Jace Smith

Jace Smith is entering his second season as the video coordinator for the University of Iowa men's basketball program.

During his first season in Iowa City, Smith oversaw the video operations for a historic campaign in which Iowa won 24 games and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in 39 years. Iowa downed three higher seeded teams -- No. 8 Clemson, No. 1 Florida and No. 4 Nebraska -- as it became the lowest-seeded Big Ten team to reach the Elite Eight.

Smith came to Iowa City with five years of video coordinator experience, serving in the role at Wyoming (2020-24) and Drake (2024-25).  

During the 2024-25 campaign, Smith served as the remote video coordinator at Drake -- a season where the Bulldogs won a school-record 31 games and claimed both the Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament titles.  The team also upset sixth-seeded Missouri, 67-57, to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Smith launched his career in the video coordinator at Wyoming, where he first worked alongside current Iowa assistant coach Bryston Williams.

The Powell, Wyoming, native graduated from Wyoming in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and health promotion and earned a master's from the school in 2024. 

SMITH'S COACHING CAREER

2020-24	Video Coordinator, Wyoming
2024-25	Video Coordinator, Drake
2025-pres.	Video Coordinator, University of Iowa