Nevada Smith- Marquette Basketball, G-League Insights, and Offensive Innovator

Marquette men's basketball assistant coach, Nevada Smith, joins this week's episode of @Notevend2 . Nevada played college basketball at Bethany College where he led the school to back-to-back conference championships, while leading Division 3 in three pointers made during his senior year. Nevada coached at various Division 3 schools, including: St. Lawrence, Allegheny College, SUNY Canton, Ithaca College and Keystone College. Coach Smith's career shifted to the professional level when he got connected with Daryl Morey and the Houston Rocket's staff. Nevada was the head coach for the Houston Rockets D-League affiliate, Grand Valley Vipers, before becoming the head coach for the Miami Heat D-League affiliate, Sioux Falls Skyforce. Oklahoma City Thunder's head coach, Mark Diagneualt became a close friend of Coach Smith as the two coached against each other in the D-League; Diagneualt eventually connected Nevada with Coach Shaka Smart at the University of Texas. Coach Smith and Smart moved on to coach together at Marquette. The 2024-25 season marks the 4th season Nevada has coached for Marquette. Marquette has made the NCAA Tournament every year since Coach Smith has been a part of the staff. Hear about Coach Smith's long-tenured career, the experience of working with Coach Eric Spoelstra and Shaka Smart, and Marquette's culture that's led them to success in the past four years. This episode is available wherever you listen to your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel @Notevend2 for more sports content. Enjoy the episode! Sneak Peek- 00:00-00:25 Alfred/Utica Updates- 00:25-02:52 Intro- 02:52-09:17 Getting into Horse Racing, Living in Upstate NY- 09:17-11:52 Getting the name "Nevada"- 11:52-13:19 Playing Career at Bethany College- 13:19-17:15 Opinion(s) on what makes a Great Shooter- 17:15-22:38 Coaching at Various Division 3 Schools, Carrying a chip on Shoulder- 22:38-27:14 How the D-League Opportunity came about, Interview with Daryl Morey- 27:14-31:28 Getting Introduced with Eric Spoelstra, Miami Heat Culture, Coaching the Sioux Falls Skyforce- 31:28-36:40 Going back to Coaching CBB, Creating Relationships within the G-League, Relationship with Mark Daigneault- 36:40-38:58 Getting Connected with Shaka Smart, Marquette Culture- 38:58-41:30 Break- 41:30-41:41 Success at Marquette, Impact Shaka's 1st Class had on the Future of Marquette MBB (Tyler Kolek, Oso Ighodaro, Kam Jones)- 41:41-44:11 Tyler Kolek's Work Ethic- 44:11-46:17 Marquette's Offense, Rim Domination Philosophy, Getting into Analytics Early in Career- 46:17-51:51 Finding New Concepts in Basketball, Perspective on Future Basketball- 51:51-54:37 Focus for Marquette Basketball during the 2024-25 Season, Roster Retention- 54:37-56:50 Future of Nevada Smith's Career- 56:50-58:36 Rapid Fire (Fav Food Spot in Milwaukee, Funniest Coaches Worked with, Shooters that could challenge him, Fav Coach McGuinness story)- 58:36-01:05:55 Starting 5: Best Offensive Players (D3 Edition)- 01:05:55-01:08:35 Outro- 01:08:35-01:09:30