Stephany Smith

Stephany Smith (born August 10, 1965) was the head women's basketball coach at the University of Alabama from 2005 to 2008 and at Middle Tennessee State University from 1997 to 2005.

Stephany Smith
Biographical details
Born (1965-08-10) August 10, 1965
Brookhaven, Mississippi
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989Harding (GA)
1989–1993UAB (Asst.)
1993–1997Middle Tennessee (Asst.)
1997–2005Middle Tennessee
2005–2008Alabama
Head coaching record
Overall180–149 (.547)

On March 12, 1997, Lewis Bivens announced his retirement as head coach of the Middle Tennessee State women's basketball team.[1] At the time of his announcement, Smith was promoted to head coach for the 1997–1998 season.[1] During her tenure with the Blue Raiders, Smith led Middle Tennessee to three NCAA Tournament appearances, two Ohio Valley Conference championships and back-to-back Sun Belt Conference championships. She compiled an overall record of 153 wins and 88 losses (153–88) with the Blue Raiders.[2]

In April 2005, Smith was hired to replace Rick Moody as head basketball coach at Alabama, and became only the school's 7th head coach in school history.[2] Smith was 29–90 with four Southeastern Conference wins in three seasons at Alabama. The team ended the 2007–2008 season with a 14-game losing streak, and as a result Smith was removed from her position on March 11, 2008, by athletics director Mal Moore.[3][4]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Middle Tennessee (Ohio Valley Conference) (1997–2000)
1997–1998 Middle Tennessee 18–1211–74thNCAA First Round
1998–1999 Middle Tennessee 18–1014–4T–1stWNIT First Round
1999–2000 Middle Tennessee 18–1113–52nd
Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt Conference) (2000–2005)
2000–2001 Middle Tennessee 17–139–73rd EastWNIT First Round
2001–2002 Middle Tennessee 16–137–73rd East
2002–2003 Middle Tennessee 18–129–5T–2nd East
2003–2004 Middle Tennessee 24–810–4T–1st EastNCAA Second Round
2004–2005 Middle Tennessee 24–911–3T–2nd EastNCAA Second Round
Middle Tennessee: 153–8884–42
Alabama (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2008)
2005–2006 Alabama 9–193–1111th
2006–2007 Alabama 10–200–1412th
2007–2008 Alabama 8–221–1312th
Alabama: 27–614–39
Total:180–149 (.547)

      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. "Middle Tennessee hoop coach retires". The Southeast Missourian. Google News Archives. March 11, 1997. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. Deas, Tommy (April 13, 2005). "Smith eyed UA from the start". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  3. Hollis, Charles (March 11, 2008). "Alabama fires women's basketball coach Stephany Smith". The Birmingham News. AL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  4. Aaron, Suttles (March 2, 2008). "Smith will not return as Crimson Tide coach". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
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