# Shaka Smart
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Shaka Dingani Smart (born April 8, 1977) is an American men's college basketball coach and former college basketball player. He is the current head men's basketball coach at Marquette University.
Smart rose to prominence in 2011 after leading Virginia Commonwealth University to its first and only Final Four appearance in school history in the 2011 NCAA tournament.
Shaka Smart: Inside Marquette’s Transfer Portal Strategy
Shaka Smart sat down with Homer for a deep dive into how Marquette is navigating the new world of college basketball while trying to maintain the culture that has fueled the program’s recent success. Shaka explained why the Golden Eagles shifted from avoiding transfers to bringing in Sananda Fru an…
Why Shaka Smart came to terms with the transfer portal at Marquette
Jon Rothstein sits down with Marquette head coach Shaka Smart for a mid-summer college hoops conversation. Jon and Shaka break down last year's Marquette struggles, using the transfer portal to fill certain gaps and what to expect from the upcoming Marquette roster. All that and much more from the …
OFFSEASON GRADES: Marquette | 'Shaka Smart has finally hit the portal!'
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Hour 2 - Jeffrey Wright & Company - 21 July 2026
Tim Murray is with us through The List on SEC Media Days, Hot Seats; Jonah Dylan on Charles Huff & Shaka Smart, Predicting the Conference at Large, & Grizzlies' Summer League.
Mount St. Mary’s Coach Donny Lind: Building a Winner, Recruiting & Today’s College Basketball
Mount St. Mary’s head coach Donny Lind joins me to talk college basketball, recruiting, and building a winning program.Lind discusses his unconventional path from Loyola student manager to Division I head coach, what he learned working for Shaka Smart at VCU, and why relationships remain at the cen…
The Tides are Turning: Coaches are Performers Too
Something is shifting in the coaching world. Ryan and Brian, co-founders of Fortitude, dig into why the best coaches — from Darko Rajaković to Shaka Smart to Tara VanDerveer — are openly investing in their own mental performance and leadership development. They trace the idea back to Brian's very f…
Big East Basketball Is BACK: UConn, St. John's, Marquette & Ed Cooley's Make-or-Break Year
College basketball is back, and so is Big East Energy Weekly. Mark Zanetto and Casey Matthews open the 2026-27 season with a full lap around the league: Bryan Hodgson bringing a new identity to Providence, Alan Huss taking over Creighton, Ronald Nored at Butler, and why Shaka Smart and Marquette be…
Did the Big East Coaches Get It Right? | 2026-27 Preseason Breakdown
Did the Big East coaches get it right? 🏀 Big East Media Day 2026 is in the books and Mark Zanetto breaks down the 2026-27 Big East preseason coaches' poll, preseason awards and the eligibility chaos hanging over the league with two guys who were in the room: Matt Janus of Holy Nova and basketball i…
BEMD: Marquette's Shaka Smart on Sananda Fru, what a great year looks like for Nigel James Jr. and the state of CBB
Matt Norlander sits down with Marquette's Shaka Smart at 2026 Big East Media Day.
(0:00) Matt Norlander with Shaka Smart at Big East Media Day
(0:30) Is Shaka a Bears fan or a Packers fan?
(1:30) What does a tough season do for Shaka Smart’s perspective?
(2:30) When did Shaka know last year was goi…
MarquetteHoops.com Podcast - Episode 12
MarquetteHoops.com sits down with 2027 Marquette commit Marlon Martinez. The 6-foot-5 guard discusses his basketball journey, international experience, and when he realized high-major basketball was within reach. Martinez also takes us through his recruitment, how Marquette entered the picture, his…
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