James Elliott "Jaime" Smith (born July 11, 1989) is an American professional

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player for ADA Blois of the Pro A. Standing at 1.90 m (6 ft. 3 in.), he plays at the

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positions. He is the younger brother of former basketball player

Joe Troy Smith Joseph Troy Smith (born December 17, 1977) is a former American professional basketball player. He played as a point guard-shooting guard. College career Smith played college basketball at the University of Alabama–Huntsville, with the Alabama ...

Professional career

Clubs

In June 2015 Smith signed with the Belgium club

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, after a season with the

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in Switzerland. On June 10, 2017, Jaime Smith signed with the Italian basketball club,

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, in the top-tier LBA. On June 7, 2018, Smith became new player for

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...

. On August 1, 2019, he has signed contract with Teksüt Bandırma of the

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(BSL). On March 2, 2020, he has signed with

of the Italian

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. On July 11, 2020, he has signed with

of the

(LBA). On July 5, 2022, after recovering from a torn ACL, he signed with the ADA Blois of the

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.https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/blois/betclic-elite-l-ada-blois-signe-un-combo-guard-us

References

External links

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1989 births Living people ADA Blois Basket 41 players Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Basketball players from Birmingham, Alabama BC Khimik players Dinamo Sassari players Fribourg Olympic players Lega Basket Serie A players Liège Basket players Pallacanestro Cantù players Point guards {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub