During his 18 seasons at Carleton, he also led the Ravens to 11 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships — the most by any coach in conference history.
Carleton lost in the 2010 CIS semifinals to the eventual champion Saskatchewan Huskies; this tournament was also hosted at Scotiabank Place.
[4] The CIS Men's Basketball Championships returned to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2011, after three years at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, and Smart and the Ravens captured their seventh CIS National Championship in nine years with a victory over Trinity Western Spartans.
The CIS National Men's Basketball Championships returned to Ottawa in 2013, and Smart's Ravens won their ninth title, defeating Lakehead Thunderwolves, 92–42.
[7] In 2014, Carleton defeated cross-town rivals Ottawa Gee-Gees 79–67 to win their tenth CIS National Men's Basketball Championship under Smart's tenure.
[9] Led by Rob Smart, and after losing four starters from the previous year's championship, Carleton defeated the Calgary Dinos in the 2016 CIS final by a score of 101–79.
The Ravens captured their seventh consecutive national championship, thirteenth overall, and twelfth for Smart, defeating the Ryerson Rams 78–69.
[12] On March 19, 2019, Smart stepped down as head coach of the team, accepting a new position as their director of basketball operations.
[17][18] On February 20, 2018, Smart was hired as head coach of the Canada's U18 men's team ahead of the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.
Smart was hired by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League to serve as a consultant to the coaching staff during the 2019–20 season.
Smart served as a guest speaker for the Senators in several of their summer rookie camps, before being hired as a coaching consultant for the team.
[22] Smart retained his position of Director of Basketball Operations at Carleton University, concurrent with his duties with the Blackjacks.
[23] In the 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018 seasons, Smart was awarded the Stewart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy, as the top men's basketball coach in Canadian university sports.