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

Marquette coach Shaka Smart graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. But local college hoops fans might remember him ...

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 ...

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

CLEVELAND — One graduation party with one coach changed the perspective of Shaka Smart’s life ... the most meaningful stop for me, Northeast Ohio, for a couple reasons. One, I met my wife ...

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 ...

Marquette coach Shaka Smart graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. But local college hoops fans might remember him for the three seasons he spent as an assistant to Keith Dambrot with the ...

First- and second-round games in the East and South brackets of the NCAA Tournament will be played this weekend at Rocket Arena. Eight teams will vie for the chance to move on in their respective ...