Staff Directory
Jimmy Smith
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- Associate Head Coach
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Jimmy Smith joined the Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball staff as Associate Head Coach in April 2025, bringing over a decade of head-coaching experience and more than 200 career collegiate wins.
Smith spent the previous five seasons as head coach at Trinity University (Texas), compiling a 98–24 record. During his tenure, he led the Tigers to multiple Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) regular-season championships and NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. He was twice named SCAC Coach of the Year and was also the NABC District Coach of the Year following the 2023–24 season.
Prior to Trinity, Smith served as head coach at Millsaps College from 2017 to 2020. He took over a program that had gone 4–22 the previous season and guided the Majors to the Southern Athletic Association championship game in his final year. He also spent two seasons as head coach at Texas Lutheran University, transforming the program from last place to back-to-back SCAC championships and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Smith twice earned SCAC Coach of the Year honors and also received NABC Division III South Region Co-Coach of the Year recognition at Texas Lutheran.
Smith began his collegiate head-coaching career at Schreiner University, leading the Mountaineers to their first winning season since moving to NCAA Division III. He also has Division I experience as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State University.
In addition to his collegiate coaching background, Smith has extensive USA Basketball experience. He served as head coach of the USA 3x3 U23 National Team, leading the team to a silver medal at the 2024 FIBA U23 World Cup, and has also coached the USA 3x3 U21 National Team. He currently coaches a USA Basketball-affiliated professional 3x3 team, which won the USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship in summer 2025.
A former student-athlete, Smith was a four-year letter winner at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, earning multiple athletic and academic honors and being named UMHB Male Athlete of the Year. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mary Hardin-Baylor and a master’s degree in business administration from Sam Houston State University.
Smith and his wife, Lori, have three children: Harrison, Eliza, and Sage.
Smith spent the previous five seasons as head coach at Trinity University (Texas), compiling a 98–24 record. During his tenure, he led the Tigers to multiple Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) regular-season championships and NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. He was twice named SCAC Coach of the Year and was also the NABC District Coach of the Year following the 2023–24 season.
Prior to Trinity, Smith served as head coach at Millsaps College from 2017 to 2020. He took over a program that had gone 4–22 the previous season and guided the Majors to the Southern Athletic Association championship game in his final year. He also spent two seasons as head coach at Texas Lutheran University, transforming the program from last place to back-to-back SCAC championships and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Smith twice earned SCAC Coach of the Year honors and also received NABC Division III South Region Co-Coach of the Year recognition at Texas Lutheran.
Smith began his collegiate head-coaching career at Schreiner University, leading the Mountaineers to their first winning season since moving to NCAA Division III. He also has Division I experience as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State University.
In addition to his collegiate coaching background, Smith has extensive USA Basketball experience. He served as head coach of the USA 3x3 U23 National Team, leading the team to a silver medal at the 2024 FIBA U23 World Cup, and has also coached the USA 3x3 U21 National Team. He currently coaches a USA Basketball-affiliated professional 3x3 team, which won the USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship in summer 2025.
A former student-athlete, Smith was a four-year letter winner at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, earning multiple athletic and academic honors and being named UMHB Male Athlete of the Year. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mary Hardin-Baylor and a master’s degree in business administration from Sam Houston State University.
Smith and his wife, Lori, have three children: Harrison, Eliza, and Sage.
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