He is perhaps best remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 NCAA championship game that gave the Indiana Hoosiers a 74–73 victory over the Syracuse Orangemen.

[1] He had transferred to Indiana from Garden City Community College in Kansas where he was a two-year standout and Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year.

[5] Smart later played in the Continental Basketball Association with the Rapid City Thrillers (1995–96) and Fort Wayne Fury (1996–97).

In 2010, Smart took over for Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson before the start of the 2010-11 training camp.

[15] On January 15, 2022, Smart served one game as the Arkansas interim coach while Musselman was out with shoulder surgery.