No. 24–KK Podgorica | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Prva A Liga |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 16, 1997
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Borac Čačak |
2021–2022 | Imortal Basket |
2022–2023 | Chartres Métropole |
2023 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
2023 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
2023–2024 | IHC Apes |
2024 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
2024–present | KK Podgorica |
Anthony Smith (born March 16, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the KK Podgorica of the Prva A Liga. He played college basketball for Barton Community College and Murray State.
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]
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]
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 of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. [9]
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