| Pacific Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head Coach |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 14, 1966 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| College | Queen's (1991–1994) |
| Coaching career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1997–1999 | Carleton (assistant) |
| 1999–2015, 2016–2019 | Carleton |
| 2023–2024 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Pacific |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
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Dave Smart (born August 14, 1966) is a Canadian college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Pacific Tigers men's basketball team, in Stockton, California. Regarded as the most successful Canadian university coach of all time, Smart was the head coach of the Carleton Ravens from 1999 to 2019, leading them to 13 Canadian Interuniversity Sport/U Sports national championships. During his 18 seasons at Carleton, he also led the Ravens to 11 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships — the most by any coach in conference history. Smart has also served as an assistant coach with the Canadian men's national team on multiple occasions, working with head coaches Leo Rautins and Jay Triano.[1][2]
Smart also had spells as an assistant coach, and later Director of Basketball Operations at Carleton, and has served as a consultant to the coaching staff for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.