Tiffany Jones-Smart - Women's Basketball Coach - Seton Hall University Athletics

Tiffany Jones-Smart

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
tiffany.jones1@shu.edu
Phone:
(973) 761-9298
Alma Mater:
Saint Peter's '06

Phone: (973) 761-9298
Email: tiffany.jones1@shu.edu

Tiffany Jones-Smart joined the staff at Seton Hall as an assistant coach prior to the 2013-14 season. In her role with the Pirates, she coaches the post players in addition to recruiting and scouting efforts. She also oversees all academic success for The Hall.

The 2015-16 season marked Jones-Smart's first season working with the post players. Under her tutelage, starting center Lubirdia Gordon blocked the second-most shots in a season in Seton Hall History while starting power forward Tiffany Jones won the BIG EAST rebounding title with over nine per game.

She previously spent four seasons on the sidelines as an assistant coach for her alma mater, Saint Peter's University, serving as the interim head coach during the 2012-13 season. At Saint Peter's, Jones-Smart worked with the team's guards in addition to taking on scouting and administrative duties as well as overseeing the program's academic success.

As the academic coordinator she helped the team achieve four-straight semesters with a team GPA over 3.0. Jones-Smart was a Third-Team All-MAAC selection in 2005 after she led Saint Peter's in scoring with 13.9 points per game and she ranks eighth in program history in scoring average (12.9 ppg) and first in three-point field goal percentage (.419).

She played professionally in Gottingen, Germany and Enschede, Holland, from 2006-07, before beginning her coaching career. Jones-Smart graduated with a dual degree in criminal justice and psychology while maintaining a 3.4 grade point average.

Jones-Smart was inducted into the Twinsburg High School Hall of Fame in January 2012. She resides in New Brunswick with her husband, Roberto. The couple welcomed a new addition to their family with the birth of O'Hara Gray Smart in June of 2015.