E.B. Erwin HS: Ranked the eighth best senior in Alabama by the Birmingham News ... Also earned a spot on the publication’s Class of 2007 Super Senior Team ... Earned All-Northeast Region honors as a senior at E.B. Erwin, and was named Northeast Region Tournament most valuable player after leading the Eagles to the semifinals of the state tournament ? the school’s first-ever final four appearance ... Averaged 14.7 points per game as a senior under head coach Zamiu Timimu ... Was also a defensive back on the Eagles’ football team, and picked off three passes in a 32-24 win over Gardendale ... Spent his junior year at John Carroll Catholic High School, where he averaged 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and three steals per game to lead the Cavaliers to a 31-3 record and a spot in the regional finals ... A three-time All-Metro selection ... Also received All-Area and All-County accolades ... A member of the campus ministry and the student government.

Personal: Full name is Brian Tucker Smith ... Born Dec. 5, 1988 in Birmingham, Ala. ... Son of Myles and Cerita Smith ... Has one sister, Rachel ... Played AAU ball for the Alabama Ice and Birmingham Raptors ... Former teammate of Alabama players Ronald Steele, Justin Knox and Marquis Maze, and Connecticut’s Stanley Robinson ... Pursuing a degree in speech communication.