Rob Smith in an American

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coach and former

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. He played

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at Vincennes for two seasons, then completed his eligibility at Indiana–Southeast before completing his degree at

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in 1998. He then spent a year as an assistant coach at

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in 1999, and returned to the Boilermakers from 2001 through 2006. Smith was hired as associate head coach at Creighton. He was hired as head coach at Ohio in June 2012, retiring in January 2021.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Ohio Bobcats bio
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