In 2000, Smith was hired was the head coach and assistant athletic director at San Bernardino Valley College.
[3] Smith accepted the position of assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton under Dedrique Taylor in 2013.
[7] He would stay on staff for six seasons and was part of the Titans' Big West Conference tournament-winning squad and 2018 NCAA tournament appearance.
[8] On March 28, 2019, Smith was named the head coach at Cal Poly, replacing Joe Callero.
[11][12] His father "Lucky" also played college basketball at Utah State and Hawaii, and was a sixth round selection of the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1968 NBA draft.