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2012-13 Staff Roster

David Smith

  • Class Freshman

Biography

Smith brings 30 years of experience and comes to Institute after spending the last 14 years at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., where his team's posted a record of 249-156.

Previously, he was head coach at Shippensburg University and at St. Joseph's College.

Smith has compiled a career mark of 575-271 going into the 2012-13 season, ranking him seventh all-time among NCAA Division II coaches in number of wins.

In 1996 he led Shippensburg to a runner-up finish in the NCAA tournament. Altogether, Smith has taken squads to the NCAA tournament 14 times, including six trips while at Bellarmine, the most recent coming in 2008.

Smith and his wife, Marla, have been married 44 years. He has a son, Scottie, who is also a college women's basketball coach, and a daughter, Pepper, a nurse, who lives in Shippensburg.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

  • 2012-13 Freshman