Widely regarded as the most successful Canadian college basketball coach of all time, 戴夫·斯玛特被任命为 正规博彩十大网站男子篮球队 由体育主任亚当·舒尔主持.

Smart arrives at Pacific after serving as assistant coach at Texas Tech this past season. He previously amassed 656 victories as the head coach at Carleton University in Ottawa, 加拿大超过18个季节.

"I am thrilled with the opportunity to lead the Tigers into a new era,” Smart said. “Adam and President (Christopher) Callahan have an ambitious and exciting vision for the program, 我感谢他们把实现这一愿景的任务托付给我.”

“I also want to thank Grant McCasland (Texas Tech head coach) and everyone else at Texas Tech for the opportunity they gave me last season, 这是一次很棒的经历吗. 我和我的家人都迫不及待地想去斯托克顿定居并开始工作."

Smart’s background comes from a country that has represented the most NBA players outside the United States for 10 consecutive seasons, 每 basketballnews.com. 在去年的国际篮联世界排名中，加拿大也排名前五.

在大学层面， 135年加拿大人 在本赛季的一级联赛名单上 21日参加 在NCAA锦标赛中. It included NCAA Naismith Player of the Year Zach Edey (Purdue), who is from Toronto, Ontario.

上个赛季在德州理工大学, Smart helped the Red Raiders advance to the NCAA Tournament and finish 23-11 overall and 11-7 in a loaded Big 12 Conference. It came after Texas Tech ended 16-16 overall and 5-13 in conference the year prior to his arrival.

在卡尔顿, Smart racked up a 591-48 record against U SPORTS (the primary governing body for collegiate athletics in Canada) competition during that time and earned the Stuart W. 10次获得阿伯丁纪念杯最佳教练.

Smart guided Carleton to 13 U Sports Men’s Basketball National Championships in 2003-07, 2009, 2011-15, 2017年和2019年. It included 11 OUA Conference Championships, the most by any coach in conference history.

Smart’s Carleton teams recorded wins during summer tours against numerous top NCAA programs including Wisconsin, 贝勒, 威奇托州立, 辛辛那提, 密西西比大学, 普罗维登斯, 范德比尔特, 阿拉巴马州, 孟菲斯, TCU, 锡耶纳, 南达科他州, 科罗拉多州东北部和北部.

“I could not be more excited than I am now to have Coach Smart join our Tigers family and lead our men’s basketball program,舒尔说. “He is one of the most respected basketball minds in the world and someone who will not only show his energy and enthusiasm on the sidelines but in the community as well.

“As exciting as all of that is I am most energized by the possibilities coach will bring to us from a recruiting standpoint. His connections worldwide are vast and will open pipelines to us not only unique to the history of Pacific Tigers basketball but to the college game as we know it.”

在2019-20赛季之前, 斯玛特升任卡尔顿大学篮球运营总监. 那个赛季他帮助乌鸦队赢得了另一个全国冠军.

还有大学教练的经验, Smart was named the assistant coach of the Canadian Senior Men’s Basketball National team by head coach Jay Triano. 2013年6月, the Development Men’s National Team completed a sweep of the Four Nations’ International Invitational Tournament with a 每fect 9-0 record in registering three victories over each of the United States, 拉脱维亚和东道主中国.

Smart was also assistant coach of the Senior Canadian Men's National Basketball team that finished third at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico City. 斯马特帮助加拿大取得了8胜2负的战绩, 包括在铜牌争夺战中以一分战胜墨西哥. 2016年在马尼拉举行的国际篮联里约奥运会预选赛, 菲律宾, 斯玛特继续担任国家男子青年队助理教练.

He has a record for producing pro-level talent with his collegiate players transitioning to professional basketball, 包括Paul Larmand, Josh地方, Osvaldo Jeanty, 亚伦Doornekamp, 斯图特恩布尔, 瑞安贝尔, 凯文McCleery, 威利马尼加特, 海因茨泰森, 托马斯Scrubb, 菲利普Scrubb, 纪尧姆·帕恩·布卡德, Kaza Kajami-Keane, 康纳木, 瑞恩·伊吉姆和乔·罗卡.

Smart was named recipient of the Pat O'Brien Award as Ravens' Coach of the Year on six occasions (2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2015年和2019年).

A graduate of Queen’s University, Smart was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. He was also a coaching consultant for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League, 专注于防守心态和球员态度, and was the general manager of the Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Basketball League.

他们在说什么

“戴夫·斯玛特是篮球界最伟大的教练之一. Coach Smart’s ability to win speaks for itself but his understanding of how to help people grow is what separates him.——Grant McCasland，德克萨斯理工大学主教练

“戴夫是世界上最好的篮球教练之一. His ex每ience with FIBA basketball and his success at Carleton University give him a diverse and unique background. 我非常尊重戴夫和他对比赛的教导.——米克·克罗宁，加州大学洛杉矶分校主教练

这个人说:“戴夫·斯玛特是我在我们公司遇到的最聪明的人. 他的防守理念和技术对我们很有帮助. 我们总是寻找机会向戴夫学习.——杰伊·赖特，前维拉诺瓦大学主教练

“他是我遇到过的最有篮球头脑的人之一. 他的球员总是准备充分，总是执行准确的比赛计划. He has been a most valued assistant for me and a huge part of our national team for years.——Jay Triano, NBA教练/加拿大男子国家队

“他是我见过的最有远见的教练之一. 他挑战身边的每一个人，让他们超越自己的界限和信仰.——布莱恩·盖茨，费城76人队助理教练

"我在湖首大学的十年里, my greatest learning ex每iences were the time spent watching film preparing to matchup with 戴夫聪明 and the Carleton Ravens. His success as a coach is matched only by his knowledge and innovation on the court.——斯科特·莫里森，犹他爵士队助理教练

“戴夫聪明 has one of the most brilliant and innovative minds in all of basketball and his coaching is respected internationally. 我认识斯玛特教练几十年了，和他的球队比赛过很多次. 在这样做的过程中，我总是能学到一些关于比赛的东西，并成为一个更好的教练. His defensive system is extremely well thought out and is designed to exploit the other team’s weaknesses and minimize its strengths. 从概念到细节, 他的系统是我见过的最好的, and without a doubt a main reason for his unprecedented success throughout the years,——比尔·科恩, 东北大学总教练

“我并没有像我想象的那样成功. 戴夫知道如何帮助你突破自己设定的极限. Before I got to Carleton, I thought I worked hard, but I was barely scratching the surface. Dave makes a player understand how to always do the right thing on the basketball court at any given moment. I don’t understand why he doesn’t get any recognition – he’s the best college coach in North America.——卡扎·基奥内，卡尔顿前球员

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