Shaka Dingani Smart (born April 8, 1977) is an American men's college basketball coach and former college basketball player. He is the current head men's basketball coach at Marquette University. He married his wife Maya Payne Smart in 2006 and had his daughter Zora in 2011.

Smart was named the 18th head coach at Marquette on Friday, March 26, 2021. The 47-year-old Smart owns an overall record of 347-172 (.669) entering the 2024-25 campaign. He posted a record of 163-56 (.744) at VCU and made five trips to the NCAA.

Jun 6, 2023 · Marquette University head men's basketball coach Shaka Smart's contract has been extended through the conclusion of the 2029-30 campaign, Vice President & Director of Athletics Bill Scholl announced Tuesday afternoon.

Jun 6, 2023 · MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette coach Shaka Smart has received a contract extension after leading the Golden Eagles to their first outright regular-season championship and tournament title in the Big East. Smart’s contract now runs through the 2029-30 season.

Mar 28, 2024 · Shaka Smart has Marquette back in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Here's what to know about the Golden Eagles coach. How sweet it is for Marquette fans to have Shaka Smart as their men's...

Jun 6, 2023 · Golden Eagles coach Shaka Smart has agreed to a contract extension through the 2030 season, Marquette’s athletic department announced in a Tuesday afternoon release. The deal adds three...

Jun 7, 2023 · MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette coach Shaka Smart has received a contract extension after leading the Golden Eagles to their first outright regular-season championship and tournament title in the Big East. Smart’s contract now runs through the 2029-30 season.

Mar 31, 2023 · Shaka Smart has packed an entire career's worth of experiences into 14 years as a college head coach. He led VCU to an improbable Final Four as a 30-something wunderkind in 2011, guided mighty Texas to a Big 12 Tournament title during six otherwise tepid years in Austin, and now has turned Marquette into a Big East beast.

Mar 30, 2021 · Marquette Athletics hired Shaka Smart as the new head men’s basketball coach last week. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.) For Marquette University, March 29 was a historic day. It marked the start of the first African American men’s basketball head coach in program history’s tenure: the Shaka Smart era.

Jun 6, 2023 · MILWAUKEE — Marquette coach Shaka Smart has received a contract extension after leading the Golden Eagles to their first outright regular-season championship and tournament title in the Big East. Smart’s contract now runs through the 2029-30 season.