Northwest University Athletics

Zach Smith joined the Eagles coaching staff in 2018 and enters his third season at NU as an Assistant Coach. Smith was an integral part of the 2015-16 Men’s Basketball team, who came to the Eagles after three seasons at The University of Montana Western. Smith was a team captain and started 30 of 31 games for the Eagles. Additionally, he finished his senior campaign ranked 4^th in the nation in 3-point percentage (47%).

During Smith’s time at Montana Western, the Bulldogs finished 88-42 and were champions of the Frontier Conference back-to-back years as well as national tournament qualifiers. The Bulldogs reached the Elite-8 in 2013/14 and Sweet-16 in 2014/15.

Smith went on to compete professionally, playing one season for Anzola Basket in Bologna, Italy. During his time overseas, Zach coached youth teams for Anzola Basket Club and volunteered his time teaching English to young children in the community.

Additionally, he has 5 years of coaching experience as a Master Teacher for NBC Camps. Zach spent his summers traveling to Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington coaching youth camps. Zach also spent 2 months in Beijing, China coaching camps for Soaring International.