JaJuan Smith

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JaJuan Smith
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Free agent
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1985-12-24) December 24, 1985 (age 38)
Cleveland, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school McMinn County (Athens, Tennessee)
College Tennessee (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2009 Minas Tênis Clube
2010 Beirasar Rosalía
2009–2011 Tulsa 66ers
2011 Air21 Express
2011–2012 Saint John Mill Rats
2012 Selçuk Üniversitesi
2012 Tsmoki-Minsk
2014–2015 Glasgow Rocks
2015 GKK Šibenik
2016–2017 Muba Hangtuah Sumatera Selatan
Career highlights and awards
  • Honorable-Mention All-SEC – AP (2008)

JaJuan Smith (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Muba Hangtuah Sumatera Selatan of the Indonesian Basketball League. He is an Athens, Tennessee native although he is noted by the press as a Cleveland, Tennessee native.

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College career

Smith was a collegiate basketball player who formerly played for the Tennessee Volunteers at the University of Tennessee. [1]

Professional career

Smith was cut by the NBA club the Dallas Mavericks on October 22, 2008. [2] At the end of October 2008, he signed a contract with the Slovenian League club, Union Olimpija of the Euroleague, through the end of 2008-09 season, [3] but he left the team in less than a week for personal reasons. [4] On December 26, 2008, he signed a short-term contract with French League club Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez. [5]

In February 2011, JaJuan Smith was signed to play for the Air21 Express in the Philippine Basketball Association. [6]

In September 2014, Smith signed with Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League for the 2014–15 season. [7] [8] On January 21, 2015, the Glasgow Rocks announced that JaJuan had left the franchise. [9] On March 24, 2015, he signed with GKK Šibenik of Croatia for the rest of the season. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "JaJuan Smith College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ Mavs waive three players
  3. ↑ Olimpija adds two rookies
  4. ↑ Union Olimpija, Smith part ways
  5. ↑ JAJUAN SMITH JOINED PAU ORTHEZ
  6. ↑ Express to parade Smith as Commissioner's Cup import
  7. ↑ JaJuan Smith Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Basketball: Rocks' new boy JaJuan Smith reveals big ambitions
  9. ↑ ROCKS HAVE CHANGING OF THE GUARD
  10. ↑ VIDEO: 30-godišnji JaJuan Smith novi je playmaker ‘građana’ (in Croatian)
  11. ↑ GKK Sibenik tabs JaJuan Smith, ex Glasgow Rocks
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