Clock: The former basketball coach of the Brevard Community College, Don Smith, is included in the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame

288 victories over 14 seasons accumulated

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Above video: Brevard Community College's former basketball coach, Don Smith, took over the program in 1985 and immediately turned it and won 21 games in his first season. (Video broadcast first in 2020)

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Above video: Trainer Don Smith's acceptance speech for the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Induction in 2020.

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Note from the publisher: The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame's selection committee announced that the 2025 induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 24th, at the Ostflorida State College in Melbourne. This will be the first personal introduction since Covid 19 pandemic in 2020. To make a reservation for the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, contact@spacececececececoloastdaily.com or by phone at 321-323-4460. Click here to see the class for the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame 2025.

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Brevard County, Florida – The basketball coach of the East Florida State College of State College, Don Smith, who died last year with 83 in Montana, is included in the 2025 class 2025 Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame.

Smith was the head coach of the Brevard Community College, now Eastern Florida State College, 14 seasons and collected 288 victories.

He won two state championships with the Brevard Community College and in the 1999-2000 season the team made the National Championship tournament of the NJCAA Division I 1-2.

Smith was appointed state coach of the year twice and had seven season with 20 wins. He ended a profit of 0.610 and an average of 19.2 victories per season.

In 1996 he was appointed to the Hall of Fame of the Florida College System Activities Association Association and included in the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.

He was also sports director at the Brevard Community College and a lot to bring the national Aau basketball to Florida's room coast.

The Indiana, born from Indiana, also trained 12 seasons at the University of New Orleans before he came to Brevard County, and was co -trainer in Georgia Southern from 1971 to 1973.

“Coach Don Smith was one of the most outstanding basketball coach for every coach at the Brevard Community College, and I saw them all,” said Tom Wasdin, a prominent businessman Brevard, former coach at Jacksonville University, and other Space Coast Hall of Famer.

“He was also instrumental in bringing the national Aau basketball to Florida's space. As a sports director, he was very helpful to prevent BCC from falling.

Smith is survived by his wife Vera Smith and his children Smith from North Carolina, Rebecca Fortier from Washington and Everett Fortier from Florida.

Smith took over the Brevard Community College program in 1985 and immediately turned it over and won 21 games in his first season.

In his second season at the helm, he won 28 games, including a state championship, and was appointed state coach of the year.

It would be the first of two state championships that Smith won with the Brevard Community College.

He ended a total of 288 wins at the Brevard Community College, the second most common program history, and had a career profit share of 0.610 of an average of 19.2 wins per season.

“To be included in this Hall of Fame is the ultimate honor for every trainer,” said Smith in his video address of the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.

“I share this award with my co -trainers and the many wonderful players that I could look forward to during my entire career.”

In his last season with the Brevard Community College, Smith set up a program record at the time in the 1999-2000 season and his second State tournament championship.

The team went to the NJCAA Division I National Championship tournament for the first time since 1979 and ended the tournament 1-2.

In his 14 seasons, the Montana resident was appointed state coach of the year twice and had seven season with 20 victories at the Brevard Community College.

Smith was also the sports director of the then Brevard Community College and led the women's basketball program to a state tournament place during his time in Melbourne.

Before he came to Brevard County, he spent 12 seasons at the University of New Orleans and ended as a basketball coach and deputy sports director of the men. From 1971 to 1973 he was also co -coach in Georgia Southern.

The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Bankett and Introductory Ceremony 2025 will take place on Saturday, May 24th, at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne. Information about the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame or a reservation, email contact@spacecoastdaily.com or call 321-615-8111.

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The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner 2025 and the ceremony is sponsored by Health First and presented by Tom and Suzie Wasdin

Brevard County, Florida – The selection committee of the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame announced that the introductory ceremony 2025 will take place on Saturday, May 24th, at the Ostflorida State College in Melbourne. This will be the first personal introduction since then The Covid 19 pandemic.

The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Ceremony, sponsored by Health First and presented by Tom and Suzie Wasdin, takes place on the evening of May 24th

Tom and Suzie Wasdin are long -time Brevard County entrepreneurs, community supporters and philanthropes. Tom, a NCAA Final Four basketball coach and Brevard sports ambassador, was included in the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

The meet-and-greet will include an opportunity to speak to the region's sports hionty. The dinner and the induction process, which contain convincing video homages to every attitude, will follow.

The Brevard County High School Breakfast of Champions Recognions Awards will also take place on Saturday, May 24th, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

During the breakfast of champions, more than 40 awards are awarded to the best students of the male and female student of the male and female student in every sport. For sponsoring information, call 321-323-4460 or send an email to contact@spacecececececoastaily.com.

Both the breakfast of the Champions and the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame events are streamed live on the daily television of Space Coast.

Health first, Erdman Automotive, Ostflorida State College, all points, clear selection in healthcare, Brevard Public Schools, Space Coast Office of Tourism, EDC by The Space Coast, 4Ever Young Merritt Island and Spars Safari sponsor of Space Coast Hall of Fame introduction event 2025 and the Brevard County High School Breakfast of Champions Recondions Awards Awards.

To reserve the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Induction, send an email to contact@spacececececececoloastdaily.com or by phone at 321-323-4460.

Selected introductions selected in four categories

The candidates are selected in four categories: professional sports, university sports, high school sports and amateur sports. Special recognition of honor is also awarded individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to sport on the space coast.

Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Class from 2025

■ Kon question category induced: Jamel Dean, football; Hacksaw Jim Duggan, wrestling; Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, football; Randy Pobst, Auto Racing; Juwaan Taylor, football

■ Delivered of the university category: Paulette King, basketball, Dylan Lewis, football; Steve Freeman, football; Bryan Cook, baseball

■ Preparation category induced: Lexy Denaburg, volleyball; Andi Sellers, football; KAira Simmons, Track & Field; Jayvan Boggs, football

■ Amateur/recovery category induced: Alli Penovich, free diving; Peter Blount, Track & Field; Caylor Williams, Wrestling

■ Coaching category induced: Doug Butler, Cross Country and Track; Gerald Hodgin, football; Jim Oler, basketball; Don Smith, basketball

• Sports officer induced: Ted Ruta

• Sports journalism induced: Steve Vaughn

• induce sports development: Loren McClanahan

■ Lifetime performance in purchase time: Larry Garrison, Clint Hurdle

■ Sports Ambassador Prize induced: Rusty Buchanan

■ Challenger Award introduction: Joshua Dillon

■ Team of the year: Cocoa Tigers football

■ Legacy Champions: Merritt Island Baseball, 1999-2000

■ Community Sports Progress: Justin Lauer and Dr. Bill Quinter

■ Special tribute: Tim Wakefield

Space Coast daily The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame founded in 2011 and recorded over 200 of the most outstanding athletes, coaches and sports personalities from Brevard County. The Titan Fieldhouse of the state of Eastern Florida on the Melbourne campus is home to the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame. Portraits of the Hall of Famers are exhibited on the wall in the main corridor of the building, which runs parallel to the gym and outside the athletic department offices.

To reserve the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Induction, send an email to contact@spacececececececoloastdaily.com or by phone at 321-323-4460.

Click here to see the members of the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame

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Space Coast Daily TV: Tim Wakefield talks about his introduction to the first class of Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame. Space Coast daily The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame founded 2011 and has so far recorded more than 200 of the most outstanding athletes, coaches and sports personalities by Brevard County.