Per Duke Comms:
Duke Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski has announced the promotion of Nolan Smith to assistant coach. Smith, a national championship player for the Blue Devils on the 2010 squad, has served as a member of the basketball staff since 2016.
Smith’s promotion comes following the departure of Associate Head Coach Nate James to Austin Peay State University as its head coach.
“Nolan is a rising star,” said Krzyzewski. “To get him on the court with our players on a day-to-day basis will mean so much to our program.