Longwood University Athletics

Sixth-year team member … second-year team captain … has started 62 of 104 career games … … 975 career points, 484 career rebounds … ranks seventh in career blocks (60) … preseason Independent Player of the Year, Best Rebounder, and All-Independent 1st-Team by Lindy’s … preseason Independents Top Player and All-Independents Team by Sporting News … preseason Independent Player of the Year and All-Independent Team by USA?TODAY … averaged 16.8 points over last nine games of 2008-09 … earned his bachelor of science degree in sociology in May 2008 … received medical hardship waivers from the NCAA following both the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons … season-ending knee injury at James Madison (12.5.07 - left knee - ACL) … season-ending knee injury at Norfolk State (11.15.06 - right knee - two menisci) … three knee injuries in four years (11.17.03 / HS - right knee - ACL).

Team captain … started 30 of 31 games, averaging career-bests of 30.0 minutes, 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists … shot 51.8% (173-334) from the field, 26.4% (14-53) on three-point field goals, and 65.1% (99-152) at the free throw line … added career-bests of 54 steals and 26 blocks … team leader in points (459), scoring average, field goals, free throws, free throw attempts, rebounds, rebound average, defensive rebounds (128-4.1), and blocks … career-high 26 points vs. Southeast Missouri State in Las Vegas (11.28) … career-high 14 rebounds vs. Columbia Union (1.31) … career-high six assists vs. Columbia Union (1.31) … career-high five blocks vs. Virginia-Wise (11.14) … career-high five steals at Virginia Tech (12.14) … 26 double-figure scoring games … four 20-point games … six 10-rebound games … led team in both scoring and rebounding 11 times … five double-doubles … team leader in nine statistical categories … named to Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team, averaging 19.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in four games vs. West Virginia (11.20; 17p, 4r), at Kentucky (11.24; 18p, 6r), vs. Southeast Missouri State (11.28; 26p, 9r), and vs. Delaware State (11.29; 18p, 8r) … ranked 65th nationally in Division I field goal percentage (51.8).

Started first 10 games … averaged 29.7 minutes, 10.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.0 assists … shot 41.2% (40-97) from the field, 32.1%?(9-28) on three-point field goals, and 65.2% (15-23) at the free throw line … added 11 steals and five blocks … season-high 20 points vs. Virginia-Wise (11.15) … season-high eight rebounds two times, most-recent vs. Virginia-Wise (11.15) … season-high three assists vs. Southeast Missouri State in Chicago (11.24) … season-high three blocks vs. SEMO in Chicago (11.24) … season-high three steals three times, most-recent vs. SEMO in Chicago (11.24) … season-high two three-point field goals two times, most-recent vs. UNC Wilmington in Chicago (11.23) … four double-figure scoring games … one 20-point game … led team in rebounding two times.

Started first three games … averaged 19.7 minutes, 3.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists … shot 28.6% (4-14) from the field, and 50.0% (1-2) at the free throw line … added one steal and one block … season-high five points vs. Virginia-Wise (11.11) … season-high four rebounds vs. Virginia-Wise (11.11) … season-high two assists vs. Virginia-Wise (11.11) … season-high one block vs. VCU (11.13) … season-high one steal vs. VCU (11.13).

Started 15 of 30 games … averaged 25.5 minutes, 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists … shot 45.9% (100-218) from the field, 30.4% (21-69) on three-point field goals, and 62.0% (67-108) at the free throw line … added 26 steals and 21 blocks … season-high 21 points vs. Utah Valley State (3.4) … season-high 10 rebounds three times, most-recent vs. Savannah State (2.25) … season-high four assists five times, most-recent at Hampton (2.20) … season-high three steals two times, most-recent at Valparaiso (1.7) … season-high three blocks vs. High Point (12.17) … career-high four three-point field goals (4-4) at Nebraska (11.18) … 14 double-figure scoring games … one 20-point game … led team in scoring three times … led team in rebounding seven times.

Started four of 30 games … averaged 15.6 minutes, 3.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 0.4 assists … shot 34.9% (45-129) from the field, 17.8% (8-45) on three-point field goals, and 73.9% (17-23) at the free throw line … added 19 steals and seven blocks … season-high 13 points vs. Radford (11.23) … season-high eight rebounds two times, most-recent at VMI (2.10) … season-high two assists at Hartford (1.4) … season-high one block seven times … season-high two steals four times … one double-figure scoring game … led team in rebounding one time.

Played three years of basketball at C.D. Hylton … missed majority of senior season after suffering a season-ending knee injury … averaged 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds as a junior, earning All-State, All-Region, All-District, and All-Met by The Washington Post … also ran one year of track … played for Woodbridge Hawks at 2003 AAU National 17-Under Tournament in Orlando, Florida, averaging 18.1 points and 8.2 rebounds while leading team to the round of sixteen … played on four AAU State Championship teams.

Son of Cheryl and Dana Smith … was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado … has one sister: Renashia (29) … a cousin, Nick Brooks, played college basketball at Butler … attended camp in Las Vegas during summer 2009 … worked at the Greater Washington (D.C.) Boys & Girls Club during summer 2008.

2009 All-Independent 2nd-Team … 2009 VaSID All-State HM … 2009 V Foundation Comeback Award Finalist (one of 12 ) … 2008-09 Longwood Male Athlete of the Year … 2008-09 Jimmy Yarbrough Inspiration Award.