University of Missouri Athletics

2019-20 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR, Mizzou):

• Set season career-highs in points (5.1), rebounds (4.9), minutes (21.9), steals (21) and blocks (nine).
• Averaged 5.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 30 game appearances as a redshirt junior, making a career-best 13 starts.
• Led Mizzou in rebounding with 146 rebounds, and was the only Tiger to surpass 100 defensive rebounds in 2019-20.
• Shot a career-high 85.4 percent from the free throw line, becoming just the third forward/center in the last 25 seasons at Mizzou to shoot 85 percent or higher at the charity stripe (min. 40 attempts).
• More than doubled his career point total in one campaign.
• Averaged 5.9 points and a team-high 5.6 boards during league play while shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc.
• Hit 20 three-pointers as a redshirt junior after hitting 10 total in his previous two seasons combined.
• Reached double figures eight times (six times in SEC play) and grabbed at least 10 boards on four occasions.
• Tallied 10 points, making all four of his field goal attempts in a season finale win over Alabama (March 7).
• Chipped in 10 points on 4-of-5 FGs vs. Mississippi St. (Feb. 29).
• Finished with a career-high 12 rebounds (the most by a Mizzou player in 2019-20) and scored six points at Vandy (Feb. 26).
• Posted 10 points and six boards at No. 25 LSU (Feb. 11).
• Snagged 11 rebounds for the second consecutive game and added eight points in 35 minutes in a win over Arkansas (Feb. 8).
• Led Mizzou with a team-high nine points and grabbed a career-high tying 11 boards at Texas A&M (Feb. 4).
• Tallied 11 points and led Mizzou with seven rebounds in a come-from-behind win over Georgia (Jan. 28).
• Scored 10 points on a perfect 3-of-3 FGs vs. Florida (Jan. 11).
• Finished with 10 points and seven rebounds and tallied a career-best three steals vs. Tennessee (Jan. 7).
• Played a career-high 35 minutes vs. Illinois (Dec. 21), finishing with six boards and four points in a high-energy effort.
• Scored 10 points, hitting two triples in 12 minutes, vs. Charleston Southern (Dec. 3).  
• Had a career night vs. Northern Kentucky (Nov. 8), finishing with a then-career-best 10 points and seven rebounds.

2018-19 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE, Mizzou): 

• Returned to the court for the first time since Jan. 4, 2017, and averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 31 game appearances as a redshirt sophomore.
• Hit 10 three-pointers during the season, shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc after entering the season with no made triples in his career.
• Shot 45 percent from the field (27-of-60), the second-highest clip on the team (min. 50 attempts).
• Poured in 6.3 points per game over the final three games of the season, including eight points, four rebounds and four assists vs. Auburn (March 14) and six points, four rebounds and a career-high three steals vs. Georgia (March 13) at the SEC Tournament.
• Earned his first career start on March 6 at Georgia and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in a blowout win.
• Posted four points and five rebounds at No. 1 Tennessee (Feb. 5).
• Played 20 minutes and chipped in five points vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 2).
• Keyed a big win over UCF (Dec. 2), finishing with a career-high nine points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes.
• Tallied six points and four rebounds in 17 minutes vs. Temple (Nov. 27).
• Scored six points in the home-opening win over Central Arkansas (Nov. 6) and followed with six points in 16 minutes at Iowa State (Nov. 9).

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE, Mizzou):

• Elected to take a redshirt year following Mizzou’s win over Wagner (Nov. 13).

2016-17 (FRESHMAN): 

• Averaged 2.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game across 11 game appearances while providing depth in Mizzou's front court.
• Sidelined for the remainder of the 2016-17 season after suffering a knee injury vs. LSU (Jan. 4).
• Season-high minutes vs. No. 20 Arizona (Dec. 10) to that point in the season, playing 15 minutes off the bench with five points and two rebounds.
• Seven points (3-of-4 FG, 1-of-3 FT) in his collegiate debut vs. Alabama A&M (Nov. 13), playing 13 minutes off the bench.

VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL: 

• Averaged 19.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game for Van Buren High School and head coach Randy Loyd as a senior in 2015-16.
• Broke Van Buren's career scoring record halfway through his senior season, reaching 1,359 points and surpassing a 35-year old record.
• Set career marks at Van Buren in several categories, including points (1,559), rebounds (865), blocks (163) and double-doubles (36).
• Led the Pointers to back-to-back Arkansas Class 7A State Championship semifinal appearances, as well as consecutive outright conference championships.
• Earned Arkansas Player of the Year Recognition from the Southwest Times following his standout senior campaign.
• Posted marks of 18.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as a junior, powering the Pointers to their first of consecutive state semifinals.
• Showed expert shooting efficiency for a big man during his 2015 season with the Arkansas Wings of the Nike EYBL, hitting on 46.7-percent of his shots from the floor.
• Also recorded 4.1 rebounds and a team-best 1.1 blocks per game for the Wings in 2015.

PERSONAL: 

• Grew up focusing on baseball, but switched to basketball exclusively heading into high school as a 6-7 freshman-to-be.
• Enjoyed the connection he made with the Mizzou coaching staff during the recruiting process.
• Son of Selvin Smith and born on Oct. 28, 1997.
• Career plan is to work in radio broadcasting.