Keith Smart

{{About|the American basketball player and coach|the American fencer|Keeth Smart}}

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| name = Keith Smart

| image = Keith Smart.jpg

| caption = Smart as head coach of the Golden State Warriors in 2011

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 175

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|9|21}}

| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.

| high_school = {{nowrap|McKinley (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)}}

| college =

Garden City CC (1984–1986)
Indiana (1986–1988)

| draft_year = 1988

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 41

| draft_team = Golden State Warriors

| career_start = 1988

| career_end = 1997

| career_number = 3

| career_position = Point guard

| coach_start = 1997

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| years1={{nbay|1988|start}}|team1=San Antonio Spurs

| years2=1989|team2=San Miguel Beermen

| years3=1989|team3=Worcester Counts

| years4=1990|team4=Youngstown Pride

| years5=1991|team5=Halifax Windjammers

| years6=1993|team6=Bravo de Lara

| years7=1994|team7=Cambrais Basket

| years8=1995|team8=Trotamundos de Carabobo

| years9=1995–1996|team9=Florida Beachdogs

| years10=1996–1997|team10=Fort Wayne Fury

| cyears1=1997–2000|cteam1=Fort Wayne Fury

| cyears2 ={{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}| cteam2 = Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)

| cyears3 ={{nbay|2002|end}}| cteam3 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| cyears4 ={{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}} | cteam4 = Golden State Warriors (assistant)

| cyears5 ={{nbay|2010|full=y}} | cteam5 = Golden State Warriors

| cyears6 ={{nbay|2011|full=y}}|cteam6=Sacramento Kings (assistant)

| cyears7 ={{nbay|2011|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}} |cteam7=Sacramento Kings

| cyears8 ={{nbay|2014|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}} | cteam8 = Miami Heat (assistant)

| cyears9 ={{nbay|2016|start}}–{{nbay|2017|end}} | cteam9 =Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)

| cyears10={{nbay|2018|start}}–{{nbay|2019|start}} | cteam10 =New York Knicks (assistant)

| cyears11=2021–2024 |cteam11 =Arkansas (assistant)

| highlights =

As player:

WBL champion (1990)
NCAA champion (1987)
NCAA final Four Most Outstanding Player (1987)

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{{MedalCountry|{{Bk|USA}}}}

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Jonathan Keith Smart (born September 21, 1964) is an American collegiate basketball coach and former player.

Playing career

He is perhaps best remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 NCAA championship game that gave the Indiana Hoosiers a 74–73 victory over the Syracuse Orangemen.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100410040728/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065779/index.htm Keith Smart's last-gasp basket propelled Indiana to a - 04.06.87 - SI Vault] He had transferred to Indiana from Garden City Community College in Kansas where he was a two-year standout and Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year.

After two seasons at Indiana, Smart was signed by the San Antonio Spurs, with whom he played two games in the 1988–89 season. In 12 minutes, Smart scored two points and had two assists and one rebound. Smart later played in the Philippines, with the San Miguel Beermen of the PBA, in the 1989 Reinforced Conference, where he played through an injury and was eventually replaced by Ennis Whatley after only five games.{{cite news|title=Grand-slam Beermen roll out barrel|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/44890769/View-Philippine-Daily-Inquirer-Thursday-December-9-2010-W-4-PAGE-20|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=December 9, 2010|page=W-9}} After the PBA, he played in the World Basketball League: first with the Worcester Counts in 1989.{{cite news|last=Yantz|first=Tom|title=World Basketball League Provides Players a Possible Shortcut to NBA|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-05-sp-402-story.html|access-date=August 17, 2011|newspaper=Hartford Courant|date=August 5, 1989}} He then played for the Youngstown Pride and was traded to the Halifax Windjammers in March 1991.{{cite news|title=Transactions|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-03-21/sports/1991080112_1_windjammers-youngstown-pride-dallas-cowboys|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001184119/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-03-21/sports/1991080112_1_windjammers-youngstown-pride-dallas-cowboys|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2012|access-date=August 17, 2011|newspaper=Baltimore Sun|date=March 21, 1991}} Smart later played in the Continental Basketball Association with the Rapid City Thrillers (1995–96) and Fort Wayne Fury (1996–97).{{cite news|last=Lebowitz|first=Larry|title=Beachdogs A Team On The Move|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-11-15/news/9611140487_1_musselman-cba-all-star-team-thirty-cba|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720035706/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-11-15/news/9611140487_1_musselman-cba-all-star-team-thirty-cba|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2012|access-date=August 17, 2011|newspaper=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|date=November 15, 1996}} He also played two seasons in France, and one in Venezuela.{{cite web|title=Keith Smart|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/keith_smart/|publisher=NBA|access-date=July 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817022508/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/keith_smart/|archive-date=August 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}

Coaching career

In 2002, Smart finished the season as interim coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His record was 9–31 with the club. In 2003, he became an assistant with the Golden State Warriors.

