Dayna Smith is an American basketball player and coach who is currently the director of player development for the UMass Minutewomen basketball team.[1] She previously was the head coach of the Cornell Big Red women's basketball team for 22 seasons from 2002 until 2024.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Director of player development |
| Team | UMass |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1996 | Rhode Island |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1999 | Rhode Island (assistant) |
| 1999 | Rhode Island (interim HC) |
| 1999–2002 | Penn (assistant) |
| 2002–2024 | Cornell |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2024–present | UMass (Women's Basketball Director of Player Development) |
Coaching career
editShe was dismissed following a disappointing 2023–24 season where the team was tied for last-place in Ivy League standings.[3] During her tenure at Cornell, the women's basketball team won one regular season conference championship and qualified for one NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, both in 2008.[4]
Administrative career
editOn September 5, 2024, Smith was hired as director of player development for the UMass Minutewomen basketball team.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Big Red (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2003–2024) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Cornell | 10–17 | 4–10 | 4th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Cornell | 9–18 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Cornell | 3–24 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Cornell | 8–19 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Cornell | 12–15 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2007–08 | Cornell | 20–9 | 12–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Cornell | 10–16 | 6–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Cornell | 7–20 | 2–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Cornell | 6–22 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Cornell | 12–16 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Cornell | 13–15 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Cornell | 14–14 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Cornell | 15–13 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Cornell | 14–14 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Cornell | 16–11 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Cornell | 7–20 | 3–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Cornell | 12–14 | 6–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Cornell | 10–16 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Cornell | Season Cancelled | |||||||
| 2021–22 | Cornell | 9–16 | 4–10 | 6th | |||||
| Cornell: | 224–345 (.394) | 97–170 (.363) | |||||||
| Total: | 224–345 (.394) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ↑ "Dayna Smith - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Hatfield, Jenn (March 12, 2024). "After 22 years, Dayna Smith is out as Cornell's head coach". The Next. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ McNally, Jane (March 11, 2024). "Dayna Smith Removed as Head Coach of Women's Basketball After 21 Years in Position". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Dayna Smith Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Smith Joins Women's Basketball Staff as Director of Player Development". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
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