2023-24 (Senior): Played all 33 games (13 starts)... Averaged 8.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks (3
rd AAC)... Shot 58.4% on FGs (5
th AAC)...
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: 10 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks in win vs [rv/-] Memphis 2/18... Had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks in win at Tulane 2/15... Had 8 points and a career-high 5 blocks in win vs UAB 2/4... Career-high 16 points (8-9 FG) with 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in win vs Tulane 2/1... Had 13 points (6-6 FG), 5 rebounds, a block and a steal at North Texas 1/25... Totaled 12 points (5-7 FG), 7 rebounds and 2 blocks at [15/15] Memphis 1/7...Had 9 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks in AAC opener vs Charlotte 1/2... Double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds with 2 assists and 2 blocks in the win at Florida State 12/16... Had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, a block and an assist at Arizona State 12/6...Added 8 points and 8 rebounds vs Dayton 11/29... Had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks against Lamar 11/9...
AWARDS: CSC Academic All-District...Â
SMU SEASON RECORDS: 55 blocks (11th), 1.7 blocks (T-13th), 58.4% FGs (9th).
Summer 2023 (SMU 3-0 in Spain): In three games, averaged a team-best 8.0 rebounds with 6.7 points and a block per game… Had 9 points and a team-high 12 rebounds in the opening win at Madrid.
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2022-23 (Junior at Oklahoma State): Played all 36 games with 9 starts as team made the NIT Quarterfinals… Averaged 5.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.9 blocked shots while shooting 59.7% from the field… Had seven games scoring 10+ and four games with 10+ rebounds (all in the last 5 games)… Had 2 double-doubles… Had multiple blocks 6 times…
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Totaled 11 points (5-7 FG) and 10 rebounds in the NIT second round vs Eastern Washington 3/17… Had 13 points and 12 rebounds in the NIT opener at Youngstown State 3/15… Had 7 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in the Big 12 Tournament win vs Oklahoma 3/8
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2021-22 (Sophomore at Oklahoma State): Averaged 11.9 minutes per contest with 3.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.6 blocks… Had five games with multiple blocks…
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Key block on the final shot of the game to help the Cowboys upset No. 12 Texas Tech at home to finish the season… Started the final seven games of the season as OSU went 4-3 during the stretch… Season-best 10 points in the win over NC State on Nov. 17… Season-high eight rebounds on Jan. 15 to help the Cowboys take down No. 1 Baylor on the road, marking the first time in program history OSU had defeated the top-ranked team in the country on the road.
2020-21 (Freshman at Texas Tech): Averaged 2.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game in 8.6 minutes per contest… Led Texas Tech in production per minute in both rebounds (.29) and blocks (.09) during the 2020-21 season…Shot a team-high 60.9% from the floor and second on the squad with 21 blocks in 2020-21… Saw action in all 29 games for the Red Raiders, who went 18-11 and advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament…
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Season-best eight rebounds in a home victory over Oklahoma...Back-to-back six rebound performances in the final two home games of the year against Iowa State and TCU… Went 4-of-4 from the floor for 9 points in Texas Tech’s win over TCU on March 2, and ended the season with seven outings of at least five points… Posted four points, three boards and a block when Oklahoma State visited Lubbock on Jan. 2…
AWARDS: 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Conference selection for the Red Raiders.
2019-20 (Medical Redshirt at Texas Tech)
Prep: 2018 TAAPS 5A Player of the Year for Trinity Christian High School in DFW… Averaged 17.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as a senior at TC… Four-star prospect and No. 104 overall by Rivals… No. 22 power forward nationally by 247Sports… First-team All-State selection and district Defensive Player of the Year as a senior…. Averaged 20 points, 11 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as junior…. On the AAU circuit, Smith played for Mudiay Elite in the Under Armour Association, where he averaged 16.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game.
Personal: Son of Richard Smith and Paulette Smith…Has five siblings, Richard, Ebony, Chauncey, Donna, Christina.
