Nevada Smith (basketball)
| Sioux Falls Skyforce | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
1981 (age 35–36) American |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Kiski Area (Vandergrift, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Bethany (WV) (1998–2002) |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2002–2004 | St. Lawrence (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | SUNY Canton |
| 2005–2006 | Allegheny (assistant) |
| 2006–2011 | Ithaca (assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | Keystone |
| 2013–2015 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2016–present | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Nevada Smith is an American professional basketball coach.
Career
Smith played collegiately at Bethany College, scoring 1,255 points during his four-year tenure (1998-2002), good for a fifth place on the school’s all-time scoring list. As a junior, he ranked first in the nation in three pointers per game, he hit a total of 313 shots from long range during his college career, which ranked him 13th among all NCAA Division 3 players.[1] After graduating with a degree in sports management from Bethany College in 2002, he pursued a master's degree, which he earned from St. Lawrence University in 2004.[2]
He served as assistant coach at St. Lawrence from 2002 to 2004 and was named head coach at State University of New York at Canton for the 2004-05 campaign. In 2005-06, Smith was an assistant coach and head junior varsity coach at Allegheny College. From 2006 to 2011, he served as assistant coach at Ithaca College[3] and took over the head coaching job at Keystone College in 2011.[1]
He left Keystone for the NBA D-League in 2013, taking over as head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[4] During his two-year tenure, he guided the Vipers to a 57-43 record.[2]
In September 2016, Smith returned to the bench to take the reins as head coach of another D-League team, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Keystone tabs Nevada Smith for basketball post". Keystone College. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- 1 2 "Basketball Operations - Sioux Falls Skyforce". Sioux Falls Skyforce. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ↑ "Ithaca College Athletics". athletics.ithaca.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ↑ "Rio Grande Valley Vipers hire Nevada Smith to be the next head coach.". Space City Scoop. 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ↑ "Nevada Smith Named Skyforce Head Coach | Miami Heat". Miami Heat. Retrieved 2017-05-21.