John David Smith[1] (born March 12, 1969) is an American college basketball coach. He previously served as the head coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1969 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1989 | UNLV |
| 1992–1994 | Dominican |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2004 | San Bernardino Valley |
| 2004–2013 | Riverside CC |
| 2013–2019 | Cal State Fullerton (assistant) |
| 2019–2024 | Cal Poly |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–117 (.204) 265–118 (.692) NJCAA |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| CCCAA State Champion (2009), 4x Orange Empire Conference (2005,07,10-11), Foothills Conference (2003) | |
| Awards | |
| 5x Orange Empire Coach of the Year (2005,07,10-11,13), Foothills Coach of the Year (2003) | |
Playing career edit
A standout at John W. North High School, Smith originally began his college basketball career at UNLV under Jerry Tarkanian, who coached Smith's father, Fred "Lucky" Smith, while he was the head coach at Riverside City College.[2][3][4] Smith would finish his playing career at Dominican where he played for his brother Steve, and was a NAIA All-California honorable mention and all-conference selection.[5] Smith graduated from Dominican in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.[1]
Coaching career edit
Smith's coaching career included stops at the College of Southern Idaho and Chaffey College as well as the high school ranks at his alma mater J.W. North, and Valley View High School as an assistant coach. In 2000, Smith was hired was the head coach and assistant athletic director at San Bernardino Valley College. He would guide the team to an 88–40 record in four seasons, including a Foothill Conference championship during the 2002–03 season.[6] In 2004, Smith accepted the head coaching position at Riverside City College where he went 196–87 with four conference championships including the 2009 California State Championship, the school's first in 43 years since when Jerry Tarkanian was coaching.[3]
Smith accepted the position of assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton under Dedrique Taylor in 2013.[7] He would stay on staff for six seasons and was part of the Titans' Big West Conference tournament-winning squad and 2018 NCAA tournament appearance.[8]
On March 28, 2019, Smith was named the head coach at Cal Poly, replacing Joe Callero.[9][10]
Personal life edit
Smith's son Jamal currently plays for Cal State Fullerton, while his daughter Kianna plays basketball at Louisville.[11][12] His father "Lucky" also played college basketball at Utah State and Hawaii, and was a sixth round selection of the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1968 NBA draft.[13][14][15]
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino Valley College Wolverines (Foothills) (2000–2004) | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | San Bernardino Valley College | ||||||||
| 2001-02 | San Bernardino Valley College | ||||||||
| 2002-03 | San Bernardino Valley College | 1st | CCCAA State Tournament Semifinals | ||||||
| 2003-04 | San Bernardino Valley College | ||||||||
| San Bernardino Valley College: | 88–40 (.688) | ||||||||
| Riverside City College Tigers (Orange Empire) (2004–2013) | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | Riverside City College | 1st | |||||||
| 2005-06 | Riverside City College | ||||||||
| 2006-07 | Riverside City College | 1st | |||||||
| 2007-08 | Riverside City College | ||||||||
| 2008-09 | Riverside City College | CCCAA State Championship | |||||||
| 2009-10 | Riverside City College | 1st | |||||||
| 2010-11 | Riverside City College | 1st | |||||||
| 2011-12 | Riverside City College | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | Riverside City College | 19-9 | 9-3 | ||||||
| Riverside City College: | 196–87 (.693) | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Mustangs (Big West) (2019–2024) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Cal Poly | 7–23 | 4–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Cal Poly | 4–20 | 1–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Cal Poly | 7–21 | 2–12 | T–9th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Cal Poly | 8–25 | 1–17 | 11th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Cal Poly | 4–28 | 0–20 | 11th | |||||
| Cal Poly: | 30–117 (.204) | 8–76 (.095) | |||||||
| Total: | 30–117 (.204) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ a b The Firebrand 1994. Dominican University of California. 1994. p. 25. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "John Smith College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "AREA COLLEGES: Former RCC coach Smith named to Hall of Fame". 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Riverside City College Athletics". Riverside City College Athletics.
- ^ "John Smith". California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "San Bernardino Valley College Athletics". San Bernardino Valley College Athletics.
- ^ "BASKETBALL: A conversation with departing RCC coach John Smith". 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Cal State Fullerton Athletics". Cal State Fullerton Athletics.
- ^ "John Smith Named Cal Poly Men's Basketball Head Coach". Cal Poly. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Cal Poly hire Cal State Fullerton's John Smith as men's basketball coach". 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Running In The Family". University of California Golden Bears Athletics.
- ^ "John and Jamal Smith continue basketball bond with Titans". 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Fred Lucky Smith College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ Jares, Joe. "THE PIED PIPER FROM PASADENA". Vault.
- ^ "Fred Smith Player Profile, Hawaii, NCAA Stats, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
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