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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
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Kendall Smith
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Antioch, Calif.
- High School:
- Deer Valley HS
Bio
2017-18 Season (OSU R-Senior Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Made the most of his one season in Stillwater, starting 30 games. Overall, the graduate transfer saw action in 35 of the Cowboys’ games.
• Smith earned Big 12 Player of the Week (March 5) and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 5) honors during his senior season in Stillwater.
• Posted the 20th best single season 3-point percentage in school history at 41 percent. That mark also ranks eighth in OSU history for a career (minimum 50 makes).
• Averaged 2.9 assists per game (100 assists) which tied Bill Self (1981-85) for the 25th-best career average in school history.
• In Big 12 play, Smith shot a scorching 47.3 percent from 3-point range, which ranked second in the conference, and he also averaged 14.2 points, which ranked 13th in the league.
• Sent the Iowa State game on Jan. 6 to overtime when he made a contested shot with five seconds remaining.
• Proved he had a knack for clutch shots when he hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining against Oklahoma on Jan. 20 to force overtime against the No. 4 Sooners. The Cowboys came out of the overtime period as victors.
• Averaged 21 points, 2.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds in three games against Kansas.
• He scored a career-high 25 points to complete the Cowboys’ regular-season sweep of Kansas.
• Put up 21 points in the Cowboys’ upset of No. 6 Texas Tech on Feb. 21. Smith also had six assist and three rebounds in the winning effort.
• Scored 13.1 points per game, second to only Jeffrey Carroll during the 2017-18 season.
• Led the team in 3-point percentage with a 41-percent clip from behind the arc (minimum 10 attempts).
• Scored 20 or more points in seven games and put up 10 or more points in 21 games for the Cowboys.
• Ended the season with five double digit scoring performances in the Cowboys’ final six games. In that span, Smith averaged 20.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals.
• Made a season-high four 3-point field goals against TCU on Feb. 17.
• Made an immediate impact, as he scored 10 points, had eight assists and grabbed four rebounds in his OSU debut on Nov. 10 against Pepperdine.
• Led the team in scoring in 16 games and in assists eight times.
2016-17 Season (CSUN R-Jr. Season)
• Competed in all 30 games and averaged a team-high 16.7 points and 4.8 assists to go along with 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals.
• Shot 44.8 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from behind the 3-point arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line.
• Averaged 17.6 points in conference play.
• Earned All-Big West Second Team honors.
• Finished tops in the Big West in assists per game.
• Also finished second in the conference in points, fifth in steals and eighth in 3-point percentage.
• Led the team in scoring 15 times.
• Posted career highs in a host of categories including points, rebounds, assists, steals, field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage.
• Collected the fifth-most assists in a season in team history with 143.
• Scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and swiped a career-high five steals at No. 16 UCLA.
• Shot 11-of-12 at the free throw line and scored 15 points along with eight assists vs. Northern Illinois.
• Finished with 16 points and seven assists vs. Loyola Marymount.
• Played a full 40 minutes and scored 21 points along with a career-high nine assists vs. UC Riverside.
• Notched a season-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting at Long Beach State.
• Finished with 21 points vs. UC Davis.
• Collected 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds vs. Long Beach State.
• Had 24 points, four assists and three steals vs. Cal State Fullerton.
• Tallied 21 points and seven assists vs. Cal State Fullerton at the Big West Tournament.
2015-16 Season (CSUN R-So. Season)
• After sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules, played his first game for the Matadors on Dec. 17 at Portland State.
• Averaged 15.3 points and 3.0 assists in his first season with CSUN.
• Earned Big West Conference Honorable Mention following the season.
• Named Big West Conference Player of the Week on Dec. 21 after his first week with the team.
• Posted a 16-point effort against UC Davis on Senior Night.
• Recorded 15 points and six rebounds at Hawai’i.
• Finished with 21 points and five rebounds at UC Irvine.
• Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and scored a team-high 18 points versus Cal State Fullerton.
• Scored 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting against UCSB.
• Recorded a career-high seven assists vs. Cal Poly.
• Tallied a career-high 30 points at Cal State Fullerton.
• Converted on 15 free throws against Fullerton, which is third most in a game all-time in school history.
• Scored a team-high 27 points on 10-for-17 shooting vs. Long Beach State.
• Presented with an Academic Excellence Award at the team's banquet.
2014-15 Season (Redshirt Season)
• Played in a pair of games at UNLV before leaving the program and transferring to CSUN. Granted a redshirt for the season.
2013-14 Season (UNLV Freshman Season)
• Began his collegiate career at UNLV, where he averaged 3.8 points and 1.5 assists per game in 31 contests as a freshman.
• Named the Mountain West Preseason Freshman of the Year.
• Shot 40.7 percent from the field and 35.0 percent from 3-point.
• Reached double figures on four occasions.
• Had a career-high five rebounds against UT Martin and Radford and five assists against Radford.
• Academic All-Mountain West Conference as a true freshman.
Deer Valley High School
• A four-star recruit, Smith was listed among the nation's top-100 high school players by ESPN.com.
• Averaged 27.5 points, 6.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game, while shooting 46 percent from the field as a senior at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, Calif.
• He played in 27 games as a senior and recorded 25 or more points on 12 occasions with a season-high of 52.
• Helped the Wolverines to a league and sectional championship.
• Earned first team all-league honors as a senior.
• Also played for the Oakland Soldiers (AAU).
Personal
• Kendall Clay Smith was born Sept. 18, 1995, in San Francisco, Calif.
• Son of Kirkland and Qwivander Smith.
• Has a sister and three brothers: Erika, Quincy, Kameron and Kaleb.
