B. Keith Smith joined the Barry University SID staff just prior to the 2001 fall season. As the assistant sports information director, Smith assists with the writing, designing, and editing of all athletic publications as well as managing the operations of home events. In addition, Smith assists with the development of the ICA website, the sports banquet video, annual report and other special event projects. Smith is also the primary contact at Barry for men’s basketball, volleyball, softball, and men and women’s golf.

Smith entered his career of collegiate sports in 1998 as the Director of Athletic Media Relations at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. While there, he was responsible for all media relation efforts and supervision of staff, increasing the department size from one to five positions in one fiscal year. Smith then served as the Director of Sports Information at Christian Brothers University in Memphis from 1999-2001 where his main efforts were in re-establishing media relationships, boasting a 25 percent coverage increase in a year’s time.

Smith earned a B.S. in communications with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in business administration from Mississippi College in 1996, where he also played four years of NCAA DII football. There, he served as the sports editor of the school’s newspaper, the “Mississippi Collegian” (1995-97). Smith also put his degree to work as a DJ, public service announcement director, and production assistant at the school’s privately owned radio station, WHJT/WSLI (1995-97). 

Smith is a member of several professional associations including Toastmasters (public speaking and leadership organization), the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), and College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Named the AVCA Grant Burger Media South Region SID of the Year in 2004, Smith served as the national coordinator of the Daktronics, Inc., Division II Volleyball All-America Selection Committee from 2001-03 and has been the national chair since 2001.  . 

Smith served as the media coordinator for 2002 NCAA Division II Softball South Regional Tournament, the statistical coordinator for 2003 NCAA Division II Softball South Regional Tournament, and the official statistician for 2004 NCAA Division II Volleyball National Championship.

Currently, Smith is enrolled in the dual-degree graduate program at Barry University in order to earn an MBA with a specialization in Finance, and a Master’s of Science in Sport Management.