Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations
- Email:
- kyle.smyth@shu.edu
- Phone:
- (973) 761-9070
- Alma Mater:
- Iona '12
Kyle Smyth recently completed his seventh season on head coach Kevin Willard’s staff and his fifth season as the director of basketball operations after being promoted to the position in September 2016. Smyth coordinates all the day-to-day aspects of the program, manages the scheduling of practices, serves as academic liaison and coordinates community service initiatives.
Smyth has been on staff for Seton Hall's basketball renaissance, helping the Pirates to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2016-19 and the 2016 BIG EAST Championship title.
Prior to his promotion, Smyth spent two seasons as the coordinator of basketball operations, assisting in the development of practice plans and gameday coordination.
Smyth, a native of River Edge, N.J., was recruited to Iona College by Kevin Willard where he played three years before transferring to Seton Hall for his final collegiate season. The 6-foot-4 sharpshooter started 92 of 129 appearances, scoring 930 points and hitting 210 three-pointers over his collegiate career. The BIG EAST Academic All-Star was one of four Pirates to appear in all 33 games in 2012-13, hitting 45 threes and averaging 5.1 points per game. Smyth was an MAAC All-Rookie Team selection under Willard at Iona in 2009-10 after setting a new rookie standard with 51 threes. He had a career year in 2010-11, setting personal-bests with 10.1 points per game shooting 45.1% from the field and burying 75 triples, the third most in the MAAC.
Smyth was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Don Bosco Prep where he helped lead the program to three-straight Bergen County Championships. Smyth scored 1,133 points at Don Bosco and garnered All-North Jersey first team status as a senior.
A 2012 graduate of Iona College, Smyth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing.
