Shaka Dingani Smart's parents are Monica King and Winston Smart. Monica provided support and guidance despite his father's absence in his formative years, shaping Shaka's character and resilience.

HOUSTON — Twice in the span of a 20-minute interview Thursday, Virginia Commonwealth Coach Shaka Smart spoke ... In fact, Smart identified his mother, Monica King, as the best coach he ever ...

Shaka Smart is of African-American ancestry. He was born to a black father and a white mother in Madison, Wisconsin, and grew up in Fitchburg. He attended Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin ...

Brothers from another mother? Or maybe another father? It's hard to say. The genealogy gets confusing when Akron coach Keith Dambrot says he and Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart are related.

As Wisconsin Lutheran junior Kon Knueppel's recruiting interest heats up – evidenced Thursday by a sighting of Marquette head coach Shaka Smart – his father, also Kon, and mother, Chari ...