Michigan State University Athletics
MSU Women’s Basketball Assistant Bianca Smith Selected to Participate in 2026 Next Generation Institute
2/5/2026 2:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State assistant coach Bianca Smith was selected by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to join the 2026 class of the WBCA Next Generation Institute.
The WBCA Next Generation Institute is a high-level education program for experienced assistant coaches who aspire to become collegiate head coaches. Now in its fourth year, the curriculum of the WBCA Next Generation Institute focuses on the CEO attributes needed to lead a program and be a problem-solver in today's ever-changing landscape of higher education and the enterprise of intercollegiate athletics.
She joins Latara King from Washington and Abby Sharp from Iowa as Big Ten coaches participating.
Smith is in her first season at Michigan State. The native of Missouri City, Texas spent four seasons at Lamar from 2020-2024. She helped lead the Lady Cardinals to back-to-back winning seasons during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.
A 2010 graduate of Colorado, Smith scored 1,138 career points and left Boulder as the individual season (82) and career record holder (257) for 3-pointers scored. Smith ended her Buff career as a four-time letterwinner and was the 2010 Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year. She graduated with a degree in sociology.
The Spartans are 19-4 this season and are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Penn State at 1 p.m.
The WBCA Next Generation Institute is a high-level education program for experienced assistant coaches who aspire to become collegiate head coaches. Now in its fourth year, the curriculum of the WBCA Next Generation Institute focuses on the CEO attributes needed to lead a program and be a problem-solver in today's ever-changing landscape of higher education and the enterprise of intercollegiate athletics.
She joins Latara King from Washington and Abby Sharp from Iowa as Big Ten coaches participating.
Smith is in her first season at Michigan State. The native of Missouri City, Texas spent four seasons at Lamar from 2020-2024. She helped lead the Lady Cardinals to back-to-back winning seasons during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.
A 2010 graduate of Colorado, Smith scored 1,138 career points and left Boulder as the individual season (82) and career record holder (257) for 3-pointers scored. Smith ended her Buff career as a four-time letterwinner and was the 2010 Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year. She graduated with a degree in sociology.
The Spartans are 19-4 this season and are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Penn State at 1 p.m.
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