'WALKING IN YOUR GREATNESS'

Discovering the Best Version of Yourself! 

Charlotte Smith - Head Coach 

Elon University Women's Basketball 

Charlotte Smith – the former University of North Carolina women’s basketball standout who hit the game winning shot in the 1994 national championship game – is marking her tenth season at the helm of the Elon University women’s basketball program.

A native of Shelby, N.C., Charlotte graduated from Shelby High School, where she earned all-state honors and was her team’s MVP all four years. She completed her bachelor’s degree in sociology at North Carolina in 1999. In addition to playing & coaching basketball, she has interned in the Charlotte Sting offices and has worked in US Sports Management, Inc. In May 2015, Smith was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

 Smith was tabbed the sixth coach in program history by Elon Director of Athletics Dave Blank on June 11, 2011. In the previous nine years guiding the Phoenix, she has accumulated a 162-122 record.  Coach Smith guided Elon to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history in 2016-17 and was named CAA Coach of the Year. She led the Phoenix to the program's first Division I conference regular-season and tournament titles in 2016-17, and the first overall since 1981-82. And then followed up the 2016-17 campaign with a second-straight CAA Tournament title in 2017-18 to reach back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. Smith was also tabbed WBCA Region 3 Coach of the Year in 2017-18, making her one of 10 finalists for National Coach of the Year.

As an assistant, Coach Smith helped UNC to a 257-54 record and a 100-30 record in ACC play as a member of the UNC staff. UNC won four ACC titles over her nine seasons and made seven appearances in the Top 25 nationally. North Carolina reached the NCAA Tournament all nine of Smith's seasons on the bench, making two trips to the Final Four, four to the Elite Eight and six to the Sweet 16. And earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament four-straight seasons from 2005-08.

 Charlotte Smith has numerous honors and awards as a player as well.  A four-year starter at UNC from 1991-95. She was most Outstanding Player of the 1994 Final Four. Earning All-American honors in 1995. Smith had her No. 23 UNC jersey was retired on Feb. 24, 1996. She also played two seasons in the American Basketball League, two seasons in Italy and eight seasons in the WNBA with the Charlotte Sting (1999-2004), Washington Mystics (2005) and Indiana Fever (2006).

 For more information about Coach Smith’s Career Visit:https://elonphoenix.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/charlotte-smith/1024