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 ...

CLEVELAND - With more non-local media at Marquette's press conference Thursday — before its NCAA men's basketball tournament ...

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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 ...

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 LeBron ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kam Jones, Stevie Mitchell and David Joplin are gone. Who are the potential starters and breakout players for the Golden ...