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

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

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.

New Mexico coach Richard Pitino has some other ties with Shaka Smart MU head coach Shaka Smart ... which has struggled in grind-it-out half-court games. It will be tough for the Golden Eagles ...