Shaka Smart's first NCAA Division I assistant job was at Akron for Keith Dambrot, who coached LeBron James in high school.

CLEVELAND - Marquette men's basketball coach Shaka Smart has some deep ties in Northeast Ohio. When he was working as an assistant coach at Akron, Smart met his wife, Maya. That was also when he ...

Keith Dambrot and a LeBron James graduation party in Akron showed Marquette college basketball coach Shaka Smart the ...

Marquette head coach Shaka Smart chats with media after 76-59 win over Seton Hall on 21 January 2025. Shaka talks about the ...

CLEVELAND - With more non-local media at Marquette's press conference Thursday — before its NCAA men's basketball tournament ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Marquette men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart, in Cleveland as the Golden Eagles prepare to play Friday in the NCAA Tournament, said his Northeast Ohio roots make the ...

Basketball luminaries such as Michigan State coach Tom Izzo and Marquette coach Shaka Smart have some ties to Northeast Ohio.