Shaka Smart

Basketball Coach

Birthday April 8, 1977

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Madison, WI

Age 46 years old

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About

Began to earn the utmost respect around the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball world after leading Virginia Commonwealth University to the Final Four in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. In 2015, he became the head coach of the University of Texas basketball team after six years at VCU.

Before Fame

He played point guard at Kenyon College and joined the Division II California University of Pennsylvania team as an assistant following his collegiate playing career.

Trivia

He has a notable defensive coaching style that is simply described as "havoc."

Family Life

He married Maya Payne in 2006 and had a child born in 2011.

Associated With

Before accepting the VCU head coach position, he worked as an assistant at the University of Florida under Billy Donovan.