PRINCETON, N.J. – Tasha Smith has been named the Ivy League Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials and will also serve in the same role for the Metro Conference, as announced this week.

Smith will serve in the role as part of the eight-conference women’s basketball officiating alliance that includes the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), American Conference, BIG EAST Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Big South Conference, Coastal Athletic Association (CAA), Ivy League and Metro Conference. The alliance is led by ACC Supervisor of Officials Pualani Spurlock-Welsh.

In her new role, Smith will oversee all aspects of the Ivy League’s women’s basketball officiating programs, including recruiting, training, evaluation, scheduling, development and continued education of officials. She will also work closely with league administrators, coaches and institutions to ensure consistency, transparency and the continued advancement of officiating. Smith will also work closely with Spurlock-Welsh and coordinators across the alliance to enhance the quality, consistency and development of officiating through a collaborative system of assigning, training, evaluation and oversight. The alliance will also work collaboratively to identify, recruit and retain officials while developing assigning strategies that maximize geographic efficiencies.

“Tasha’s extensive experience and established reputation across the women’s basketball landscape was evident throughout this process,” Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris said. “I believe she is well-positioned to meet the needs and expectations of our coaches, administrators and student-athletes and is fully committed to providing strong leadership in this role.”

Smith brings more than a decade of Division I officiating experience to the position and has been selected to officiate in five NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships. During her career on the court, she has officiated games in 19 Division I conferences, including the Ivy League, Metro Conference, American Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, BIG EAST Conference and Southeastern Conference, among others.

During her officiating career, Smith has been selected to work each of the first three Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournaments (WBIT), in addition to the championships of nine conferences, including the 2026 Metro Conference women’s basketball semifinal.

Smith also earned assignments to three NCAA Division II regional tournaments in 2018, 2019 and 2021 and was selected as an alternate for the national championship game in 2018 and 2021.