Tom Smith (born September 8, 1944) was the head men's basketball coach at Valparaiso University from 1980 until 1988.[1] Smith played basketball at Horace Mann High School in Gary, Indiana and collegiately for Valparaiso.[2] During his leadership, the Crusaders joined the AMCU in 1982. The 1983–1984 season was the first in Crusader history to appear in a conference tournament, losing to Western Illinois. His career record with the Crusaders was 84–138.[1] Tom coached 25 of his 38 seasons at Missouri Western, where he compiled a 448–279 record.[3] Smith coached the Griffons to 10 NCAA Division II national tournaments, five MIAA regular season championships and four MIAA postseason tournament titles. Smith has also been named MIAA Coach-of-the-year twice while he was at MWSU. Under Smith's guidance, Western has produced an MIAA Most valuable player, an MIAA tournament MVP, 45 All-MAA selections, six All-Region picks, and three NCAA All-Americans. He currently has a .586 overall winning percentage at the college level, ranking him in the top 20 active coaches, and also is the winningest coach in Missouri Western history.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1944 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1980 | Central Missouri |
| 1980–1988 | Valparaiso |
| 1988–2013 | Missouri Western |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 532–417 |
Head coaching record at MWSU
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Western Griffons (MIAA) (1988–2013) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Missouri Western | 18–15 | |||||||
| 1989–90 | Missouri Western | 24–7 | 14–2 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1990–91 | Missouri Western | 23–8 | 12–4 | ||||||
| 1991–92 | Missouri Western | 22–10 | 11–5 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Missouri Western | 21–7 | 11–5 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | Missouri Western | 20–9 | 10–6 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Missouri Western | 26–5 | 13–3 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1995–96 | Missouri Western | 17–10 | 9–7 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Missouri Western | 20–9 | 13–5 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Missouri Western | 23–7 | 13–3 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1998–99 | Missouri Western | 22–7 | 14–2 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1999-00 | Missouri Western | 20–9 | 10–8 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Missouri Western | 18–9 | 12–6 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Missouri Western | 23–7 | 16–2 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 2002–03 | Missouri Western | 23–8 | 12–6 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Missouri Western | 14–15 | 7–11 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Missouri Western | 13–15 | 7–11 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Missouri Western | 17–11 | 8–8 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Missouri Western | 12–15 | 5–13 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Missouri Western | 9–18 | 3–15 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Missouri Western | 14–16 | 9–11 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Missouri Western | 18–12 | 12–8 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Missouri Western | 12–16 | 10–12 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Missouri Western | 9–17 | 4–16 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Missouri Western | 10–17 | 6–12 | ||||||
| Missouri Western: | 448–279 (.616) | 158–67 (.571) | |||||||
| Total: | 532–417(.561) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Tom Smith". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Huit-Johnson, Thomas. "Tom Smith: the collection of a historic journey". The Griffon News. Missouri Western State University. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Smith Announces Retirement 5 December 2012
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