Bev Smith

For the softball player and coach, seeBeverly Smith (softball).

For other people named Beverly Smith, seeBeverly Smith (disambiguation).

Beverly Smith

Personal information
Born	(1960-04-04)April 4, 1960
Career highlights and awards
2xKodakAll-American (1981, 1982)

Beverly "Bev" Smith(born April 4, 1960) is a Canadian basketball player and coach.

Smith played college basketball at theOregon Ducks,where she was named aWomen's Basketball Coaches AssociationAll-Americanin 1981 and 1982.Her 2004 team made theNational Collegiate Athletic Associationtournament,after finishing 2nd in thePacific-10 Conference;that was her second 20-win season.Oregon defeatedTexas Christian Universityto advance to the 2nd round. In 2016, Smith was named to the Pac-12 women's basketball all-century team.

Smith ledCanada's national team to a medal in the1999 Pan American Games.While playing at Oregon, the team had a record of 93–19. She held school records for points in a game (38), points in a season (632), points in a career (2,063), rebounds in a game (26), rebounds in a season (376), rebounds in a career (1,362), and assists in a career (443).

Smith played in Italian clubsVicenza(1982-1985, 1989–1990) and Ferrara (1986-1988), winning three Italian championships and two European Cups.

She was the women's basketball program head coach at the Oregon Ducks from 2001 to 2009, having succeeded controversial coach Jody Runge. She posted a Pac-10 conference record of 61-83 and an overall record of 123-121 The 2002 team won theWomen's National Invitation TournamentChampionship. The 2005 team won a first-round game in the NCAA tournament.The 2007 team received a bye in the WNIT and won a second-round game.

Later she became the assistant coach for the Canadian Women's National Teamand helped lead the team to back-to-back gold medals in 2015 at the Pan American Games in Toronto and the FIBA Americas in Edmonton, qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

She is a member of the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.In 2004, Smith was elected to theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame,located inKnoxville, Tennessee.