Shakir Smith (born October 25, 1992) is an American professional
basketball
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player. He played college basketball at
Wyoming
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from 2011 to 2012,
Pima CC from 2013 to 2014 and
Adams State from 2014 to 2016.
College career
As a senior at Adams State in 2015-16 Smith averaged 20.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 30.7 minutes in 28 appearances.
Professional career
After graduating, on August 10, 2016, Smith signed with
Academic Bultex of
Bulgarian League. On April 15, 2017, he was named MVP of Bulgarian League. On February 2, 2018, he signed with Macedonian basketball club Blokotehna. He made his debut for Blokotehna against Macedonian basketball champion
MZT Skopje on February 5, 2018, scoring 8 points and two rebounds in 96–88 win over MZT at home. Smith signed for Swedish champions
Norrköping Dolphins
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History
Th ...
on July 21, 2018 for the 2018–2019 season.
In August 2021, Smith signed with
Úrvalsdeild karla club
ÍR. On September 3, he scored 51 points in a preseason game against
Njarðvík
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History
In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær. T ...
. He was released from his contract in end of November 2021
after averaging 15.1 points and 8.7 assists in seven games.
References
External links
Eurobasket.com ProfileBGBasket ProfileAdams State Grizzlies bioIcelandic statisticsat
Icelandic Basketball Association
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1992 births
Living people
Adams State Grizzlies men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia
American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Tucson, Arizona
Guards (basketball)
ÍR men's basketball players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Norrköping Dolphins players
Sporting CP basketball players
Tucson High School alumni
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
Wyoming Cowboys basketball players