Audra Smith

Audra Smith (born January 23, 1970)[1] is a head women's basketball coach .[2]

Audra Smith
Biographical details
Born (1970-01-23) January 23, 1970
Milledgeville, Georgia
Playing career
1988–1992Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–2004Virginia (asst.)
2004–2012UAB
2012–2018Clemson
2018–2022South Carolina State
Head coaching record
Overall214–310 (.408)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Miss Georgia Basketball (1988)

Career

Smith played basketball at the University of Virginia, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1992. Beginning in 1994, she served as an assistant coach for the Cavaliers for 10 seasons.

In the 2004–05 season, Smith became head coach at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She coached UAB for eight seasons. During the 2006 season, UAB went 19–13, including a 12–4 Conference USA mark, as UAB set records for most Conference USA wins in a season. UAB was selected to the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) tournament that year, reaching the second round. In the 2005 season, she posted a 14–14 record and a 7–9 CUSA record.[3]

On April 8, 2013, Smith was announced as the head coach of the Clemson Tigers, where she remained until 2018.[4]

On June 7, 2018, Smith was announced as the next head coach of South Carolina State.

Head Coaching Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UAB (Conference USA) (2004–2012)
2004–05 UAB 7-214-10T-10th
2005–06 UAB 14-147-99th
2006–07 UAB 19-1313-42ndWNIT Second Round
2007–08 UAB 14-1610-63rd
2008–09 UAB 10-205-11T-5th
2009–10 UAB 17-158-86th
2010–11 UAB 20-157-9T-7thWBI Champions
2011–12 UAB 19-119-7T-3rd
2012–13 UAB 18-139-74thWNIT First Round
UAB: 138–138 (.500)72–71 (.503)
Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2013–2018)
2013–14 Clemson 13-194-12T-12th
2014–15 Clemson 9-211-15T-14th
2015–16 Clemson 4-240-1515th
2016–17 Clemson 15-163-13T-13th
2017–18 Clemson 11-191-1515th
Clemson: 52–99 (.344)9–70 (.114)
South Carolina State (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2018–present)
2018–19 South Carolina State 16–168–8T-6th
2019–20 South Carolina State 3–272–1411th
2020–21 South Carolina State 1–90–24th (South)
2021–22 South Carolina State 4–21*4–7*
South Carolina State: 24–73 (.247)14–31 (.311)

* Fired before the end of the season

Total:214–310 (.408)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 22 Sep 2015.
  2. "Former Clemson coach hired by S.C. State". TigerNet.com. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  3. "Audra Smith Bio". UABSports.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  4. "Clemson To Change Leadership of Women's Basketball". ClemsonTigers.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.


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