2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Career Highs
Points: 17 vs. St. Cloud State (1/7/2017)
Rebounds: 12 vs. Northern State (2/10/2017)
Assists: 6 vs. MSU Moorhead (12/9/2016)
Steals: 3, Ten Times (Last at U-Mary 2/17/2018)
Blocks: 9 at Northern State (12/9/2017)
Three-Pointers: 3 vs. U-Mary (2/13/16)
Free Throws: 5 vs. St. Cloud State (1/7/17)
2017-18 (Junior): Smith continued to dominate the NSIC on the defensive side of the ball in his junior year. He had an NCAA Division II high of 109 blocks (3.9 per game) and was second in the NSIC in steals with 46. His strong performance earned him NSIC Defensive Player of the Year Honors. His 109 blocks was second across all NCAA divisions only behind Ajdin Penava of Marshall. Smith reached his career high in blocks with 9 coming against Northern State. He also averaged 8.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
2016-17 (Sophomore): Led the conference in blocks with 72...Started all 29 games on the 2016-17 season...Finished the season averaging 7.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game...Shot 46.0 percent from the field...Tallied career-high 17 points against St. Cloud State Jan. 7...Notched 12 boards versus Northern State Feb. 10...Tallied career-high seven blocks versus St. Cloud STate Jan. 7...Notched six blocks against Sioux Falls Jan. 14...Tallied 15 points versus MSU Moorhead Feb. 11...Had 13 points versus U-Mary Feb. 18...Tallied nine double-figure scoring games on the season.Â
2015-16 (Freshman): Led the conference in blocks with 51...Smith averaged 5.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game...He started 24 games and played in 25...Smith tallied a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds at Minot State Jan. 3...He had a season-high 14 points on 4-of-6 from the field and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc against U-Mary...He had 11 points against Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State...Smith had eight boards versus Northern State...He had a season-high five blocks on four occasions...Smith had three assists at Wisconsin-River Falls.Â
2014-15...Redshirt Freshman season...Redshirted initial season at UMC and will have four years to play four.
Prior to UMC: Smith played a limited role for Lodi H.S. as a junior due to seniors playing ahead of him but averaged 3.6 points per game...Smith played for a Lodi H.S. team that went 24-4 last season and advanced to the WIAA Division 3 State Title Game where they lost to Aquinas H.S...Averaged 9.3 points per game as a senior for Lodi H.S., while appearing in 28 games...Led Lodi H.S. back to the State Title Game as a senior, where they against lost.
Personal: Smith is the son of Ian Smith and Britney Smith...He majors in Business Management at UMC...He was born April 24, 1996.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2014-15Freshman
G/F
6'7"
170 lbs
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2015Redshirt Freshman
G/F
6'7"
215 lbs
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2016Redshirt Sophomore
F
6'7"
215 lbs
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2017-18Redshirt Junior
F
6'7"
211 lbs
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2018-19Redshirt Senior
F
6'7"
225 lbs