Chris Smith (basketball, born 1987)

Chris Smith
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born October 13, 1987
Millstone Township, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Lakewood (Lakewood, New Jersey)
St. Benedict's (Newark, New Jersey)
College Manhattan (2007–2009)
Louisville (2010–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Pro career 2012–present
Career history
2013 New York Knicks
2013 →Erie BayHawks
2014 Erie BayHawks
2015 KB Peja

Chris Smith (born October 13, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for KB Peja of the Siguria Superleague.

High school career

Smith averaged 18.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.8 steals in his final prep season at St. Benedict's Prep. Chris was honored on the first team All-Freelance League team as a senior. Before playing at St. Benedict's, he played at Lakewood High School for three years, scoring over 1,300 career points. At Lakewood High School, he also played wide receiver and kicker for the football team.[1]

College career

Manhattan Jaspers

As a freshman and sophomore, Chris Smith played for the Manhattan Jaspers. He wore the number 2. During his freshman year (2007-2008), Smith averaged 9.9 points per game, 1 assists per game, and shot 40.4 percent from the field. Smith also shot 28.1 percent from three. The Jaspers went 12-19, that year. During his sophomore year (2008-2009), Smith averaged 13.4 ppg, 1.2 apg, shot 36.2% from the field, and 28.8% from three point range. The Jaspers finished off the season over .500 at a 16-14 record. Smith transferred to Louisville to complete his college career.

Louisville Cardinals

After transferring from Manhattan, Smith played for the Louisville Cardinals during his junior and senior year in college. Smith wore number 5. During his junior year (2010-2011), Smith averaged 9.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, shot 45.8% from the field, and 40.4% from three point range. This was an improvement in 3 point shooting from his lower class years at Manhattan. The Cardinals finished the season with a 25-10 record.[2] As a senior, Smith averaged 9.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA Draft, Smith joined the New York Knicks for the 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. In the summer league, Smith averaged 5.2 points per game, 2 rebounds per game, and 1.4 assists per game,[3] playing alongside some newly signed Knicks James White and Chris Copeland. On August 1, 2012, he signed with the Knicks.[4] After suffering a knee injury during training camp, Smith was waived by the Knicks on October 26.[5]

Smith re-joined the New York Knicks for the 2013 NBA Summer League[6] and was later signed by the Knicks on September 11, 2013.[7] On November 18, 2013, he was assigned to the Erie BayHawks.[8] On December 17, 2013, he was recalled by the Knicks.[9] On December 31, 2013, he was waived by the Knicks.[10] On January 7, 2014, he was re-acquired by the BayHawks. On March 4, 2014, he was released by the BayHawks.[11]

On February 4, 2015, Smith signed with KB Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[12] The next month, he left Peja.[13]

Personal

Smith is the younger brother of current Cleveland Cavalier J. R. Smith.

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Smith Profile". gocards.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Chris Smith – Louisville Cardinals – College Basketball – Rivals.com". Yahoo.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2012 Summer League Statistics". NBA.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Knicks Sign Chris Smith". NBA.com. August 1, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ Knicks waive guard Chris Smith
  6. ↑ New York Knicks Summer League Preview
  7. ↑ Knicks sign Toure Murry and Chris Smith
  8. ↑ Knicks assign Chris Smith to D-League
  9. ↑ Knicks recall guard Chris Smith from D-League
  10. ↑ Knicks Sign Jeremy Tyler, Waive Chris Smith
  11. ↑ BayHawks Release Chris Smith
  12. ↑ Chris Smith signs in Kosovo with KB Peja
  13. ↑ Chris Smith to be released by KB Peja

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