Andre Smith (basketball, born 1985)

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Andre Smith
Personal information
Born (1985-02-21) February 21, 1985 (age 38)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school Como Park (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
College
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–2016
Position Power forward
Career history
2007Hérens Basket
2007–2008 Niigata Albirex
2008–2009 Everton Tigers
2009–2011 Pınar Karşıyaka
2011–2012 Otto Caserta
2012–2013 Krasnye Krylia
2013–2014 Umana Reyer Venezia
2014–2015 Tofaş
2015 Incheon Electroland Elephants
2016 Byblos Club
Career highlights and awards

Andre Jermaine Smith (born February 21, 1985) [1] is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for ND State College of Science and North Dakota State before playing nine seasons of professional basketball in Europe and Asia between 2007 and 2016.

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High school career

Smith attended Como Park Senior High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he was named first-team all-conference and second team all-state while averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds in 2002–03. [2]

College career

As a freshman at ND State College of Science in 2003–04, Smith averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game. [2]

As a sophomore in 2004–05, Smith helped the Wildcats to a 28–7 record and averaged 13.6 points, a team-high 9.7 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.3 steals per game. [2]

In 2005, Smith transferred to North Dakota State University. [2]

As a junior with the Bison in 2005–06, Smith started in all 27 games he played and averaged 13.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. [2]

As a senior in 2006–07, Smith started in all 28 games he played and averaged 17.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. [2]

Professional career

Smith began his professional career with Hérens Basket in Switzerland, averaging 13.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.6 steals in eight games to begin the 2007–08 season. [3] In December 2007, he joined Japanese team Niigata Albirex. [3] [4] On February 22, 2008, he had 18 points and 16 rebounds and hit the game-winning basket to lift the team to a 90–89 win over Rizing Fukuoka. [5]

In August 2008, Smith joined the Everton Tigers of the British Basketball League for the 2008–09 season. [6] In January 2009, he helped the Tigers defeat the Plymouth Raiders 103–49 in the BBL Cup final. He was named Most Valuable Player of the final after recording 26 points and 10 rebounds. [7] [8] In 32 games, he averaged 26.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. [3] He finished runner-up league MVP and earned BBL Team of the Year honors. [9] [10]

For the 2009–10 season, Smith joined Turkish team Pınar Karşıyaka. In 32 games, he averaged 15.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. [3] He returned to Pınar Karşıyaka for the 2010–11 season and averaged 18.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.9 steals in 22 league games. [3] He also averaged 17.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals in 12 EuroChallenge games. [11] He was named runner-up for all-star power forward for the 2010–11 FIBA EuroChallenge. [12]

For the 2011–12 season, Smith joined Italian team Otto Caserta. He was the Italian League scoring champion with a league-leading 18.4 points per game. [3]

For the 2012–13 season, Smith joined Russian team Krasnye Krylia. He helped the team win the 2012–13 FIBA EuroChallenge. [3]

For the 2013–14 season, Smith joined Italian team Umana Reyer Venezia. In 29 games, he averaged 17.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. [3]

For the 2014–15 season, Smith joined Turkish team Tofaş. He left the team in January 2015 after averaging 12.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 13 league games. [3]

Smith started the 2015–16 season with Incheon Electroland Elephants in South Korea, averaging 17.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 10 games between September 12 and October 10. [3] In March 2016, he joined Byblos Club in Lebanon and averaged 16.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 10 games. [3]

On December 3, 2016, Smith announced his retirement. [13] [14]

Personal life

Smith is the son of Ervin and Michelle Smith and has two brothers, Jason and Nick, and two sisters, Sandra and Ashley. [2]

As of 2012, Smith was married. [15]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Andre Smith". gobison.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Andre Smith". asia-basket.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ Odeven, Ed (February 22, 2008). "Smith's play helping Albirex contend after departure of Davis" . japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved March 9, 2023. Forward Andre Smith, who celebrated his 23rd birthday on Thursday, has played in the past dozen games for Masaya Hirose's team...
  5. ↑ Odeven, Ed (February 23, 2008). "Smith's clutch basket lifts Albirex". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ Pearce, James (August 22, 2008). "Tigers in swoop for USA duo". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Pearce, James (January 19, 2009). "Tigers power to victory in final flourish". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Plymouth 49-103 Everton". liverpoolecho.co.uk. January 18, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "TREY MOORE IS BBL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". newcastle-eagles.com. April 28, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Molten BBL Team of the Year members". bbl.org.uk. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Andre Smith". fibaeurope.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Season Awards". fibaeurope.com. May 6, 2011. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Andre Smith retires at 31". Sportando.com. December 3, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Former Bison Andre Smith Retires Following Nine-Year Pro Career". gobison.com. December 5, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Andre Smith". Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
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