Golden Eagles coach Shaka Smart has his senior class to thank for that. Kam Jones, David Joplin and Stevie Mitchell joined Smart at Marquette to begin their college careers as part of a class that ...

Shaka Smart has had quite the journey since bursting on the scene with the VCU Rams back in 2011 during March Madness. A run nobody saw coming. Smart led the Rams to a Final Four berth ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Marquette men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart, in Cleveland as the Golden Eagles prepare to play Friday in the NCAA Tournament, said his Northeast Ohio roots make the ...

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CLEVELAND - Marquette men's basketball coach Shaka Smart has some deep ties in Northeast Ohio. When he was working as an assistant coach at Akron, Smart met his wife, Maya. That was also when he ...

THE MODERATOR: We have Stevie Mitchell and Coach Shaka Smart. SHAKA SMART: Congrats to St. John's. We played them six days ago. That was about as close to a back-and-forth game throughout the game ...

Shaka Smart’s last nine NCAA tournament appearances have ended with losses to teams seeded No. 10, 11, 7, 8, 14, 7, 11, 10 and 12. He had the higher seeded team in eight of those nine games.

CLEVELAND - Marquette men's basketball coach Shaka Smart has some deep ties in Northeast Ohio. When he was working as an ...