2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2016 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2016 All-Sun Belt Tournament Team
2016 Sun Belt Tournament MVP
2015-16 (As a Senior): Played in all 35 games while making 18 starts as a senior … Earned Third Team All-Sun Belt honors after averaging 10.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game … Finished the season shooting 53.8 percent from the floor, 31.4 percent from 3-point range and 65.0 percent from the foul line … Totaled 33 steals and eight blocks on the season … Scored in double figures 20 times on the season … Grabbed five-plus rebounds 15 times, including a season-high 10 vs. Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament (March 19) … Scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in the Trojans’ season opener vs. Central Baptist (Nov. 14) … Totaled 12 points, five rebounds and two steals in a win over Central Arkansas (Dec. 1) … Finished with 13 points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a win at Idaho (Dec. 5) … Scored 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting vs. Northern Arizona (Dec. 20) … Totaled 16 points and six rebounds in a win over Louisiana (Jan. 7) … Scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a win over Appalachian State (Jan. 7) … Totaled 16 points and eight rebounds in a loss at Arkansas State (Jan. 18) … Scored 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting vs. Georgia Southern (Jan. 28) … Scored 16 points and pulled down six rebounds on 7-of-8 shooting vs. Georgia State (Jan. 30) … Scored 12 points and had three steals vs. South Alabama (Feb. 6) … Nearly posted a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds in a loss at ULM (Feb. 11) … Scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting in a win at Louisiana (Feb. 13) … Scored 12 points in 19 minutes at Georgia Southern (Feb. 20) … Scored 10 points in Little Rock’s win over UT Arlington (Feb. 25) … Finished with 10 points and six rebounds in a win over Texas State to clinch Little Rock’s first-ever outright Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 27) … Scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-15 shooting in a win over Arkansas State (March 1) … Scored 11 points and had two steals in the Trojans’ loss at Appalachian State (March 3) … Totaled 19 points, nine rebounds and three steals in Little Rock’s win over ULM in the Sun Belt Tournament finals (March 13, 2016) … Was named the Most Valuable Player of the Sun Belt Tournament for his efforts … Scored 13 points in a win over No. 5 seed Purdue in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament (March 17) … Posted a double-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds in the Trojans’ season-ending loss to No. 4-seeded Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (March 19).
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2014-15 (As a Junior): Played in all 31 games with 26 starts in 2014-15 … Averaged 11.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26.4 minutes per game … Shot 47.6 percent from the floor, 44.8 percent from the 3-point line and 64.1 percent from the foul line … Totaled 22 steals and 17 blocked shots on the season … Scored in double figures a team-high 20 times on the season … Grabbed double-figure rebounds a team-high six times … Totaled a team-high five double doubles on the year … Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds in UALR’s season opener vs. UA Monticello (32) … Totaled 19 points and nine rebounds which knocking down two 3-pointers at BYU (Nov. 18) … Scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a season-high 37 minutes vs. CSUN (Nov. 23) … Totaled 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals in 31 minutes vs. UCA (Nov. 29) … Scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the opening round of the South Point Hoops Holiday Classic in Las Vegas (Dec. 21) … Followed that performance with 17 points, five rebounds and a season-high three blocks vs. Bradley (Dec. 22), earning All-Tournament honors for the event … Posted his first double-double of the season with 14 points, 12 rebounds in 32 minutes vs. South Alabama (Jan. 5) … Score 15 points and pulled down six rebounds in a win over Appalachian State (Jan. 10) … Finished one rebound shy of a double-double at South Alabama, totaling 15 points, nine rebounds, two steals and a block in just 24 minutes … Scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Troy (Jan. 22) … Posted his second double-double in three games with 13 points and 11 boards at Arkansas State (Jan. 29) … Finished with 13 points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes against Texas State (Feb. 7) … Earned another double-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds at Troy (Feb. 21) … Finished the season with three straight double-digit scoring efforts, beginning with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting at UT Arlington (Feb. 28) … Score 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Louisiana (March 5) … Posted his fifth and final double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. South Alabama in the Sun Belt Tournament (March 12).
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At Mississippi Gulf Coast CC: Earned First Team All-Region 23 and First Team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) honors in 2013-14 after averaging a team-high 19.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game … Helped Mississippi Gulf Coast to a 19-7 overall record and an 11-3 mark in conference play … Played in and started 25 games, scoring in double figures in each and totaling 20 or more points 11 times … Got to the foul line 213 times and shot 71.0 percent from the charity stripe in conference play … Was named MACJC Player of the Week on Feb. 4 after combining for 56 points in two victories over Hinds Community College (32) and Copiah-Lincoln Community College (24).
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At Southeastern Louisiana: Played his freshman season at Southeastern Louisiana … Averaged 19.4 minutes over 30 games while scoring 4.1 points and grabbing 3.9 rebounds per game … Made 17 starts for the Lions in 2012-13.
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At Provine HS: Played for head coach Luther Riley … Named to the 2011-12 Boys’ Dandy Dozen Team by the Jackson Clarion Ledger ... Named Second Team Class 5A All-State … Averaged 22.1 points and 12 rebounds as a senior … Helped lead the Rams to a 15-11 record and the North 5A Playoffs … Averaged 16 points, nine rebounds and two assists as a junior in helping lead the Rams to a 25-3 record and the Class 5A semifinals … Off the court, was a National Honor Society member.
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Personal: Born September 5, 1993 in Jackson, Miss. ... Parents are Roger Smith and Gloria Woods … Plans to major in criminal justice.
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Historical Player Information
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2014-15Junior
Forward
6'5"
230 lbs
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2015-16Senior
Forward
6'5"
230 lbs