Stephany Smith (born August 10, 1965) was the head women's basketball coach at the

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from 2005 to 2008 and at

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from 1997 to 2005. On March 12, 1997, Lewis Bivens announced his retirement as head coach of the Middle Tennessee State women's basketball team. At the time of his announcement, Smith was promoted to head coach for the 1997–1998 season. During her tenure with the Blue Raiders, Smith led Middle Tennessee to three NCAA Tournament appearances, two

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championships and back-to-back

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championships. She compiled an overall record of 153 wins and 88 losses (153–88) with the Blue Raiders. In April 2005, Smith was hired to replace

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as head basketball coach at Alabama, and became only the school's 7th head coach in school history. Smith was 29–90 with four

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wins in three seasons at

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. The team ended the 2007–2008 season with a 14-game losing streak, and as a result Smith was removed from her position on March 11, 2008, by athletics director

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Head coaching record

References

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