Tom Smith (basketball)
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 8, 1944 Detroit |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1980 | Central Missouri |
| 1980–1988 | Valparaiso |
| 1988–2013 | Missouri Western |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 532-417 |
Tom Smith (born September 8, 1944) was the head men's basketball coach at Valparaiso University from 1980 until 1988.[1] 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.[2] 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.
Head coaching record at MWSU
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Smith Announces Retirement 5 December 2012
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