Dru Smith

Mizzou guard Dru Smith (12)No. 18 Mizzou Tigers vs. No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. Zach Bland/Mizzou Athletics

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Mizzou guard Dru Smith (12).Mizzou Tigers vs. Illinois Illini at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. on Saturday, December 12, 2020.Zach Bland/Mizzou Athletics

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Mizzou guard Dru Smith (12). Mizzou Tigers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. Zach Bland/Mizzou Athletics

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Mizzou guard Dru Smith (12). Mizzou Tigers vs. Southern Illinois Salukis at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. Zach Bland/Mizzou Athletics

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Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Evansville, Ind.
High School:
Evansville Reitz HS

HONORS:

2018-19 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 National Basketball Coaches Association Honors Court
2017-18 MVC Most Improved
2016-17 MVC All-Freshman

2019-20 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR, Mizzou)

Started all 31 games and led Mizzou in scoring, assists, steals and free throw percentage.
Averaged a team-high 12.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals while shooting 41.2 percent from the field and 89.9 percent from the free throw line.
Led the SEC in steals with 64, which ranked 20^th nationally and tied for sixth all-time in a single-season at Mizzou.
His 2.1 steals per game average ranked tied for third all-time at Mizzou.
Shot 89.9 percent from the charity stripe, which is the fifth-best single-season free throw percentage in Mizzou history, ranked second among all SEC players and 11^th nationally in 2019-20.
Also ranked ninth among all SEC players in assists per game (3.9) and 18^th in SEC play in scoring (13.9).
Became the second player in the SEC since 1992 to average 12.7 points. 3.9 assists, 2.1 steals and 4.2 rebounds alongside Georgia’s Katu Davis (1995-96).
Finished with 393 points, 131 rebounds, 121 assists and 64 steals. The last two SEC players to also hit all those marks in a season: John Wall and Ben Simmons.
He is the fifth player at Mizzou in the last 30 years to post a 60-steal, 110-assist season.
Second
Recorded an assist in every game in 2019-20 and has done so in 73 straight games dating back to his time at Evansville (has only gone without an assist one time in 81 games)
Has posted 42 multi-assist outings in the last 45 games.
Scored in every game as a redshirt junior and reached double figures 18 times while posting four 20+-point outings.
Dished at least three assists 21 times and recorded multiple assists 18 times as a junior.
Racked up 17 points and eight assists in a dominant 37 minutes to fuel a win over Alabama (March 7).
Scored 19 points on a season-high three triples and grabbed nine boards, including seven offensive, vs. MSU (Feb. 29).
Posted 15 points and eight boards at Arkansas (Feb. 22).
Recorded 17 points (9-of-10 FTs), five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 38 minutes vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 18).
Poured in a career-high 28 points vs. No. 11 Auburn (Feb. 15).
Led Mizzou with 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals at No. 25 LSU (Feb. 11).
Tallied 11 points and four steals in 41 minutes vs. Arkansas.
Scored 16 points vs. Georgia (Jan. 28).
Put up 18 points, eight boards and a season-high eight assists vs. Texas A&M (Jan. 21), becoming the second Tiger with an 18-8-8 line since 1983 alongside Anthony Peeler.
Posted 18 points, six rebounds & four thefts at Alabama (Jan. 18).
Recorded 22 points, six assists and a season-high five steals vs. Florida (Jan. 11), the second Tiger to hit those marks in the same game since 1980 alongside Anthony Peeler.
Had four steals & 11 points at No. 17 Kentucky (Jan. 4).
Posted 14 points, seven dimes, five boards & four steals vs. CSU (Dec. 30), the first Tiger to reach those marks since 2013.
Tallied 19 points and four assists vs. Illinois (Dec. 21), making 9-of-10 free throw attempts to lead Mizzou.
Chipped in 12 points, six boards, three assists, two steals and a block in 33 strong all-around minutes at Temple (Dec. 7).
Racked up 19 points (8-of-13 FGs) vs. Butler (Nov. 25).
Tallied 11 points, nine boards and five assists vs. Morehead State (Nov. 20) - the first Tiger to do so since Earnest Ross in 2014.
Totaled seven assists and eight points vs. Wofford (Nov. 18).
Secured his first career double-double with 22 points, a career-high 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals at No. 21 Xavier (Nov. 12). He became the first Tiger to hit all those marks in a game since Doug Smith did so vs. Oklahoma in 1991.

2018-19 (JUNIOR, Mizzou): Sat out out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE, Evansville)

Started all 22 games he appeared in, reaching double figures 17 times and tallying four 20-point performances.
Averaged 13.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.0 steals as a sophomore.
Led the Missouri Valley Conference in three-point shooting, making 48.2 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc.
Ranked third in the MVC in both field goal percentage (57.8) and free throw percentage (86.2).
Was named to the 2017 MVC Most Improved Team.
Scored a career-high 25 points at Bowling Green.

2016-17 (FRESHMAN, Evansville)

Earned 2017 MVC All-Freshman Team honors.
Posted 5.3 points and grabbed 2.6 rebounds per contest, playing 22.5 minutes per game.
Broke out in a game at Wichita State, scoring 19 points while draining five triples.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Shined at Evansville Reitz, leading his squad to a 22-5 record.
Poured in 20.8 points per game and grabbed 6.5 rebounds per outing as a senior.
Posted 10.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as a junior while leading Reitz to a 29-2 mark and a runner-up finish in the Indiana Class 4A State Tournament.

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