Anthony Smith (basketball)

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Anthony Smith
Ostioneros de Guaymas
Position Power forward
League CIBACOPA
Personal information
Born (1997-03-16) March 16, 1997 (age 26)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021 Borac Čačak
2021–2022 Imortal Basket Club
2022–2023 Chartres Métropole
2023–present Ostioneros de Guaymas

Anthony Smith (born March 16, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Ostioneros de Guaymas of the CIBACOPA. He played college basketball for Barton Community College and Murray State.

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High school career

Smith attended Potomac High School. As a junior, he helped Potomac finish with a 23–5 record and win the Maryland 2A state title. In December 2015, he tore his lateral collateral ligament while going for a dunk in a 76–68 win over Friendly High School. [1]

College career

Smith played two seasons at Barton Community College. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, helping the team finish 25–8. Smith earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference first team honors and was selected to the NJCAA All-Region 6 team. He posted a career-high 32 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Pratt Community College. Smith signed with Murray State in April 2017. [2] As a junior, he averaged 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. [3] Smith averaged 7.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game through five games during the 2018–19 season before being sidelined for the rest of the season with an ankle injury. [4] He was granted a fifth season of eligibility in July 2019. [5] On January 18, 2020, he scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 96–91 overtime win over Southeast Missouri State. [6] As a redshirt senior, Smith averaged 9.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. [7]

Professional career

On September 17, 2020, Smith signed his first professional contract with Borac Čačak of the Basketball League of Serbia. [8] He averaged 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. On August 15, 2021, Smith signed with Imortal Basket Club of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. [9]

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