Jonathan Keith Smart (born September 21, 1964) is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He is best remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 NCAA championship game. The shot gave the Indiana Hoosiers a 74–73 victory over the Syracuse Orangemen.[1] He transferred to Indiana from Garden City Community College in Kansas where he was a two-year standout and Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year.[2]
After two seasons at Indiana, Smart was signed by the San Antonio Spurs, with whom he played two games in the 1988–89 season. In 12 minutes, Smart scored two points and had two assists and one rebound. Smart later played in the Philippines, with the San Miguel Beermen of the PBA, in the 1989 Reinforced Conference, where he played through an injury and was eventually replaced by Ennis Whatley after only five games.[3] After the PBA, he played in the World Basketball League: first with the Worcester Counts in 1989.[4] He then played for the Youngstown Pride and was traded to the Halifax Windjammers in March 1991.[5] Smart later played in the Continental Basketball Association with the Florida Beachdogs (1995–96) and Fort Wayne Fury (1996–97).[6] He also played two seasons in France, and one in Venezuela.[2]
In 2002, Smart finished the season as interim coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His record was 9–31 with the club. In 2003, he became an assistant with the Golden State Warriors.
In 2010, Smart took over for Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson before the start of the 2010-11 training camp.[7]
The Warriors fired Smart on April 27, 2011 following a 36 win season, a 10-game improvement from the previous season.[8][9] He joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach in November 2011.[10] On January 5, 2012, the Kings named Smart interim head coach after firing Paul Westphal.[11]
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Games coached |
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Games won |
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Games lost |
W–L % |
Win-loss % |
| Post season |
PG |
Playoff games |
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Playoff wins |
PL |
Playoff losses |
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PW |
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2002–03 |
40 |
9 |
31 |
.225 |
8th in Central |
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— |
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Missed Playoffs |
| GSW |
2010–11 |
82 |
36 |
46 |
.439 |
3rd in Pacific |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Missed Playoffs |
| SAC |
2011–12 |
59 |
20 |
39 |
.339 |
5th in Pacific |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Missed Playoffs |
| SAC |
2012–13 |
82 |
28 |
54 |
.341 |
4th in Pacific |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Missed Playoffs |
| Career |
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263 |
93 |
170 |
.354 |
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- ^ Keith Smart's last-gasp basket propelled Indiana to a - 04.06.87 - SI Vault
- ^ a b "Keith Smart". NBA. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "Grand-slam Beermen roll out barrel". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 9, 2010. p. W-9.
- ^ Yantz, Tom (August 5, 1989). "World Basketball League Provides Players a Possible Shortcut to NBA". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Transactions". Baltimore Sun. March 21, 1991. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ Lebowitz, Larry (November 15, 1996). "Beachdogs A Team On The Move". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Smart seeks to add defensive mindset to Warriors' rapid pace". NBA.com. September 27, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AvScJY9DZKcTtyPhYb9tVHo5nYcB?slug=ap-warriors-smartout
- ^ "Smart gets another shot, this time as Kings coach". Associated Press. January 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012.
- ^ Keith Smart, Bobby Jackson join Kings
- ^ "Sacramento Kings fire Paul Westphal". espn.com. January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
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Smart, Keith |
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American basketball player-coach |
| Date of birth |
September 21, 1964 |
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