Report: Shaka Smart, Marquette Nearing Deal to Replace Steve Wojciechowski as Head Coach

Smart went 109–86 in six years at Texas, never winning an NCAA tournament game.

Less than a week after Shaka Smart's Texas Longhorns were bounced from the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed, Smart is set to be Marquette's next head coach, according to multiple reports. College Hoops Today's Jon Rothstein was the first to report the hiring.

Source: Marquette's administration is meeting with its players in the next few hours.

Barring something unforeseen, Shaka Smart is heading to Milwaukee. https://t.co/Agcn6fKr7D

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 26, 2021

Smart spent the past six years in Austin, where he led the Longhorns to a 109–86 overall record. However, he only posted a 52–56 record in Big 12 play. 

Texas was upset by Abilene Christian in the first round of the NCAA tournament after winning its first-ever conference tournament championship.

Smart's fame skyrocketed in 2011 when he took the No. 11 seed VCU Rams to their first Final Four appearance.

Marquette fired head coach Steve Wojciechowski last week. The Golden Eagles finished the season 13–14 and failed to reach the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in his seven-year tenure. 

Wojciechowski never won an NCAA tournament game with Marquette and finished with a 128–95 overall record.

Smart's name was floated as a contender for the Marquette head coaching job in 2014 when Buzz Williams left the program for Virginia Tech.