Craig Smith (basketball, born 1972)

Craig Smith
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team South Dakota
Conference The Summit League
Record 31–34 (.477)
Biographical details
Born (1972-12-14) December 14, 1972
Alma mater North Dakota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997 Mayville State (asst.)
1997–1998 Northern State (GA)
1998–2001 Minot State (asst.)
2001–2004 North Dakota State (DBO/asst.)
2004–2007 Mayville State
2007–2012 Colorado State (asst.)
2012–2014 Nebraska (asst.)
2014–present South Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall 31–34 (.477)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NAIA Division II Coach of the Year (2007)

Craig Smith is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the University of South Dakota.[1] Smith is a member of Tim Miles' coaching tree,[2] having served as an assistant for Miles at four schools – Mayville State, North Dakota State, Colorado State and Nebraska.[3] Along with his long association with Miles, Smith was a highly-successful head coach at Mayville State from 2004 to 2007. His teams went 72–29 and in 2007 he was named the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II Coach of the Year.[4]

Achievements

In 2007, led 13th seeded Mayville State to the championship game of the NAIA tournament and won NAIA coach of the year honors.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
South Dakota Coyotes (Summit League) (2014–present)
2014–15 South Dakota 17–16 9–7 T–4th
2015–16 South Dakota 14–18 5–11 8th
South Dakota: 31–34 (.477) 14–18 (.333)
Total: 31–34 (.477)

      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

References

  1. Garry, Mick (19 November 2015). "Confident Craig Smith takes hoops helm for USD". USA Today. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. "From Mayville to the Big Ten: Tim Miles and Craig Smith got their starts at Mayville State". 29 April 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. "Smith Joins Husker Basketball Staff". Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. "Nebraska assistant Craig Smith named coach of South Dakota men's basketball team". Foxsports.com. March 24, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.

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