John Smith - Cal Poly San Luis Head Coach

John Smith is the Head Basketball Coach at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  Prior to Cal Poly SLO Coach Smith has had a successful tenure coaching in college at Cal State Fullerton.  His junior college coaching record stands at 265-118 (.692). In 2016, the California Community College Men’s Basketball Coaches Association inducted Smith into its Hall of Fame for his outstanding work in building both San Bernardino Valley College and Riverside College programs and leading each to the state tournament and winning a state championship at RCC.  The Riverside native talks about playing for legendary coaches such at Coach Bartee at JW North and Coach Tarkanian at UNLV.   Coach Smith does a great job explaining his philosophy on coaching and what it takes to persevere.  This podcast is rich with information and life lessons.