Terry Smith (basketball)

Last updated
Terry Smith
CJB 16 17 TERRY SMITH DGL 7217.jpg
Free Agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 37)
Syracuse, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school Bishop Ludden
(Syracuse, New York)
College Mercyhurst (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008NVV Lions Mönchengladbach
2009–2011 BC Kolin
2011–2012 BBC Monthey
2012–2013 Rilski Sportist
2013–2014 Cherkaski Mavpy
2014 Jolly Jadranska Banka Šibenik
2014–2015 Lukoil Academic Sofia
2015–2016 Sakarya BB
2016 ASVEL Villeurbanne
2016 Urartu
2016–2017 Joventut Badalona
2017–2018 HTV Basket
2018–2019 Lions de Genève
2019 Saskatchewan Rattlers
2019–2023 Nantes
2023–2024 Fos Provence Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • Bulgarian champion (2015)

James Terry Smith (born February 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B.

Contents

College career

Smith attended NCAA Division II school Mercyhurst University from 2004 to 2008, where he scored a total of 1,384 points in 105 contests, placing him as the sixth all-time leading scorer in Mercyhurst history at the time of his graduation. [1]

Professional career

After concluding his college career, Smith launched his professional career with the NVV Lions Mönchengladbach in Germany’s second-tier league 2. Bundesliga, before embarking on a journey through European basketball with stops in several countries. He played in the Czech Republic (BC Kolin), Switzerland (BBC Monthey), Bulgaria (Samakov, Sofia), Ukraine (SK Cherkasy Monkeys) and Croatia (Sibenik), earning himself a reputation as a scoring point guard with the ability to get his teammates involved. In 2015, Smith joined Sakarya Isik Koleji of Turkey, before moving on to French powerhouse ASVEL Villeurbanne in January 2016.

He played for Armenian side BC Urartu, a member of the Russian Superleague, in the early stages of the 2016-17 campaign and was picked up by Joventut Badalona of the Spanish top-flight Liga ACB in December 2016. [2]

Smith moved to the French LNB Pro A for the 2017–18 campaign, signing with HTV Basket. [3] He averaged 10.4 points, 4.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game. He signed with Lions de Genève of the Swiss league on August 9, 2018. [4] He signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the CEBL on July 1, 2019. [5]

On August 18, 2023, he signed with Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. [6] On January 12, 2024, Fos Provence Basket and Smith decided to end their collaboration by mutual agreement. [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lionel Chalmers</span> American basketball player (born 1980)

Lionel Chalmers, Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is 6'0" in height and played at the point guard position.

Derrick Osamuyi Obasohan is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Texas at Arlington.

Jordan Aboudou is a French professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. He is a 2.01 m tall small forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louis Labeyrie</span> French basketball player (born 1992)

Louis Labeyrie is a French professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.

Lasannah V. "Lasan" Kromah is an American professional basketball player for Taiwan Beer Leopards of the T1 League. He played college basketball for George Washington University and Connecticut.

Kevin Tumba is a Congolese-Belgian professional basketball player for Liège Basket of the BNXT League. He usually plays at the center position. Born in the DR Congo, he plays for Belgium internationally.

Egidijus Mockevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the University of Evansville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mathieu Wojciechowski</span> French-Polish basketball player

Mathieu Wojciechowski is a French-Polish basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. Wojciechowski usually plays at the power forward position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jarrod Jones</span>

Jarrod Michael Jones is an American-born naturalized Hungarian professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terry Allen (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Terry Du'Aun Allen is an American professional basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond before playing professionally in Hungary, France and Israel. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward and small forward positions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Berhanemeskel</span> Canadian basketball player

Johnny Berhanemeskel is a Canadian professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A and the FIBA Europe Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Evans (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Christopher Evans is an American professional basketball player who last played for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. Standing at 2.03 m (6'8"), he plays the power forward position. After playing five years of college basketball at Coastal Carolina, Wabash Valley and Kent State, Evans entered the 2013 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zachery Peacock</span> American basketball player

Zachery Xavier Peacock II is an American basketball player who last played for Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech, before starting a professional career in 2010. In his career he played for several teams in Germany and France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garlon Green</span> American basketball player (born 1991)

Garlon Green is an American professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A. After completing his collegiate eligibility, Green started his professional career with Australian second division team Canberra Gunners, before signing for the Japanese team Kumamoto Volters. In 2015 Garlon signed a contract for the 2015–16 season with the Walter Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He is the younger brother of NBA player Gerald Green. Green participated in the BBL All-Star Game in 2016 and was the winner of the slam dunk contest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shevon Thompson</span> Jamaican basketball player

Shevon Thompson is a Jamaican professional basketball player for SLUC Nancy Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Midland College, Harcum College, and George Mason.

Marek Klassen is a Canadian professional basketball player for Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for Point Loma Nazarene.

Allan Julien Dokossi is a French-Central African professional basketball player for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RJ Nembhard</span> American basketball player

Ruben R. "RJ" Nembhard Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A in France. He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs.

Steeve Ho You Fat is a French professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Turner (basketball)</span>

Robert Eugene Turner III is an American basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. He played college basketball for New Mexico Junior College and Texas Tech University before going on to play professionally in Asia and Europe. In 2017, he won the Mongolian Superleague with Arhangai Altan, while also being named MVP, and in 2022 he won the Icelandic Cup with Stjarnan.

References

  1. ↑ "Smith Having Stellar Pro Hoops Career Overseas". Mercyhurst Athletics. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  2. ↑ "L'ancien villeurbannais Terry Smith poursuit sa carrière en Espagne". obuzzer.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  3. ↑ "Basket - Pro A: une nouvelle recrue pour Hyères-Toulon". Var-Matin (in French). 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Terry Smith inks with Lions de Geneve". Sportando. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Transactions". CEBL.ca. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Terry Smith, nouvelle recrue fosséenne". fosprovencebasket.com (in French). August 18, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Information Effectif Byers Saison 23/24". fosprovencebasket.com (in French). January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.