Jay Smith (born June 21, 1961) is an American college basketball coach. He currently is an assistant coach for the University of Detroit. He is the former head coach of Grand Valley State University (1996–97) and Central Michigan University (1997–2006). He has also been an assistant coach at Michigan. As a head coach, his career record is 118–166 (.415).[1]
In 2002–03, Smith led the Chippewas to the Mid-American Conference title and an appearance in the 2003 NCAA Tournament — the school's first since 1987. There, CMU recorded a first-round victory. Chris Kaman, one of its players, went on to play in the National Basketball Association. Smith still holds the State of Michigan record for the most total career points by a boys high school player.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Grand Valley State () (1996–1997) | |||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Grand Valley State | 23–6 | |||||||
| Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (1997–2006) | |||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Central Michigan | 5–21 | 3–15 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 1998–1999 | Central Michigan | 10–16 | 7–11 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Central Michigan | 6–23 | 2–16 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2000–2001 | Central Michigan | 20–8 | 14–4 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2001–2002 | Central Michigan | 5–13 | 5th (West) | ||||||
| 2002–2003 | Central Michigan | 25–7 | 14–4 | 1st (West) | NCAA Second round | ||||
| 2003–2004 | Central Michigan | 6–24 | 2–16 | 7th (West) | |||||
| 2004–2005 | Central Michigan | 10–18 | 4–14 | 7th (West) | |||||
| 2005–2006 | Central Michigan | 4–24 | 1–17 | 6th (West) | |||||
| Central Michigan: | 95–160 | ||||||||
| Total: | 118–166 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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