||
| 2011–12 | UAB | 19-11 | 9-7 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2012–13 | UAB | 18-13 | 9-7 | 4th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| UAB: | 138–138 (.500) | 72–71 (.503) | |||||||
| Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2013–2018) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Clemson | 13-19 | 4-12 | T-12th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Clemson | 9-21 | 1-15 | T-14th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Clemson | 4-24 | 0-15 | 15th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Clemson | 15-16 | 3-13 | T-13th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Clemson | 11-19 | 1-15 | 15th | |||||
| Clemson: | 52–99 (.344) | 9–70 (.114) | |||||||
| South Carolina State (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | South Carolina State | 16–16 | 8–8 | T-6th | |||||
| 2019–20 | South Carolina State | 3–27 | 2–14 | 11th | |||||
| 2020–21 | South Carolina State | 1–9 | 0–2 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 2021–22 | South 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 | |||||||||
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