Stephany Smith was the head women's basketball coach at the University of Alabama

University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....

 from 2005 to 2008. She replaced basketball coach Rick Moody

Rick Moody (coach)

Rick Moody is currently an assistant women's basketball coach at Syracuse University, arriving in 2007. He previously served as the head coach for Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball from 1990 to 2005. He is Alabama's all-time leader in basketball games won among basketball coaches at Alabama...

, and became only the school's 7th basketball coach. Prior to becoming head coach, she led Middle Tennessee State to a 153-88 record.

Her Middle Tennessee State teams had back-to-back 24 win seasons, and captured Sun Belt Conference

Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...

 crowns.

Smith was 29-90 with four Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 wins in three seasons at The University of Alabama. The team ended the 2007-2008 season with a 14 game losing streak. She was removed from her position on 3-11-08 by Mal Moore

Mal Moore

Mal M. Moore is the current Director of Athletics for the University of Alabama. On November 23, 1999, he was hired to his current position after spending almost thirty years in other areas with the university...

, the Alabama Athletic Director.