Matthew “Mike” Smith is back for his second season as coach of the Bulldogs' post players and recruiting.
Before joining Head Coach Willie Hayes' staff in 2015, Smith was head coach at Lawson State and named Alabama Community College Conference North Division Coach of the Year in 2014.
Smith, who played collegiately and graduated from the University of New Orleans, also coached at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Mississippi Valley State, Kennesaw State, Jacksonville State, Centenary College and Southeastern Louisiana.
He has also played professionally overseas.
A native of Hattiesburg, Miss., Smith received his master’s from William Carey University and was selected to participate in the Black Coaches Association/NCAA Achieving Coaching Excellence Program in 2011.
