Oliver Purnell was the head coach at Dayton from 1994-2003. During that time, he brought Smart in as director of basketball ...

Shaka Smart is named after Shaka Zulu, who brought together many South African chiefdoms during his reign in the early 1800s. Smart’s father, Winston, gave him the name. Smart told the Milwaukee ...

Recruiting in the 2020 cycle for Shaka Smart and Texas has been — at least ... trying to see all the options.” Brown’s father, the former All-Big 12 defensive back at Texas of the same ...

Marquette men's basketball coach Shaka Smart always talks about what he's learned from mentors. George Raveling is a famous basketball name that Smart mentions frequently. Billy Donovan is another.