WATCH: Head coach Kyle Smith gets emotional discussing resources available for son with Autism at Stanford
In sports, we often forget there are more important things going on in other people's lives than sports. Even if they happen to be a coach or player of that sport.
On Wednesday, a vibrant Kyle Smith took the podium for the first time as the head coach of Stanford's basketball team. He was asked about his recent run at Washington State which saw the program end an NCAA Tournament drought that had been going on since 2008-09, his style of basketball which is referred to as "Nerdball", and just how much he already loves the job which he deemed was his dream job and the best job in college basketball.
However, there was an off-court aspect that also played a factor, which Smith opened up about. His 13-year-old son Bo, who has autism, will be able to benefit from world-renowned resources offered at Stanford.
Smith will have a tall task of turning around a Stanford program that has missed the tournament for the past 10 years. Before he worries about ending that drought, he will have to rebuild a roster that as of right now is expected to lose 4/5 starters, and 3/4 players that came off the bench consistently. However, he seemed more than willing to take on the challenge when speaking at his introductory press conference, and has already been in contact with the Stanford players in the portal and other portal players as well.
It'll be a long offseason ahead of him, but Stanford got their guy.
