Jeff Smith is entering his first season as assistant coach for the Birmingham-Southern men's basketball program. Coach Smith comes to the Hilltop with 30+ years of experience as a high school basketball head coach.
Smith spent three years at Red Bird High School as a teacher and assisted with junior high and high school basketball coaching. He then went to Springville High School where he spent 33 years as the head boy's basketball coach and 20 years as an administrator. Smith recently was at Pell City High School as the head boys basketball coach for two seasons. In his career as a head coach, he has won 15 county championships, 6 area championships, and finished with an overall 562-325 career record. He was inducted into the St. Clair County Coaches' Hall of Fame in 2019.
Coach Smith graduated from Red Bird High School in Beverly, Ky. where he went on to begin his coaching career. He obtained his BS from Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Ky. and earned his Masters from Jacksonville State University.Â
Currently, Jeff Smith lives with his wife Mrs. Donna L. Smith and has three children: Lesley Jane Byrd, Bradley H. Smith, and Jeffrey Charles Smith. He also has six grandchildren. Smith is a member of the United Methodist Church in Springville, Ala.
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