Tom Smith (born September 8, 1944) was the head men's basketball coach at Valparaiso University from 1980 until 1988.
[1] Smith played basketball at Horace Mann High School in Gary, Indiana and collegiately for Valparaiso.
The 1983–1984 season was the first in Crusader history to appear in a conference tournament, losing to Western Illinois.
[1] Tom coached 25 of his 38 seasons at Missouri Western, where he compiled a 448–279 record.
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