Kendall Smith (basketball)

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Kendall Smith
No. 23Qingdao Eagles
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 (age 29)
Alameda County, California, U.S. [1]
Listed height6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Deer Valley
(Antioch, California)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018 Nymburk
2018–2019 Okapi Aalst
2019 Westchester Knicks
2020 Stockton Kings
2021–2022 Santa Cruz Warriors
2022 Maine Celtics
2022–2023 Kolossos Rodou
2023Çayırova Belediyesi
2023–2024 PAOK Thessaloniki
2024 Nizhny Novgorod
2024 Panionios
2024–present Qingdao Eagles
Career highlights and awards

Kendall Clay Smith (born September 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. [2]

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Smith started his professional career with ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. [3] On December, he left Nymburk and joined Okapi Aalst in Belgium. [4]

On November 11, 2019, it was announced that Smith will be in the roster for the Westchester Knicks. [5] However, he only played 3 games with the Knicks. For the remainder of the season, he played with the Stockton Kings. [6]

On December 12, 2022, Smith joined Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. [7]

On November 8, 2023, Smith signed with Greek club PAOK. [8] On January, he left PAOK and joined Russian club Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. [9]

On July 24, 2024, Smith signed with Panionios of the Greek Basket League. [10]

On December 7, 2024, Smith signed with Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). [11]

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