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Isaac Smith Lone Scot on All-MIAA Teams
Merill native, senior named first team All-MIAA.
Posted: Mon, February 26th, 2007 at 10:44PM

Scots End Season With MIAA Tournament Loss to Hope College
Isaac Smith, Matt Brown combine to lead Scots against strong Flying Dutchmen squad.
Posted: Wed, February 21st, 2007 at 10:49PM

An Unlikely Heroine of Alma College Men's Basketball
Passion for the game and coaching characterizes one of the few women coaching men in NCAA Athletics.
Posted: Tue, February 20th, 2007 at 10:46AM

Alma To Face Top-Seeded Hope in MIAA Tournament Quarterfinals Wednesday
Maroon and Cream enter tournament as No. 8 seed.
Posted: Mon, February 19th, 2007 at 10:50AM

Adrian Forces Overtime, Overcomes Scots for 86-81 Win
In final regular season game of career, Isaac Smith scores 34 points to lead Scots.
Posted: Sat, February 17th, 2007 at 9:46PM

Four Scots in Double Figures in Final Home Game of 2007 Season
Isaac Smith ends his career in Cappaert wtih 21 consecutive double-digit scoring performances.
Posted: Wed, February 14th, 2007 at 6:47PM

Isaac Smith Named MIAA Player of the Week
Smith led Scots to win against Tri-State Saturday with seventh double-double of season.
Posted: Mon, February 12th, 2007 at 10:57AM

Scots Topple One of MIAA's Toughest
Venias Jordan scored 23 points, going 5-for-7 from three point range in 76-62 win over Tri-State.
Posted: Sat, February 10th, 2007 at 4:51PM

Dramatics Don't Turn Alma's Way in 73-64 Loss to Albion
Despite a second-half surge, Alma falls to Albion led by Isaac Smith's 24 points.
Posted: Wed, February 7th, 2007 at 9:58PM

Isaac Smith Scores More Than Half Alma's Points in MIAA Loss
Alma falls 73-66 despite a two-point halftime advantage.
Posted: Sat, February 3rd, 2007 at 7:12PM

 

The Alma College Percussion Ensemble performed at the prestigious Centrum Jazz Festival, an international festival in Port Townsend, Wash., in July 2007. Alma was the only college group invited to perform. “It’s a huge honor,” says faculty director Dave Zerbe. “You can’t apply to perform there; they seek you out.”

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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.

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