Chris Smith (basketball, born 1987)

Chris Smith
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1987-10-13) October 13, 1987
Millstone Township, New Jersey
Nationality American / Israeli
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2013 New York Knicks
2013 →Erie BayHawks
2014 Erie BayHawks
2015 KB Peja
2016 Saint John Mill Rats
2016 Hapoel Galil Elyon
2017–2018 Ironi Nahariya
2018 Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin

Chris Smith (born October 13, 1987) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played college basketball for Manhattan and Louisville.

High school career

Smith averaged 18.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.8 steals in his final prep season at St. Benedict's Prep. Chris was honored on the first team All-Freelance League team as a senior. Before playing at St. Benedict's, he played at Lakewood High School for three years, scoring over 1,300 career points. At Lakewood High School, he also played wide receiver and kicker for the football team.[1]

College career

Manhattan Jaspers

As a freshman and sophomore, Chris Smith played for the Manhattan Jaspers. He wore the number 2. During his freshman year (2007-2008), Smith averaged 9.9 points per game, 1 assists per game, and shot 40.4 percent from the field. Smith also shot 28.1 percent from three. The Jaspers went 12-19, that year. During his sophomore year (2008-2009), Smith averaged 13.4 ppg, 1.2 apg, shot 36.2% from the field, and 28.8% from three point range. The Jaspers finished off the season over .500 at a 16-14 record. Smith transferred to Louisville to complete his college career.

Louisville Cardinals

After transferring from Manhattan, Smith played for the Louisville Cardinals during his junior and senior year in college. Smith wore number 5. During his junior year (2010-2011), Smith averaged 9.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, shot 45.8% from the field, and 40.4% from three point range. This was an improvement in 3 point shooting from his lower class years at Manhattan. The Cardinals finished the season with a 25-10 record.[2] As a senior, Smith averaged 9.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA Draft, Smith joined the New York Knicks for the 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. In the summer league, Smith averaged 5.5 points per game, 2 rebounds per game, and 4.5assists per game,[3] playing alongside newly signed Knick James White . On August 1, 2012, he signed with the Knicks.[4] After suffering an injury during training camp, Smith was waived by the Knicks on October 26.[5]

Smith re-joined the Knicks for the 2013 NBA Summer League[6] and was later signed by the Knicks on September 11, 2013.[7]Knicks assign Chris Smith to D-League</ref> On December 17, 2013, he was recalled by New York.[8] After appearing in two games as a Knick, he was waived by the team on December 31.[9] On January 7, 2014, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks. On March 4, 2014, he was released by the Hawks.[10]

On February 4, 2015, Smith signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[11] The next month, he was waived.[12]

In February 2016, Smith signed with the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada for the rest of the 2016 season.[13]

On October 6, 2016, Smith signed with Israeli club Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Liga Leumit.[14] However, he was waived on October 13, after appearing in only one game.[15][16]

On December 15, 2017, Smith signed a three-year deal with Israeli club Ironi Nahariya. [17] On January 18, 2018, Smith parted ways with Nahariya after appearing in 2 Israeli League games. One day later, he signed with Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Liga Leumit for the rest of the season.[18] On February 5, 2018, Smith parted ways with Kiryat Motzkin after appearing in one game.[19]

Personal

Smith is son of Ida and Earl Smith, and has three brothers and two sisters. He is the younger brother of current NBA player, J. R. Smith.[20]

In 2017, Smith converted to Judaism and became an Israeli citizen.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Smith Profile". gocards.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Chris Smith – Louisville Cardinals – College Basketball – Rivals.com". Yahoo.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2012 Summer League Statistics". NBA.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Knicks Sign Chris Smith". NBA.com. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ Knicks waive guard Chris Smith
  6. ↑ New York Knicks Summer League Preview
  7. ↑ Knicks sign Toure Murry and Chris Smith
  8. ↑ Knicks recall guard Chris Smith from D-League
  9. ↑ Knicks Sign Jeremy Tyler, Waive Chris Smith Archived January 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ BayHawks Release Chris Smith
  11. ↑ Chris Smith signs in Milwaukee with the Bucks
  12. ↑ Chris Smith to be released by KB Peja
  13. ↑ "Mill Rats Add Ex-NY Knick Chris Smith". Oursportscentral.com. February 27, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ Chris Smith, JR's brother, inks with Galil Elyon
  15. ↑ Chris Smith and Galil Elyon parted ways, he made $590 dollars
  16. ↑ Galil Elion cut Smith
  17. ↑ "כריס סמית' חתם ל-3 שנים בעירוני נהריה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  18. ↑ "נשאר בארץ: כריס סמית' חתם בקריית מוצקין". one.co.il (in Hebrew). January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  19. ↑ "ברח: כריס סמית' נטש את קריית מוצקין במפתיע". one.co.il (in Hebrew). February 5, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  20. ↑ J.R. Smith's brother (and ex-Knick) approves of trade: 'It's his time again'
  21. ↑ "אחיו של ג'יי אר סמית' קיבל ת.ז ויבחן בנהריה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
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