Nevada Smith completed his fifth season as a member of the Ithaca coaching staff with the 2010-11 season. In his five years on the staff, the Bombers have posted a record of 96-40 with a pair of trips to the NCAA playoffs (2009, 2011), an ECAC title in 2010 and five appearances in the Empire 8 Championship Tournament.
Smith was previously at Allegheny where he was an assistant varsity coach and the Gators’ head junior varsity coach for the 2005-06 season. Prior to his arrival at Allegheny,
Smith served as head coach at Canton for the 2004-05 season, coaching one all-region and two all-conference picks, and served as graduate assistant coach at St. Lawrence from 2002-04.
Smith was a four-year starter at Bethany College, scoring 1,255 points to rank fifth on the program’s all-time scoring list. He led the nation in three-point field goals per game in 2000-01 and his 313 career three-point baskets rank 13th among all NCAA Division III players. As a senior,
Smith helped the Bisons to a school-record 21 wins and the program’s first NCAA playoff appearance in 20 years. He also played golf at Bethany, serving as team captain for three years and earning all-conference recognition.
A 2002 graduate of Bethany,
Smith earned a master’s degree from St. Lawrence in 2004.
Smith also spent three seasons as an assistant coach with Ithaca's softball team; the Bombers advanced to the NCAA playoffs twice and finished fourth at the NCAA world series in 2008.
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