Adam Smith enters his third year as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach in 2026-27.
During the 2025-26 season, Smith helped coach the Blugolds to a 14-11 overall record. Andre Renta earned All-WIAC First Team accolades after ranking fifth overall in total points (220), fifth overall in assists (46), and sixth overall in points per game (15.7) during WIAC competition.
Smith joined UW-Eau Claire after three years with the University of Wisconsin. He was a graduate assistant with the Badgers from 2021-2023 before serving as the program’s Video and Operations Analyst in the 2023-24 campaign. He was part of Wisconsin's 2022 Big Ten Conference regular season championship and the Badgers' NCAA Tournament teams in 2022 and 2024.
Smith’s stint with the Badgers was preceded by one year as a student assistant at Minnesota Duluth. The Kaukauna, Wisconsin, native played for the Bulldogs from 2017-20 before moving into an assistant role for the 2020-21 season. He graduated from Minnesota Duluth with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 2021 and later earned a Master of Science degree at Wisconsin.
