2008-09 (As a Junior): Saw action in 23 games with nine starts as a junior, averaging 7.1 points and 4.8 rebounds over 22.4 minutes per game ... Ranked third on the team in rebounding average (4.8) and grabbed five-or-more boards on 11 occasions ... Had two double-doubles on the year, totaling 12 points and 11 rebounds at Pepperdine (Nov. 16) and 12 points and 10 boards against Creighton (Nov. 25) ... Got an offensive rebound and a putback with 6.4 seconds remaining to lift the Trojans past Creighton, 71-69 ... Scored all 12 of his points in the second half against the Bluejays, going 5-for-5 from the field and 2-for-2 at the foul line ... Scored in double figures nine times on the year, with UALR going 7-2 in said games, including a season-high 14 points off the bench against Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 28) thanks to a perfect 6-of-6 effort at the free-throw line ... Totaled 10 points and nine rebounds to help lead the Trojans past Northern Illinois (Dec. 14) ... Came up with a career-high five steals in a win over Louisiana Tech (Nov. 22) ... Went 2-for-2 at the foul line with 20 seconds left to pull UALR within one, 57-56, on its way to a 58-57 win at Arkansas State (Feb. 12) ... Shot 44.7 percent from the field (63-of-141) ... Led the team in rebounding on three occasions and once in scoring ... Started nine of the first 12 games before moving into a reserve role ... Reached double figures in points in each of the team’s last three games and averaged 10.2 points per game over UALR’s final six contests.
2007-08 (As a Sophomore): Team’s leading rebounder at 5.4 boards per game ... Also paced the Trojans with a .529 field goal percentage, while ranking second in scoring at 9.2 points per game ... Ranked seventh in the Sun Belt Conference in field goal percentage and 11th in rebounding ... Appeared in all 31 games with 17 starts ... Came off the bench the first 12 games of the season before starting 17 of the final 19 contests ... Started 15 of 18 conference games, averaging 9.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game against Sun Belt opponents ... Ranked second on the team in minutes played in conference action at 24.1 per game ... Scored in double figures 14 times on the year, including six of the final eight games ? averaging 13.4 points per game over that span ... Scored a season-high 24 points against New Orleans on Feb. 16 off 8-of-12 shooting ... Added a season-high four assists and 10 rebounds against the Privateers for his second double-double of the year ... Recorded his first double-double against Centenary on Nov. 20, finishing with 10 points and a season-high 14 rebounds ... Grabbed five-or-more rebounds on 21 occasions, including three games with at least 10 boards ... Collected a game-high 11 rebounds at Arkansas State on Jan. 5 ... Led the team in rebounding or tied for the team lead 11 times on the year ... Scored 18 points in both meetings with Florida Atlantic, including the Jan. 27 contest when he went 7-of-9 from the field ... Totaled 12 points, nine rebounds and a season-high two blocks in a win over ASU on Feb. 21 ... Scored 14 points in just 13 minutes off the bench in his UALR debut against Ozarks (Nov. 9), going 6-of-7 from the field ... His layup with 2:05 remaining put UALR on top for good in its 59-52 win over Rice (Nov. 27) ... Led the team in scoring seven times on the year, including four-straight games from Feb. 13-23 ... Paced the Trojans with 109 made field goals, 54 offensive rebounds and 113 defensive rebounds.
2006-07: Sat out the season after transferring to UALR from Ole Miss.
At Ole Miss: Appeared in 29 games as a freshman at Ole Miss, averaging 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, while shooting .479 from the field (23-of-48) ... Posted career bests of nine points and a game-high 11 boards against Alcorn State ... Matched his career high with nine points against Tennessee and added seven rebounds ? both totals were personal highs in SEC play ... Totaled seven points and three steals against Arkansas State.
At Laurinburg Prep: Averaged 10.2 points, five rebounds and three assists per game in helping Laurinburg to a 40-0 record and the 2004-05 prep school national championship ... Laurinburg defeated Hargrave Military Academy, 95-83, for the national title ... Played for coach Chris Chaney.
At Jacksonville HS: A 2004 Second Team All-Arkansas selection by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ... Averaged a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds per game) to lead the Red Devils to the 2004 state title game ... Also on the All-Arkansas Second Team that year was former Trojan Buddy Harding ... Played under head coach Jerry Wilson.
Personal: Full name is Michael Alan Smith ... Born Sept. 6, 1985 in Little Rock ... Son of Jackie Palmer and Mike Smith ... Has two brothers, Devan Smith and Mary Dodson; and two sisters Skyler Smith and Myia Smith ... Pursuing a degree in health science.
