Nolan Smith

Assistant Coach Nolan Smith looks on during the first half of the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 5, 2022, in Durham, North Carolina. 

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Tennessee State has named Nolan Smith, most recently a University of Memphis assistant coach and a former All-American player at Duke, as its new basketball coach, the school announced Friday.

Smith replaces Brian “Penny” Collins, who resigned June 30 after seven seasons to take a job as an assistant with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies.