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Alcorn adds former Xavier basketball star to their coaching staff

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5 years ago

July 25, 2021

Gary Smith (Credit: Xavier Athletics)

VICKSBURG, Miss. (Vicksburg Daily News)–Alcorn State University has added Gary Smith to the men’s basketball program as an assistant coach.

The New Orleans native joins the Braves after spending time as an assistant coach at Xavier University of Louisiana where has had an overall coaching record of 79-49. He was also a star player for Xavier in college where he led the team to an overall 92-40 record as a player.

Smith will now work closely with head coach Landon Bussie as they seek to turn the Braves into a top program.

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Keith Phillips is the Vicksburg Daily News Sports Editor. He has been on staff since October 2019 where he was part-time until becoming full-time in 2020. Keith is a Vicksburg native and graduate of Vicksburg High School and the University of Southern Mississippi. In his years with VDN, he has covered multiple stories including sports, human interest and crime(courtroom).

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Alcorn adds former Xavier basketball star to their coaching staff

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