Pacific Turns to Longtime Canadian Coach in Attempt to Rebuild Men’s Basketball Program

Pacific Turns to Longtime Canadian Coach in Attempt to Rebuild Men’s Basketball Program
Dave Smart, then an assistant coach at Texas Tech, interacts with Red Raiders guard Kerwin Walton after a basketball game against Baylor in Lubbock, Texas, on March 9, 2024.. Michael C. Johnson/USA TODAY via Field Level Media
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STOCKTON, Calif.—University of the Pacific has hired Dave Smart as the coach to rebuild its men’s basketball program, Athletic Director Adam Tschuour said Wednesday.

Mr. Smart served as an assistant coach at Texas Tech this season but was formerly a highly successful head coach in Canada, going 591–48 and winning 13 national championships in 19 seasons at Carleton University in Ottawa.