Robert Smart (born 1978) is a Canadian

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coach and former professional player. As an interim head coach, he guided the

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to the 2016

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national championship. He is the nephew of

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and cousins with

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and Ben Doornekamp.

Career

Growing up in Napanee, Ontario, Smart played basketball at

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, before enrolling at

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of the NAIA where he played from 1997 to 1999 before transferring to Carleton. He won the CIS National Championship with the Ravens in 2003, while earning First Team All-Canadian honours. He was a member of Team Canada at the 2003 World University Games in South Korea and played professionally for Medi Bayreuth, BBC Bayreuth in the German 2. Basketball Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga in parts of the 2003-04 season. After returning to Canada, Smart pursued a PhD degree in management at Carleton University. His doctoral thesis was on "A Longitudinal Case Study of a Public-Sector Change Team". Smart joined the coaching staff of the Carleton Ravens men's basketball as an assistant to Dave Smart in 2004. He won U Sports national championships as an assistant in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019. In the 2015-16 season, he served as interim head coach, guiding the Ravens to another national title, while being presented with the Pat O'Brien Award as Coach of the Year at Carleton. He returned to the assistant coach position for the 2016-17 season. Besides his coaching duties, Smart is a faculty member at Carleton's Sprott School of Business.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smart, Rob 1978 births Basketball people from Ontario Canadian basketball coaches Carleton Ravens basketball players Living people Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's basketball players