Byron Smith (basketball)
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.jpg) Smith with Prairie View A&M in 2020 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Prairie View A&M |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 147–179 (.451) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 26, 1969 Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1988 | Northwestern State |
| 1988–1989 | Tyler JC |
| 1989–1991 | Houston |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–2000 | Houston (assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Texas Southern (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | McLennan CC (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 2007–2009 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 2009–2010 | Texas Southern (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Prairie View A&M (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Prairie View A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 147–179 (.451) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SWAC tournament (2019, 2026) 3 SWAC regular season (2019–2021) | |
| Awards | |
| Hugh Durham Award (2021) 3× SWAC Coach of the Year (2019–2021) | |
Byron Smith (born September 26, 1969) is an American college basketball coach, currently head coach at Prairie View A&M.[1][2]
Smith started off his college career at Northwestern State for one season before transferring to Tyler Junior College, then completing his collegiate career at Houston under Pat Foster, where he was a two-time All-Southwest Conference selection.
After graduation, Smith played professionally in Australia, Turkey, and Greece.
