Smith's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

2017-18 Freshman

• Played in 31 of 32 games on the season, starting 19 times
• Averaged 5.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists
• Scored in double figures in six games
• Shot 79.6 percent on free throws (43-54)
• Nine points in collegiate debut vs. Southern (Nov. 10)
• 13 points vs. UT Martin (Nov. 12)
• Career-high 21 points with 12-12 shooting at the free throw line vs. DePaul (Nov. 17)
• 13 points in consecutive games vs. Marshall (Nov. 19) and Augustana (Nov. 22)
• Team-high 17 points with four 3-pointers and career-high four assists at UNLV (Dec. 9)
• 11 points with two steals in Braggin' Rights win over Missouri (Dec. 23)
• Eight points on 3-4 shooting at Michigan (Jan. 6)
• Eight points over game’s final 10 minutes in win over Nebraska (Feb. 18)

High School

• Consensus four-star, top-100 recruit ranked No. 55 by Rivals, No. 78 by 247Sports Composite and No. 80 by Scout.
• Averaged 21.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior, leading Edwardsville to a 30-2 record and IHSA Class 4A Super-Sectionals
• Illinois Mr. Basketball
• Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year
• Champaign-News Gazette Player of the Year
• First-team All-State by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association
• Scored in double figures in 30 of 32 games, with eight 30-point performances
• Scored career-high 45 points in sectional final win over Ottawa (March 10)
• Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Year
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Team
• Collinsville Holiday Classic MVP
• High school coach was Mike Waldo
• Played for the Ramey-Jets United AAU program, coached by Andre McMurray

Personal

• Born Aug. 16, 1999
• Majoring in learning and education studies
• Parents are Anthony and Yvonne Smith
• Both parents played college basketball, father at SIU Carbondale and mother at SIU Edwardsville
• Mother still ranks No. 16 on the SIU-E all-time scoring list with 1,118 points.
• Was a college pitching prospect before suffering an injury that led him to focus solely on basketball
• Proudest sports moment was playing on the Edwardsville varsity team as a freshman that finished third in the state
• Honor roll student
• Favorite players are LeBron James and Russell Westbrook
• Favorite food is tacos
• Favorite places on campus are Ubben and Chipotle