Mike Smith (basketball, born 1987)
| No. 9 – Antwerp Giants | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Basketball League Belgium |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 17, 1987 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Van-Far (Vandalia, Missouri) |
| College | East Tennessee State (2006–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| 2013–2014 | Liège Basket |
| 2014–2015 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
| 2015–present | Antwerp Giants |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Mike Smith (born July 17, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Antwerp Giants of the Belgian League. He was an All-American college player at the East Tennessee State University (ETSU).
College career
Smith came to ETSU after a prolific career at Van-Far High school in Vandalia, Missouri. He scored 2,627 points in his high school career. As a freshman, Smith averaged 11 points per game and was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team. After productive seasons as a sophomore and junior, Smith suffered a knee injury that limited his to only four games in what would have been his senior year. He was granted a medical redshirt and came back for the 2010–11 season.[1]
Smith experienced his best season as a senior. He averaged 17.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and was named first team All-Conference and the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year.[2] At the conclusion of the season, he was also named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. For his ETSU career, Smith scored 1,783 points.[3]
Professional career
Smith was not drafted in the 2011 NBA draft. He instead signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga. He averaged 8.3 points per game in his first professional season and led the team in three point shooting percentage.[4] After being drafted by the Iowa Energy in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft, Smith missed the entire 2012–13 season with a wrist injury suffered in practice. For the 2013–14 season he signed with Liège Basket in Belgium.[5] Smith averaged 16.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the BLB. For the 2014–15 season he signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut.[6]
Statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
- Regular season
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | .svg.png){kind=small} Liège Basket | BLB | 33 | 30.1 | .513 | .395 | .847 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 16.1 |
References
- ↑ "Mike Smith ETSU profile". East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ "ETSU's Smith Headlines All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Sun Conference. March 1, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ "ETSU's Smith Named Honorable Mention All-American". Atlantic Sun Conference. March 29, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Smith enjoys first year of pro ball". Vandalia Leader. May 9, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Mike Smith Signs Deal To Resume His Basketball Career Overseas". The People's Tribune. June 25, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Mike Smith leaves Liege to sign with Mons". Sportando.com. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2014-05-28.