Bev Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bev Smith

American basketball coach

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1960

Place of Birth: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Bev Smith

  • Beverly "Bev" Smith (born April 4, 1960) is a Canadian basketball player and coach. Smith played college basketball at the Oregon Ducks, where she became an all-American in 1981 and 1982.
  • Her 2004 team made the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, after finishing 2nd in the Pacific-10 Conference; that was her second 20-win season, Oregon defeated Texas Christian University to advance to the 2nd round. Smith lead Canada's national team to a medal in the 1999 Pan American Games.
  • While playing at Oregon, the team had a record of 93-19.
  • She held school records for points in a game (38), points in a season (632), points in a career (2,063), rebounds in a game (26), rebounds in a season (376), rebounds in a career (1,362), and assists in a career (443). Smith played in Italian clubs Vicenza (1982-1985, 1989-1990) and Ferrara (1986-1988), winning three Italian championships and two European Cups. She was the women's basketball program head coach at the Oregon Ducks from 2001 to 2009, having succeeded controversial coach Jody Runge.
  • She posted a regular season game 83-69 record.
  • The 2002 team, won the Women's National Invitation Tournament Championship. Later she became the assistant coach for the Canadian Women's National Team.
  • Helped lead the team to back-to-back gold medals in 2015 at the Pan American Games in Toronto and the FIBA Americas in Edmonton, qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
  • She is a member of the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.
  • In 2004, Smith was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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