Jaime Smith

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Jaime Smith
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Smith in Italy with Dinamo Sassari
UIC Flames
PositionAssistant coach
League Missouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born (1989-07-11) July 11, 1989 (age 36)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Hoover (Hoover, Alabama)
College Alabama–Huntsville (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–2023
Coaching career2023–present
Career history
Playing
2013–2014 Lusitânia
2014–2015 Fribourg Olympic
2015–2016 Liège
2016–2017 Khimik
2017–2018 Cantù
2018–2019 Dinamo Sassari
2019–2020 Teksüt Bandırma
2020Dinamo Sassari
2020–2021Cantù
2022–2023 ADA Blois
Coaching
2023–2024 Longwood (DPD)
2024–present UIC (assistant)
Career highlights

James Elliott "Jaime" Smith (born July 11, 1989) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at the University of Illinois Chicago.

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Professional career

In June 2015 Smith signed with the Belgium club Liège Basket, after a season with the Fribourg Olympic in Switzerland. [1]

On June 10, 2017, Jaime Smith signed with the Italian basketball club, Pallacanestro Cantù, in the top-tier LBA. [2]

On June 7, 2018, Smith became new player for Dinamo Sassari. [3]

On August 1, 2019, he has signed contract with Teksüt Bandırma of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). [4]

On March 2, 2020, he has signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. [5]

On July 11, 2020, he has signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [6]

On July 5, 2022, after recovering from a torn ACL, he signed with the ADA Blois of the LNB Pro A. [7]

Coaching career

After the conclusion of his playing career, Smith returned to the United States as a coach. After spending a year as the director of player development at Longwood, he accepted a position as an assistant coach at UIC. [8]

Personal life

Smith's older brother, Joe Troy Smith, also played professional basketball.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "Liegi, firmato Jaime Smith" [Liège, signed Jaime Smith]. sportando.com (in Italian). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "JAIME SMITH E' IL NUOVO PLAYMAKER DELLA PALLACANESTRO CANTU'" [Jaime Smith is the new Pallacanestro Cantù's point guard]. pallacanestrocantu.com (in Italian). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dinamo Sassari, Jaime Smith nuovo play" [Dinamo Sassari, Jaime Smith new player]. ansa.it (in Italian). 7 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jaime Smith is a newcomer of Banvit". Sportando. August 2, 2019. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Smith is back at Sassari, ex Bandirma". Eurobasket. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cantù announces the return of Jaime Smith". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Betclic élite : l'ADA Blois Basket signe un nouveau meneur américain". 5 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jaime Smith". uicflames.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.


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