Dave Smart was born on August 14,1966 and is a Canadian college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Pacific Tigers men's basketball team, in Stockton, California.
24 Facts About Dave Smart
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Dave Smart has served as an assistant coach with the Canadian men's national team on multiple occasions, working with head coaches Leo Rautins and Jay Triano.
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Dave Smart spent time as an assistant coach, and later Director of Basketball Operations at Carleton, and has served as a consultant to the coaching staff for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.
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Dave Smart was born in Kingston, Ontario, and attended Queen's University, where he graduated with a degree in sociology.
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Dave Smart set the all-time school record for highest points per game career average.
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Dave Smart set the highest single-game Queen's scoring mark.
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Dave Smart was selected a first team Ontario University Athletics All-Star in all three of seasons.
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Dave Smart coached extensively at the high school and club levels, before attending university, and again as a university student, including at Nepean High School where he coached the team to a city championship and a berth at OFSAA.
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Dave Smart became the head coach at Carleton in 1999, when Armstrong was promoted into management.
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On July 31,2015, Dave Smart took a sabbatical from head coaching duties, and his nephew, Rob Dave Smart, was named interim head coach.
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On March 19,2019, Dave Smart stepped down as head coach of the team, accepting a new position as their director of basketball operations.
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On July 25,2023, Dave Smart accepted the position of assistant basketball coach at Texas Tech University, under head coach Grant McCasland.
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On March 27,2024, Dave Smart was announced as the head coach of the Pacific men's basketball program.
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On February 20,2018, Dave Smart was hired as head coach of the Canada's U18 men's team ahead of the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.
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Dave Smart served as a guest speaker for the Senators in several of their summer rookie camps, before being hired as a coaching consultant for the team.
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Dave Smart's focus will be on defensive mindsets, and player attitude and personality.
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Dave Smart was named the inaugural general manager of the expansion Ottawa Blackjacks of the CEBL on December 18,2019.
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Dave Smart retained his position of Director of Basketball Operations at Carleton University, concurrent with his duties with the Blackjacks.
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Dave Smart stepped down as general manager of the Blackjacks on August 18,2020.
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Dave Smart won OUA coach-of-the-year awards thirteen times, for the 2001,2002,2003,2005,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2017,2018, and 2019 seasons.
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Dave Smart won 92 percent of his games against Canadian opposition between 1999 and 2019.
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Dave Smart led the Ravens to a Canadian men's record of 87 consecutive wins in league and playoff games, from 2002 to 2005.
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Dave Smart was inducted into the Order of Ottawa by Mayor Jim Watson on November 17,2016.
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Dave Smart was inducted into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame in 2021.