Men's Basketball
Smith, Jeff
Jeff Smith
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- smith1jm@cmich.edu
- Phone:
- (989) 774-3006
Jeff Smith is in his seventh year of his second stint with the Chippewa men’s basketball program.
His area of on-court expertise is defense, while his overriding focus since joining the program has been on the building and maintenance of recruiting strategy along with opponent scouting and preparation.
Smith has established strong recruiting ties inside and outside the state of Michigan during his tenure at CMU, and the fruits of that labor are coming to bear.
In 2018, the Chippewas signed six newcomers, including big men Rob Montgomery, Romelo Burrell and Kevin Hamlet, along with guards P.J. Mitchell, Larry Austin Jr. and Dallas Morgan. They follow recent classes that have brought the Chippewas the likes of Shawn Roundtree Jr., Kevin McKay and David DiLeo, all three of whom figure to start in 2018-19.
Smith, a Bay City, Mich. native, joined the CMU program as a graduate assistant in May 1997 and was promoted to assistant coach two years later. He helped the 2000-01 Chippewas to a 20-8 record and the MAC title.
Smith joined coach Greg Kampe’s staff at Oakland in 2002-03 and helped the Golden Grizzlies to the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament championship and a win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in 2005.
An Alma College graduate, Smith spent five years at Oakland and was largely responsible for the Grizzlies’ 2005 recruiting class that was ranked 23rd in the nation by Hoop Scoop. He also coached two Mid-Con Players of the Year at Oakland.
Smith worked as an assistant on coach Jim Boylen's staff at Utah from 2007-11, helping the Utes to the Mountain West Conference title and a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament in 2011.
Smith played for two seasons at Alma College before a knee injury ended his career. He then worked with the program for two years as a student assistant and was named the college’s junior varsity coach during his senior season. He was an assistant coach at Albion College from 1995-97.
His area of on-court expertise is defense, while his overriding focus since joining the program has been on the building and maintenance of recruiting strategy along with opponent scouting and preparation.
Smith has established strong recruiting ties inside and outside the state of Michigan during his tenure at CMU, and the fruits of that labor are coming to bear.
In 2018, the Chippewas signed six newcomers, including big men Rob Montgomery, Romelo Burrell and Kevin Hamlet, along with guards P.J. Mitchell, Larry Austin Jr. and Dallas Morgan. They follow recent classes that have brought the Chippewas the likes of Shawn Roundtree Jr., Kevin McKay and David DiLeo, all three of whom figure to start in 2018-19.
Smith, a Bay City, Mich. native, joined the CMU program as a graduate assistant in May 1997 and was promoted to assistant coach two years later. He helped the 2000-01 Chippewas to a 20-8 record and the MAC title.
Smith joined coach Greg Kampe’s staff at Oakland in 2002-03 and helped the Golden Grizzlies to the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament championship and a win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in 2005.
An Alma College graduate, Smith spent five years at Oakland and was largely responsible for the Grizzlies’ 2005 recruiting class that was ranked 23rd in the nation by Hoop Scoop. He also coached two Mid-Con Players of the Year at Oakland.
Smith worked as an assistant on coach Jim Boylen's staff at Utah from 2007-11, helping the Utes to the Mountain West Conference title and a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament in 2011.
Smith played for two seasons at Alma College before a knee injury ended his career. He then worked with the program for two years as a student assistant and was named the college’s junior varsity coach during his senior season. He was an assistant coach at Albion College from 1995-97.
MBB Sign Video
Wednesday, July 23
MBB Insider - 6.13.25
Friday, June 13
Men's Basketball Summer Practice 1
Thursday, June 12
Men's Basketball Move-In Day
Friday, June 06
