and eight years at the University of San Diego (1992–2000). While at Saint Mary's, he played a role in building the Gaels program into a perennial contender in the West Coast Conference. In his nine seasons with the Gaels, they made three NCAA Tournament (2005, 2008, 2010) appearances and earned one National Invitation Tournament (2009) bid. Saint Mary's averaged 23 wins over his last six seasons on the staff, including an 81–20 record over the last three seasons. University of San Francisco Kyle Smith was named as the head coach of University of San Francisco, on March 30, 2016. Smith led the Dons for three seasons, winning at least 20 games in each season and making two postseason appearances. At the conclusion of the 2018–2019 season, Smith left USF to take the head coaching job at Washington State. Washington State On March 27, 2019, Smith was named as the 19th head coach of Washington State, agreeing to a six-year contract worth $1.4 million annually. He was formally introduced at a press conference on April 1, 2019. In his first season at Washington State, Smith led the Cougars to a 6-12 conference record(16-16 overall), their best since 2011-12. In the first round of the Pac-12 tournament, Washington State beat Colorado, their first win in the conference tournament in over 10 years. In September 2021, Smith signed a contract extension through the 2026-27 season. During the 2021-22 season, Smith led the Cougars to their first winning record in conference play (11-9) in 14 years (2007-08). The Cougars followed up their regular season success with a win in the Pac-12 tournament before losing to eventual runner-up UCLA. Following that, an NIT berth as a No. 4 seed gave the Cougs their first postseason bout in 11 years. Their first round win against Santa Clara (63-50) notched their first 20-win season since 2010-11. Head coaching record References External links San Francisco profile Columbia profile 1969 births Living people Air Force Falcons men's basketball coaches American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Texas Basketball players from Houston College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Columbia Lions men's basketball coaches Hamilton Continentals men's basketball players Point guards Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball coaches San Diego Toreros men's basketball coaches San Francisco Dons men's basketball coaches Sportspeople from Houston Washington State Cougars men's basketball coaches