Suspended San Diego men's basketball coach Lamont Smith has resigned from his alma mater Wednesday, unidentified sources told CBS Sports.
Smith's resignation comes one day after officials said he wouldn't be charged with domestic violence stemming from an arrest recently during a road trip to San Francisco.
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“As a result of the evidence obtained from the investigation, Mr. Smith will not be charged at this time,” a spokesman for San Francisco District Attorney's Office said (via utsandiego.com).
A former San Diego player, Smith, 42, was arrested Feb. 25 in San Francisco after an alleged domestic violence incident with a woman at a Union Square hotel. He was detained at Oakland International Airport before the Toreros flew back to Southern California after defeating the University of San Francisco Saturday.
In his third season with the University of San Diego, Smith before his suspension had led the Toreros to a 40-51 record overall with a 19-35 mark in the West Coast Conference.
Assistant Sam Scholl coached the team Saturday in the WCC Tournament quarterfinals, where they lost to BYU. USD (18-13) is expected to receive a bid in a minor postseason tournament.