In 2010, Smart took over for Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson before the start of the 2010-11 training camp.{{cite web|title=Smart seeks to add defensive mindset to Warriors' rapid pace|url=http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/27/warriors-keith-smart.ap/index.html|work=NBA.com|access-date=September 27, 2010|date=September 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002081756/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/09/27/warriors-keith-smart.ap/index.html|archive-date=October 2, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

The Warriors fired Smart on April 27, 2011, following a 36 win season, a 10-game improvement from the previous season.https://sports.yahoo.com/ap-warriors-smartout.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cite news|title=Smart gets another shot, this time as Kings coach |date=January 6, 2012 |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Smart-gets-another-shot-this-time-as-Kings-coach-2446190.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120131214855/http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Smart-gets-another-shot-this-time-as-Kings-coach-2446190.php |archive-date=January 31, 2012 |url-status=dead }} He joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach in November 2011.[https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7238760/keith-smart-bobby-jackson-join-sacramento-kings-assistant-coaches Keith Smart, Bobby Jackson join Kings] On January 5, 2012, the Kings named Smart head coach after firing Paul Westphal.{{cite web|title=Sacramento Kings fire Paul Westphal|url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7428725/sacramento-kings-fire-paul-westphal|work=espn.com|access-date=January 5, 2012|date=January 5, 2012}} He recorded a 48–93 record over parts of two seasons with the team. On May 31, 2013, the Kings fired Smart with one year remaining on his contract.{{cite news|title=Sale of Kings officially done|date=May 31, 2013|work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9329206/sacramento-kings-sale-vivek-ranadive-group-complete|access-date=June 1, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/keith-smart-relieved-head-coaching-duties|title=KEITH SMART RELIEVED OF HEAD COACHING DUTIES|work=NBA.com|access-date=May 31, 2013|date=May 31, 2013}}

On September 17, 2014, the Miami Heat announced they had hired Smart as an assistant coach.

On December 6, 2019, Smart was fired by the New York Knicks.{{Cite web|url=https://cbssports.com/nba/news/new-york-knicks-fire-david-fizdale-and-keith-smart-promote-mike-miller-to-interim-head-coach/|title = New York Knicks fire David Fizdale and Keith Smart, promote Mike Miller to interim head coach| date=December 6, 2019 }}

On May 12, 2021, Smart was announced as Assistant Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks under Head Coach Eric Musselman.{{Cite web|url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/keith-smart-joins-mens-basketball-staff/|title = Keith Smart Joins Men's Basketball Staff|date = May 12, 2021}}

On January 15, 2022, Smart served one game as the Arkansas interim coach while Musselman was out with shoulder surgery. Smart led the unranked Razorbacks to a thrilling 65–58 victory over No. 12 LSU in Baton Rouge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/arkansas-stuns-no-12-lsu-without-coach-eric-musselman-as-razorbacks-rally-late-to-get-big-road-upset/|date = January 16, 2022|title = Arkansas stuns No. 12 LSU without coach Eric Musselman as Razorbacks rally late to get big road upset}}

On January 13, 2025 Smart was announced as the head coach for Utah Prep Academy in Hurricane, Utah. There he coaches the #1 high school player in the nation, AJ Dybantsa.{{Cite web |title=Keith Smart News |url=https://utahprep.com/keith-smart |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Utah Prep |language=en-US}}

Personal life

Smart and his wife Carol have two children.{{cite web |last1=Winderman |first1=Ira |title=Heat assistant coach Keith Smart returns from rare skin cancer |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-keith-smart-s011116-story.html |website=South Florida Sun Sentinel |date=January 11, 2016 |access-date=19 July 2020}} His son Jared is currently a wide receiver for the University of Hawaii.{{cite web |title='Never in doubt', Years of hard work has led Jared Smart to Hawai'i to live out his college football dream |url=https://www.khon2.com/sports/never-in-doubt-years-of-hard-work-has-led-jared-smart-to-hawaii-to-live-out-his-college-football-dream/ |website=KHON2 News |date=August 15, 2019 |access-date=19 July 2020}}

Head coaching record

| align="left" |Cleveland

| align="left" |{{nbay|2002}}

|40||9||31||.225|| align="center" |8th in Central||—||—||—||—

| align="center" |Missed Playoffs

| align="left" |Golden State

| align="left" |{{nbay|2010}}

|82||36||46||.439|| align="center" |3rd in Pacific||—||—||—||—

| align="center" |Missed Playoffs

| align="left" |Sacramento

| align="left" |{{nbay|2011}}

|59||20||39||.339|| align="center" |5th in Pacific||—||—||—||—

| align="center" |Missed Playoffs

| align="left" |Sacramento

| align="left" |{{nbay|2012}}

|82||28||54||{{Winning percentage|28|54}}||4th in Pacific |||—||—||—||—

| align="center" |Missed Playoffs

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| align="center" colspan="2"|Career

|263||93||170||{{Winning percentage|93|170}}||—||—||—||—||

Notes

External links

{{Basketballstats|nba_historical=keith_smart|bbr=s/smartke01}}
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/smartke01c.html BasketballReference.com: Keith Smart (as coach)]

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