#176: Marquette University Men's Basketball Coach Shaka Smart

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Coach Shaka Smart discusses building a sustainable program in college basketball and shares insights on coaching and leadership.

Send us Fan Mail We talk Marquette hoops with Shaka Smart on Full Court Press: A College Basketball Coaches Show 🏀 Coach Smart joins us to discuss building a sustainable program in today’s ever-changing college basketball landscape. He also shares a hilarious Billy Donovan recruiting story, makes his picks for our “Big East Coaching Olympic Games,” and much more. As always, we had an absolute blast talking hoops, culture, leadership, and the future of the game with one of college basketball...

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Hosts: Luke Taylor, Sam Davidson

Guest: Shaka Smart

Topics covered

• Marquette basketball
• coaching
• college basketball
• leadership
• sustainability
• Big East

Keywords

• Shaka Smart
• Marquette University
• college basketball
• coaching
• Big East
• leadership
• Billy Donovan

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Organizations: Marquette University

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