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Men's Basketball

Without Kohtala, Scots Can't Keep up With Knights
Scots look ahead to 5 p.m. game Saturday at Kalamazoo, moved up a few hours from originally scheduled.

Narrow Loss, Same Story as Scots Fall to Olivet 55-50
Isaac Smith scores 16-point, 11-rebound double-double in effort.

Maroon and Cream Mount Comeback, Fall Shy of Win
Thirty points from senior captain Isaac Smith not enough for Alma win against Adrian.

Scots Shut Down At Hope
Isaac Smith leading scorer for Maroon and Cream with 13 points.

Strong Shooting Not Enough To Shake Thunder
Alma loses to Tri-State 89-81 on the road despite shooting 55 percent from the field...

First Half Deficit Too Much to Overcome As Scots Skid at Albion 81-69
Isaac Smith led the way for the Scots with 28 points and four blocks, but not enough for an Alma win.

First MIAA Win Comes With 64-56 Victory Against Kalamazoo
Sam Machuta ends with five blocks, Matt Brown leads all scorers with 18 points.

Maroon Struggles Against Calvin, Drops Second Straight MIAA Contest
Isaac Smith, Matt Brown lead Scots in 79-61 loss in Cappaert Gymnasium Saturday.

Alma Drops Ninth Straight With 86-70 Loss at Olivet
Alma opens MIAA season with tough loss.

 

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Coach Profile

Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Smith graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1984. After graduating, Smith got his start in coaching when he was the boy’s basketball coach at Fulton High School while working as a teacher at Ithaca High School. From there he moved to Cedar Springs High School were he coached and taught and won his first district championship in 1987.

The following year, Coach Smith got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks when he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University and was part of the team that won a GLIAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Tournament.

After a year at FSU, Coach Smith left for Lake Superior State University where he served for three years as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach position in 1991. In five years time, Coach Smith had turned around the LSSU program. In 1996 his team won the first League Championship for LSSU since joining the GLIAC in 1978. During this time, Coach Smith also earned his M.A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University.