UC Riverside

John Smallwood was named the director of basketball operations at UC Riverside in May, 2007, following four years as a student-manager at Kansas State under Coaches Jim Wooldridge and Bob Huggins.

As the Wildcats’ senior manager, he set up practices, helped with correspondence to recruits and assisted the staff.

Smallwood graduated from Kansas State in 2006 with a degree in social science. He is a graduate of Shawnee Mission West Hogh School in Overland Park, KS. Smallwood also served as an AAU assistant in Kansas City from 1999-2003.

Smallwood resides in Riverside.