Andrew Smith (basketball, born 1992)
Andrew Smith (born December 14, 1992) is an American-Latvian professional basketball player for Science City Jena of the German ProA. Smith played for the Liberty Flames team for four years as a collegiate.
| No. 20 – Science City Jena | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | ProA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 14, 1992 Pompano Beach, Florida |
| Nationality | American / Latvian |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Highlands Christian (Pompano Beach, Florida) |
| College | Liberty (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Jūrmala |
| 2016–2017 | Donar |
| 2017–2018 | Rasta Vechta |
| 2018–2019 | Jämtland |
| 2019 | Södertälje Kings |
| 2019–2020 | Donar |
| 2020–present | Science City Jena |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
Smith attended Liberty University. As a senior, he averaged 9.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Smith scored a career-high 21 points against Longwood on February 17, 2015. He finished his career with 737 points and 558 rebounds.[1]
Professional career
In August 2015, Smith signed with Jūrmala of the Latvian league.[1]
On July 18, 2016, Smith signed a 1-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League.[2]
In July 2017, Smith signed with Rasta Vechta of the German second division ProA.[3] With Rasta, Smith won the ProA championship and gained promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
On July 3, 2019, Smith was announced by Södertälje Kings for the 2019–20 season.[4]
On November 29, 2019, Smith returned to Donar.[5] The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Smith returned to the United States. In 10 games, he recorded 9.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.0 block per game. On September 10, Smith signed with Science City Jena in Germany.[6]
Personal
In May 2015, Smith was granted a Latvian passport in order for him to be eligible to play for the Latvian national basketball team.[7]
References
- "Smith Inks Deal with Jurmalas Fenikss of Latvia". Liberty Flames. August 25, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "Donar contracteert Andrew Smith" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. 18 July 2016.
- "NEUER WEISSER RIESE: SMITH FÜR RASTA" (in German). Rasta Vechta. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- @SodertaljeBBK (July 3, 2019). "BOOM: SMITH KLAR FÖR KINGS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Donar haalt Smith terug naar Groningen, Freeman vertrekt". RTV Noord. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- "Andrew Smith (ex Groningen) agreed terms with Jena". Eurobasket. September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- "U.S. b-baller Andrew Smith granted Latvian passport; could become candidate to play on national team". Baltic-Course.com. 18 May 2015.