• Quincy was a senior on Hawai'i's men's basketball team during Kendall's junior year
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Made the most of his one season in Stillwater, starting 30 games. Overall, the graduate transfer saw action in 35 of the Cowboys’ games.
• Smith earned Big 12 Player of the Week (March 5) and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 5) honors during his senior season in Stillwater.
• Posted the 20th best single season 3-point percentage in school history at 41 percent. That mark also ranks eighth in OSU history for a career (minimum 50 makes).
• Averaged 2.9 assists per game (100 assists) which tied Bill Self (1981-85) for the 25th-best career average in school history.
• In Big 12 play, Smith shot a scorching 47.3 percent from 3-point range, which ranked second in the conference, and he also averaged 14.2 points, which ranked 13th in the league.
• Sent the Iowa State game on Jan. 6 to overtime when he made a contested shot with five seconds remaining.
• Proved he had a knack for clutch shots when he hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining against Oklahoma on Jan. 20 to force overtime against the No. 4 Sooners. The Cowboys came out of the overtime period as victors.
• Averaged 21 points, 2.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds in three games against Kansas.
• He scored a career-high 25 points to complete the Cowboys’ regular-season sweep of Kansas.
• Put up 21 points in the Cowboys’ upset of No. 6 Texas Tech on Feb. 21. Smith also had six assist and three rebounds in the winning effort.
• Scored 13.1 points per game, second to only Jeffrey Carroll during the 2017-18 season.
• Led the team in 3-point percentage with a 41-percent clip from behind the arc (minimum 10 attempts).
• Scored 20 or more points in seven games and put up 10 or more points in 21 games for the Cowboys.
• Ended the season with five double digit scoring performances in the Cowboys’ final six games. In that span, Smith averaged 20.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals.
• Made a season-high four 3-point field goals against TCU on Feb. 17.
• Made an immediate impact, as he scored 10 points, had eight assists and grabbed four rebounds in his OSU debut on Nov. 10 against Pepperdine.
• Led the team in scoring in 16 games and in assists eight times.
2016-17 Season (CSUN R-Jr. Season)
• Competed in all 30 games and averaged a team-high 16.7 points and 4.8 assists to go along with 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals.
• Shot 44.8 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from behind the 3-point arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line.
• Averaged 17.6 points in conference play.
• Earned All-Big West Second Team honors.
• Finished tops in the Big West in assists per game.
• Also finished second in the conference in points, fifth in steals and eighth in 3-point percentage.
• Led the team in scoring 15 times.
• Posted career highs in a host of categories including points, rebounds, assists, steals, field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage.
• Collected the fifth-most assists in a season in team history with 143.
• Scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and swiped a career-high five steals at No. 16 UCLA.
• Shot 11-of-12 at the free throw line and scored 15 points along with eight assists vs. Northern Illinois.
• Finished with 16 points and seven assists vs. Loyola Marymount.
• Played a full 40 minutes and scored 21 points along with a career-high nine assists vs. UC Riverside.
• Notched a season-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting at Long Beach State.
• Finished with 21 points vs. UC Davis.
• Collected 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds vs. Long Beach State.
• Had 24 points, four assists and three steals vs. Cal State Fullerton.
• Tallied 21 points and seven assists vs. Cal State Fullerton at the Big West Tournament.
2015-16 Season (CSUN R-So. Season)
• After sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules, played his first game for the Matadors on Dec. 17 at Portland State.
• Averaged 15.3 points and 3.0 assists in his first season with CSUN.
• Earned Big West Conference Honorable Mention following the season.
• Named Big West Conference Player of the Week on Dec. 21 after his first week with the team.
• Posted a 16-point effort against UC Davis on Senior Night.
• Recorded 15 points and six rebounds at Hawai’i.
• Finished with 21 points and five rebounds at UC Irvine.
• Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and scored a team-high 18 points versus Cal State Fullerton.
• Scored 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting against UCSB.
• Recorded a career-high seven assists vs. Cal Poly.
• Tallied a career-high 30 points at Cal State Fullerton.
• Converted on 15 free throws against Fullerton, which is third most in a game all-time in school history.
• Scored a team-high 27 points on 10-for-17 shooting vs. Long Beach State.
• Presented with an Academic Excellence Award at the team's banquet.
2014-15 Season (Redshirt Season)
• Played in a pair of games at UNLV before leaving the program and transferring to CSUN. Granted a redshirt for the season.
2013-14 Season (UNLV Freshman Season)
• Began his collegiate career at UNLV, where he averaged 3.8 points and 1.5 assists per game in 31 contests as a freshman.
• Named the Mountain West Preseason Freshman of the Year.
• Shot 40.7 percent from the field and 35.0 percent from 3-point.
• Reached double figures on four occasions.
• Had a career-high five rebounds against UT Martin and Radford and five assists against Radford.
• Academic All-Mountain West Conference as a true freshman.
Deer Valley High School
• A four-star recruit, Smith was listed among the nation's top-100 high school players by ESPN.com.
• Averaged 27.5 points, 6.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game, while shooting 46 percent from the field as a senior at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, Calif.
• He played in 27 games as a senior and recorded 25 or more points on 12 occasions with a season-high of 52.
• Helped the Wolverines to a league and sectional championship.
• Earned first team all-league honors as a senior.
• Also played for the Oakland Soldiers (AAU).
Personal
• Kendall Clay Smith was born Sept. 18, 1995, in San Francisco, Calif.
• Son of Kirkland and Qwivander Smith.
• Has a sister and three brothers: Erika, Quincy, Kameron and Kaleb.
• Quincy was a senior on Hawai'i's men's basketball team during Kendall's junior year
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