REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17) Played in 20 games on the year and started in one of them ... Averaged 7.5 minutes and scored 1.3 minutes per game ... Recorded a season-high 23 minutes against Caltech in the first game of the season where he pitched in six points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.
FRESHMAN (2015-16) Utilized his redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL A 2015 graduate of Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley, Calif…played four years of varsity at both guard positions for head coach Maurice Sievers…averaged 19.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as a senior and was named first team all-Inland Valley League…was an RV (Rancho Verde) scholar…made the Principal’s Honor Roll and graduated magna cum laude.
PERSONAL Born in Long Beach, Calif…parents are John Smith, associate head men’s basketball coach at Cal State Fullerton, and Kelly Smith…has two younger sisters, Kiana and Kylee…chose Cal State Fullerton because of the coaching staff…uncle Keith Jones is Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations/Head Athletic Trainer for the Houston Rockets…cousin Jeron Smith is the Jordan Brand Marketing Manager for Nike…models his game after Chris Paul and James Harden…favorites include: Derrick Rose (basketball player), Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team), J. Cole (musical artist), wings (food), Titan Gym (place to play), Stomp The Yard (movie).