Shaka Smart's first NCAA Division I assistant job was at Akron for Keith Dambrot, who coached LeBron James in high school.

Keith Dambrot and a LeBron James graduation party in Akron showed Marquette college basketball coach Shaka Smart the ...

CLEVELAND — One graduation party with one coach changed the perspective of Shaka Smart’s life ... More importantly, Smart learned success off the court is what matters most.

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 ...

CLEVELAND — One graduation party with one coach changed the perspective of Shaka Smart’s life. That coach was former University of Akron coach Keith Dambrot. That party was the celebration of ...