Smith College Athletics

Kat Puda enters her second year as a full-time assistant with the Smith basketball program after spending two seasons as a graduate assistant with the Bears.

At Smith

• 2024 and 2025 National Finalists
• 2023 NCAA Final Four
• 4x NCAA Tournament appearances
• 4x NEWMAC Champions

Awards

• 2023 NEWMAC Coaching Staff of the Year
• 2025 WBCA Thirty Under 30 recipient

Coaching Resume

• Assistant basketball coach - Smith College (2023-present)
• Graduate assistant basketball coach - Smith College (2021-2023)
• Assistant girls basketball coach - King Phillip High School

Education

• Master's Degree - Exercise and Sport Studies - Smith College - 2023
• Bachelor's Degree - Health Science and Psychology - Brandeis University - 2021

• Four-year member and captain of the Brandeis women's basketball team