Craig Smith (basketball, born 1972)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | South Dakota |
| Conference | The Summit League |
| Record | 31–34 (.477) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 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 | |||||
| 2016–17 | South Dakota | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| South Dakota: | 31–34 (.477) | 14–18 (.333) | |||||||
| Total: | 31–34 (.477) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ Garry, Mick (19 November 2015). "Confident Craig Smith takes hoops helm for USD". USA Today. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "From Mayville to the Big Ten: Tim Miles and Craig Smith got their starts at Mayville State". 29 April 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Smith Joins Husker Basketball Staff". Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Nebraska assistant Craig Smith named coach of South Dakota men's basketball team". Foxsports.com. March 24, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.