Kathy Delaney-Smith played basketball at Bridgewater during the infancy of the women's basketball program from 1967-71. Kathy was also a member of the synchronized swimming squad for 4 years at Bridgewater. After her playing days she went on to a stellar career as a coach which began at Westwood high School where she compiled an incredible 204-31 record. At Westwood her teams went undefeated six consecutive regular seasons and won one Massachusetts state title.

In 1982 she became just the third head coach in Harvard women's basketball history. She recently completed her 21st season at the helm of the Crimson program. Her teams have won eight Ivy League titles and have made four NCAA appearances (1996-98, 2003). In 1998 NCAA Tournament, Harvard became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in both the men's and women's tournament by virtue of a 71-67 victory over Stanford. He earned her 300th career victory this past season defeating Central Michigan, 69-58.

Her coaching accolades include Boston Globe Coach of the Year (1979-80), National H.S. Coaches Association Coach of the year (1981), and Ivy League Coach of the Year (1996-97). She was named the first woman to the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame (1986), the New Agenda Northeast Hall of Fame (1998) and the Westwood High School Hall of Fame (1996).

Since her induction in 1999, Delaney-Smith won the prestigious Carol Eckman Award given by the WBCA in 2000. This past fall Delaney-Smith was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Delaney-Smith now holds a career record of 319-228.

Delaney-Smith now resides in Newton with her husband Francis and son Jared.