Monica King, Shaka Smart's mother, played a pivotal role in his upbringing, providing support and guidance. Her influence helped shape Shaka's character and instilled values of resilience and ...

It worked for a while, but Smart's father wasn't a positive influence, as Shaka tells it. It led to Smart's mother asking him to leave again. He did. Now, Smart coaches a team with nine players ...

HOUSTON — Twice in the span of a 20-minute interview Thursday, Virginia Commonwealth Coach Shaka Smart spoke ... In fact, Smart identified his mother, Monica King, as the best coach he ever ...

Shaka Smart is of African-American ancestry. He was born to a black father and a white mother in Madison, Wisconsin, and grew up in Fitchburg. He attended Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin ...

wife of VCU basketball coach Shaka Smart, and this year’s Richmond Christmas Mother, visited the studio this morning to share with us some exciting new ways The Richmond Christmas Mother Fund is ...

“My mom put a basketball in my hands at a young ... Pearson was drawn to Marquette because of coach Shaka Smart’s history with big men like Jarrett Allen, Jaxson Hayes and Oso Ighodaro Pearson ...

"Shaka Smart is a great man and a high-level coach ... "It’s based on being raised by a single mother, and me thinking that my coaches were the be-all and end-all," Smart said.

It made sense not because he's from Madison, Wisconsin, or that his mother still lives ... ago when a young Shaka, then an assistant at Akron, scouted him. When Smart took the job with the Golden ...