Nevada Smith (basketball)

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Nevada Smith
Personal information
Born1981 (age 41–42)
American
Career information
High school Kiski Area
(Vandergrift, Pennsylvania)
College Bethany (WV) (1998–2002)
Coaching career2002–present
Career history
As coach:
2002–2004 St. Lawrence (assistant)
2004–2005 SUNY Canton
2005–2006 Allegheny (assistant)
2006–2011 Ithaca (assistant)
2011–2013 Keystone
2013–2015 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2016–2019 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2020–2021 Univ. of Texas (Director of Program Development)
2021–presentMarquette University - Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Nevada Smith is an American professional basketball coach.

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Career

Smith played collegiately at Bethany College, scoring 1,255 points during his four-year tenure (1998–2002), good for a fifth place on the school's all-time scoring list. As a junior, he ranked first in the nation in three-pointers per game, he hit a total of 313 shots from long range during his college career, which ranked him 13th among all NCAA Division 3 players. [1] After graduating with a degree in sports management from Bethany College in 2002, he pursued a master's degree, which he earned from St. Lawrence University in 2004. [2]

He served as assistant coach at St. Lawrence from 2002 to 2004 and was named head coach at State University of New York at Canton for the 2004–05 campaign. In 2005–06, Smith was an assistant coach and head junior varsity coach at Allegheny College. From 2006 to 2011, he served as assistant coach at Ithaca College [3] and took over the head coaching job at Keystone College in 2011. [1]

He left Keystone for the NBA D-League in 2013, taking over as head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. [4] During his two-year tenure, he guided the Vipers to a 57–43 record. [2]

In 2016, Smith returned as a head coach of another D-League team, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [5] He spent three seasons with the Miami Heat's affiliate, earning a 78–72 record and no playoff appearances. [6]

In September 2020, Smith was named Director of Program Development for the Texas Longhorns. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Keystone tabs Nevada Smith for basketball post". Keystone College. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  2. 1 2 "Basketball Operations - Sioux Falls Skyforce". Sioux Falls Skyforce. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Ithaca College Athletics". athletics.ithaca.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  4. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley Vipers hire Nevada Smith to be the next head coach". Space City Scoop. 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  5. ↑ "Nevada Smith Named Skyforce Head Coach | Miami Heat". Miami Heat. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Heat announces promotions for Adam Simon, Eric Glass, Eric Amsler. Glass to coach Skyforce". Miami Herald . July 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ Eberts, Wescott (2020-09-28). "Texas basketball announces support staff hires". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved 2020-10-30.


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