OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The Golden State Warriors officially introduced Keith Smart as their new coach Monday, hiring him to replace Don Nelson.
Smart had been a Warriors assistant for the past seven years and served as an interim head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003, going 9-31. Nelson had the final year of his contract bought out.
Nelson guided the Warriors to the playoffs for the first time in 13 years in 2007, but they have not returned since.
Smart played for Bobby Knight at Indiana and was on the Hoosiers’ 1987 national championship team.
The Warriors drafted Smart in 1988, and he played briefly in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs.
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