Steve Smiley
Head Coach & Athletics Director
Steve just completed his 2nd season as head coach at national junior college powerhouse Sheridan College. In the past 2 seasons, the Generals overall record is 53-14, winning two North Sub-Region 9 titles, one Wyoming Conference Title, advancing twice to the Region 9 Final 4 and appearing in one championship game. The Generals also were the host team for the Region 9 Tournament for the 2009-10 season, and Steve was named North Sub-Region 9 Coach of the Year this past season. Over the past two seasons, 5 Generals have signed to play at NCAA Division 1 schools, and a total of 10 players have moved on to the four-year level to continue their careers. Two of his players were named NJCAA All-Americans (Moustapha Diarra – Honorable Mention, and JR Cadot – 3rd-Team All-American), and four have been named to the prestigious All-Region 9 Team (Moustapha Diarra, Scottie Payne, JR Cadot, and Antoine Proctor).
Prior to Sheridan, Steve spent two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) under the winningest coach in NCAA History, Don Meyer. During his time, the Wolves went 50-12. Prior to his return at NSU, Steve was the head assistant coach at Black Hills State University. During his first year, the Yellow Jackets finished in 2nd place in the Dakota Athletic Conference and lost in the conference championship by one point. Steve finished his senior season at Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in the spring of 2004. Steve was a starter since his sophomore season. During his career, Steve led the Northern Sun league in assists for three consecutive seasons. Steve finished second all-time at NSU in career assists with 537, and was only the second player in school history to surpass the 500-assist mark. Steve was the starting point guard for NSU teams that won the conference title during his sophomore and junior seasons. As a senior, Steve won the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year award, and the Wolves posted a final record of 24-7, won the conference tournament for the first time, and played in the NCAA D2 national tournament. Steve was named to the All-Tournament Team, and was also named as the NSIC Tournament MVP. Prior to NSU, Steve played at Pomona High School in Arvada, CO, becoming the first ever four-year starter at PHS while leading the state of Colorado in assists during his junior year, being named All-State during his junior and senior season, and tying or breaking 10 school records, including career assists.
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Ryan Davis
Head Assistant Coach
Ryan is entering his first year as the Assistant Coach at Sheridan College. Before Sheridan, Ryan was a Manager for the University of Kansas Men’s Basketball team under Head Coach Bill Self. While at Kansas, the Jayhawks won 5 Big 12 regular season conference championships, 4 Big 12 tournament championships, a National Championship in 2008 and went 175-27 in 5 years. Ryan received his Undergraduate degree in Sports Management with a Business Minor in the spring of 2010 at KU. Ryan is originally from Overland Park, Kansas, located 25 minutes southwest of Kansas City and went to Bishop Miege High School in Roleand Park, KS.
Coach Smiley had this to say about Ryan: “We’re extremely thrilled to get a young coach of Ryan’s caliber. Ryan worked his way up the ladder at the University of Kansas and held many, many responsibilities during his time in Lawrence. He was highly recommended by not only the staff at the University of Kansas, but also from several other top-notch programs across the nation, and he did an unbelievable job with the interview process. He is exactly what our program needs to continue to move forward and compete at the highest level in the NJCAA!”
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