Kenny Smith returns for his second season as an assistant coach at Bethune-Cookman, working with the Wildcats’ infielders. Smith works with the hitters and focused his defensive efforts on B-CU's infielders, aiding B-CU to a 34-27 record and an appearance in the NCAA [Gainesville] Regional. He coached shortstop Brashad Johnson to First Team All-MEAC honors in 2012. Smith came to Daytona Beach after two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at UNC Asheville, where he helped to coach second baseman Jordan Lurie to All-Conference honors. "He brings a tremendous amount of baseball knowledge to the program, growing up in a baseball family," Beverlin said of Smith at the time of his hiring. "His dad is very well renowned as a Hall of Fame coach, and growing up in that setting impressed a lot on Kenny. I expect he will do a great job in passing that knowledge along to the players." Smith was the 2007 Southern Conference Player of the Year at Western Carolina, helping to lead the Catamounts, along with Coach Shaft, to the championship game of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional. Smith fired off a team-high 20 home runs and is the WCU Single season record holder in RBI and Total Bases, earning him Second Team ABCA All-American honors, as well as ABCA All-Atlantic Region, a spot on the NCAA All Regional Team, Western Carolina Male Athlete of the Year, and the WCU Triple Crown. He graduated from WCU with his Masters in Accountancy. He played at UNC Wilmington for three seasons before graduating with his degree in Accounting and transferring to Western Carolina. He helped lead the Seahawks to the 2006 Colonial Athletic Association title, hitting .286 with 16 doubles and 28 RBI. Smith played on two championship teams and was a part of two Regional appearances at UNCW. Following his collegiate playing career, he played with the Texas Rangers organization making stops in Spokane, Wash. and Clinton, Iowa
