Marquette Golden Eagles head coach Shaka Smart looks on during the first half against the St. John's Red Storm at Fiserv Forum. / Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Shaka Smart has had quite the journey ...

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

Marquette faltered in the final few minutes against New Mexico, and Shaka Smart admits that one of the Lobos' stars gave him trouble.

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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 ...

During the 2010-11 season, Shaka Smart gained recognition when he guided the VCU Rams to their only Final Four appearance in school history. Since then, the current Marquette Golden Eagles head ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND — One graduation party with one coach changed the perspective of Shaka Smart’s life. “I was at Drew and Romeo and LeBron's graduation party and there's only one reason for that ...

Following the win, Marquette head coach Shaka Smart lauded senior guard Stevie Mitchell who was instrumental in the win. Smart echoed praise heaped upon Mitchell from former Golden Eagles star ...

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 ...