Nolan Smith

ABOUT NOLAN SMITH

NBA guard who began his career in 2011 with the Portland Trail Blazers. He played on multiple teams in the following years, ending with the Delaware 87ers in 2015. He began his coaching career in 2016.

He played 4 years of college basketball at Duke, winning an NCAA Championship in 2010.

He was named ACC Player of the Year and a first-team All-American his senior year at Duke in 2011. He acted as assistant coach to Duke from 2016 to 2022, before doing the same for Louisville.

His father Derek played 9 seasons in the NBA and won an NCAA Championship with Louisville in 1980.

He was coached by the legendary Mike Krzyzewski during his time at Duke.