Justin Smith (born March 1, 1999) is an American professional

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player for

Delaware Blue Coats The Delaware Blue Coats are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Wilmington, Delaware, and are affiliated with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Blue Coats play their home games at Chase Fieldhouse. The team was found ...

of the

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. He played

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for the

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and the

Arkansas Razorbacks The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas student body voted to change the name of the school mascot (ori ...

High school career

20150321 IHSA Class 4A championship game Justin Smith jumper

Smith attended Stevenson High School in

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. In his sophomore season, he played alongside

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and won the 2015 IHSA Class 4A state title. As a senior, Smith averaged 21.7 points and 10 rebounds per game. A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

over offers from Villanova, Stanford,

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and Xavier.

College career

As a freshman at Indiana, Smith averaged 6.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. On March 2, 2019, he scored a sophomore season-high 24 points in a 63–62 upset win over sixth-ranked

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. Smith averaged 8.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore, his first year in a starting role. In his junior season, he averaged 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, before leaving the program. Smith moved to

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as a graduate transfer. On December 20, 2020, he recorded 22 points and 17 rebounds in an 87–76 victory over

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. Smith missed four games with an ankle injury that required surgery. As a senior, he averaged 13.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, helping lead the Razorbacks to a 25–7 record and a berth in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Following the season, Smith declared for the

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Professional career

Raptors 905 (2021–2022)

On December 31, 2021, Smith was acquired via waivers by the

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of the

. He was waived on February 7, 2022. On February 10, 2022, Smith was reacquired and activated by the

Delaware Blue Coats (2022–present)

On November 4, 2022, Smith was named to the opening night roster for the

and eventually helped the team win the

title.

Career statistics

College

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, 31 , , 9 , , 14.9 , , .550 , , .300 , , .673 , , 3.2 , , .2 , , .2 , , .3 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 32 , , 24.8 , , .496 , , .219 , , .514 , , 4.5 , , .8 , , .6 , , .4 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

, 32 , , 32 , , 30.4 , , .492 , , .263 , , .673 , , 5.2 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;",

, 28 , , 28 , , 32.0 , , .545 , , .217 , , .630 , , 7.3 , , 1.8 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , 13.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 126 , , 101 , , 25.4 , , .519 , , .243 , , .625 , , 4.9 , , .9 , , .7 , , .4 , , 9.5

References

External links

Arkansas Razorbacks bioIndiana Hoosiers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Justin 1999 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American men's basketball players Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Delaware Blue Coats players Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players People from Highland Park, Illinois Raptors 905 players Small forwards