Men's Basketball
Luke Smith
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- lsmith@kstatesports.com
- Phone:
- (785) 532-6531
Luke Smith is in his first season as an assistant coach at Kansas State in 2026-27 after being hired by head coach Casey Alexander on March 30.
“I’m super honored and excited to be coming to K-State and joining Coach Alexander’s staff,” said Smith. “We are excited about putting a product on the floor that Wildcat fans can be proud of.”
Smith spent the last two seasons (2024-26) on Alexander’s staff at Belmont, first as the director of player development in 2024-25 before becoming an assistant coach prior to the 2025-26 season. He was part of 48 wins, including 29 in conference play, as the Bruins extended their streak of 20-win seasons to 15, dating back to his player career (2019-22).
This past season, Smith helped Belmont win 26 games and capture their first-ever Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.
Smith returned to his alma mater after spending the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach at Division II Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tenn., for head coach Kevin Carroll. He helped the Trojans post a 16-13 overall record, including an 11-9 mark in conference play.
Before joining the college ranks, Smith served as the head coach at Knoxville Catholic High School – his alma mater – in 2022-23. He led the Fighting Irish to a 20-8 overall record, including a 5-3 mark in district play, where they finished third in the Division II-AA East District.
The former sharpshooting guard spent three seasons at Belmont (2019-22) after transferring from Division III University of the South (commonly known as Sewanee) in Sewanee, Tenn., where he played two seasons (2017-19). He was part of 77 wins with the Bruins, which included two Ohio Valley Conference regular season championships (2020, 2021), an OVC Tournament Championship (2020), an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament and an at-large bid to the 2022 Postseason NIT.
Smith sat out the 2019-20 season before starting all 63 games during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, averaging 10.3 points on 43.6 percent shooting, including 36.8 percent from 3-point range, and 84.8 percent from the free throw line to go with 2.6 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 27.7 minutes per game. He was the member of the OVC All-Newcomer Team in 2020-21 after leading the league in both 3-point field goals made (78) and 3-point field goal percentage (39.4).
Smith went on to start all 53 games in his career at Sewanee from 2017-19, averaging 17.7 points on 46 percent shooting, including 40.6 percent from 3-point range, to go with 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.7 steals in 34.3 minutes per game. As a senior, he was a D3hoops.com All-South Region Second Team selection, a member of the All-Southern Athletic Association (SAA) First Team and the SAA Tournament MVP.
A two-time Academic All-Academic selection, Smith scored 1,588 career points in his college career at the University of the South and Belmont with 273 made 3-point field goals.
Smith prepped at Knoxville Catholic, where he was a finalist for Mr. Basketball Tennessee in 2017.
A native of Knoxville, Tenn., Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Belmont in 2021 before earning an MBA in 2022.
Smith and his fiancé Hannah will be married this summer.
“I’m super honored and excited to be coming to K-State and joining Coach Alexander’s staff,” said Smith. “We are excited about putting a product on the floor that Wildcat fans can be proud of.”
Smith spent the last two seasons (2024-26) on Alexander’s staff at Belmont, first as the director of player development in 2024-25 before becoming an assistant coach prior to the 2025-26 season. He was part of 48 wins, including 29 in conference play, as the Bruins extended their streak of 20-win seasons to 15, dating back to his player career (2019-22).
This past season, Smith helped Belmont win 26 games and capture their first-ever Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.
Smith returned to his alma mater after spending the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach at Division II Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tenn., for head coach Kevin Carroll. He helped the Trojans post a 16-13 overall record, including an 11-9 mark in conference play.
Before joining the college ranks, Smith served as the head coach at Knoxville Catholic High School – his alma mater – in 2022-23. He led the Fighting Irish to a 20-8 overall record, including a 5-3 mark in district play, where they finished third in the Division II-AA East District.
The former sharpshooting guard spent three seasons at Belmont (2019-22) after transferring from Division III University of the South (commonly known as Sewanee) in Sewanee, Tenn., where he played two seasons (2017-19). He was part of 77 wins with the Bruins, which included two Ohio Valley Conference regular season championships (2020, 2021), an OVC Tournament Championship (2020), an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament and an at-large bid to the 2022 Postseason NIT.
Smith sat out the 2019-20 season before starting all 63 games during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, averaging 10.3 points on 43.6 percent shooting, including 36.8 percent from 3-point range, and 84.8 percent from the free throw line to go with 2.6 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 27.7 minutes per game. He was the member of the OVC All-Newcomer Team in 2020-21 after leading the league in both 3-point field goals made (78) and 3-point field goal percentage (39.4).
Smith went on to start all 53 games in his career at Sewanee from 2017-19, averaging 17.7 points on 46 percent shooting, including 40.6 percent from 3-point range, to go with 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.7 steals in 34.3 minutes per game. As a senior, he was a D3hoops.com All-South Region Second Team selection, a member of the All-Southern Athletic Association (SAA) First Team and the SAA Tournament MVP.
A two-time Academic All-Academic selection, Smith scored 1,588 career points in his college career at the University of the South and Belmont with 273 made 3-point field goals.
Smith prepped at Knoxville Catholic, where he was a finalist for Mr. Basketball Tennessee in 2017.
A native of Knoxville, Tenn., Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Belmont in 2021 before earning an MBA in 2022.
Smith and his fiancé Hannah will be married this summer.
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