Shaka Smart (Basketball Coach ) was born in Madison on a Friday, April 8, 1977 🎈. Shaka Smart is 47 years old. He is a Aries ♈ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
Began to earn the utmost respect around the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball world after leading Virginia Commonwealth University to the Final Four in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. In 2015, he became the head coach of the University of Texas basketball team after six years at VCU.
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| FULL NAME: | Shaka Smart |
| BIRTH DATE: | April 8, 1977 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Madison |
| AGE: | 47 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Aries |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
Shaka Smart is a Basketball Coach. Shaka was born in the 1970s, in the middle of the Generation X generation. Generation X, also known as the "MTV Generation," are individuals born between 1965 and 1980. This generation saw the emergence of music videos, heavy metal, and hip hop. Nirvana, U2, Madonna, torn jeans, Beverly Hills 90210, and Friends also became popular. Gen Xers have also experienced significant events, including, fall of the Berlin Wall, the energy crisis, the Watergate scandal, the rise of the personal computer, and Terrorism at the Munich Olympics.
He married Maya Payne in 2006 and had a child born in 2011. Find out who is Shaka Smart dating right now.
He played point guard at Kenyon College and joined the Division II California University of Pennsylvania team as an assistant following his collegiate playing career.
DID YOU KNOW He has a notable defensive coaching style that is simply described as “havoc.”
FACT Before accepting the VCU head coach position, he worked as an assistant at the University of Florida under Billy Donovan.
SEE ALSO Shaka Smart’s net worth as of 2024.
Birthday
Currently, Shaka Smart is 47 years old. His next birthday is away. Shaka will celebrate his 48th birthday on a Friday, April 8th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on April 8, 1977. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Shaka Smart’s zodiac sign is Aries. People born between the dates of March 21st and April 19th belong to the first sign in the zodiac, Aries. Aries are known for being ambitious, honest, self-assertive, and brave. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aries.
Famous Aries celebrities are Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Jackie Chan, Leonardo DaVinci, Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Harry Houdini, Thomas Jefferson, Vincent van Gogh, Emma Watson, Marlon Brando, and Charlie Chaplin. Aries ruling planet is Mars. Astrologically, Mars represents ambition, passion, and energy.
Shaka Smart was born in the Year of the Serpent. Serpent symbolizes fertility and rebirth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Snake are intelligent, enigmatic, intuitive, charming, and beautiful. They can also sometimes be hedonistic, vain, malicious, overly materialistic, and duplicitous.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Shaka Smart is a 47 years old Basketball Coach, born in April, in the Year of the Serpent (1977), and is a Aries. His life path number is 9. Shaka’s birthstone is Diamond, and his birth flower is Sweet Pea/Daisy. You may also check out all famous birthdays in April or specifically birthdays on April 8.
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