Dayna Smith (basketball)

{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}

{{For|the American photojournalist|Dayna Smith}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = February 2025}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Donna Smith

| current_title = Director of Player Development

| current_team = UMass

| current_conference = Atlantic 10

| player_years1 = 1992–1996

| player_team1 = Rhode Island

| coach_years1 = 1996–1999

| coach_team1 = Rhode Island (assistant)

| admin_years1 = 2024–present

| admin_team1 = UMass (Women's Basketball
Director of Player Development)

| coach_years2 = 1999

| coach_team2 = Rhode Island (interim HC)

| coach_years3 = 1999–2002

| coach_team3 = Penn (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 2002–2024

| coach_team4 = Cornell

}}

Dayna Smith is an American basketball player and coach who is currently the director of player development for the UMass Minutewomen basketball team.{{Cite web |title=Dayna Smith - Women's Basketball Coach |url=https://umassathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/dayna-smith/2311 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=University of Massachusetts Athletics |language=en}} She previously was the head coach of the Cornell Big Red women's basketball team for 22 seasons from 2002 until 2024.{{Cite web |last=Hatfield |first=Jenn |date=2024-03-12 |title=After 22 years, Dayna Smith is out as Cornell's head coach |url=https://www.thenexthoops.com/ncaaw/mid-majors/dayna-smith-out-cornell-head-coach-ivy-league-coaching-change/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Next |language=en-US}}