Dayshon "Scoochie" Smith (born November 11, 1994) is an American professional

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player for Juventus Utena of the

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(LKL). He played college basketball for

Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

College career

Smith was given his unusual nickname by his grandfather. He averaged 3.6 points and 2.0 assists per game as a freshman at Dayton, playing as a backup to Khari Price. He improved his averages to 9.2 points and 3.8 assists per game as a sophomore. As a junior, he posted 11.7 points and 4.3 assists per game. Smith averaged 13.8 points and to 4.5 rebounds per game as a senior and shot 38.8 percent from 3-point range. He was named to the First-team All-

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Professional career

After graduating from Dayton, Smith signed with the

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of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He averaged 10.2 points and 2.3 assists per game in 27 games. In March 2018, he was signed by the Canton Charge. In eight games, Smith averaged 14.3 points, 8.1 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. He joined the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA summer League. He played for the Cavaliers' affiliate, the

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, and averaged 12.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game. On April 12, 2019, Smith signed with

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by ...

for the

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play-offs. On September 24, 2019, Smith re-signed his contract with the Greek club after averaging 3.7 points and 2.6 assists per game in his first season. In his second season in Greece, Smith averaged 6.8 points and 3.2 assists per game. On February 2, 2020, he was acquired from Canton by the

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in exchange for Omari Johnson. Smith signed with Mega Bemax of the

Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...

on June 4, 2020. On September 25, 2022, he has signed with

Start Lublin Start Lublin, more commonly known as Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin because of sponsporship reasons, is a Polish basketball club based in Lublin. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since 2014. Its home arena is the Globus ...

of the PLK. On August 14, 2023, Smith signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the

(LKL).

References

External links

NBA G League profile

Dayton Flyers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Scoochie 1994 births Living people ABA League players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American men's basketball players BC Juventus players Cairns Taipans players Canton Charge players Dayton Flyers men's basketball players Fort Wayne Mad Ants players KK Mega Basket players Peristeri B.C. players Point guards Start Lublin players Basketball players from the Bronx