Nolan Smith
Smith playing for Duke in February 2011
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| Duke Blue Devils | |
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| Position | Special assistant |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 25, 1988 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
| College | Duke (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 2011–2015 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| Number | 4 |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2011–2013 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2013 | →Idaho Stampede |
| 2013–2014 | Cedevita Zagreb |
| 2014 | Galatasaray |
| 2014–2015 | Delaware 87ers |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–present | Duke Blue Devils (special asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nolan Derek Smith (born July 25, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player and current special assistant coach for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. He played college basketball for Duke before being drafted 21st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2011 NBA draft. As a junior, he started at shooting guard for Duke's national champion 2010 team. As a senior, he was named a consensus first-team All-American and the ACC Player of the Year.
As a child, Smith frequently attended Washington Bullets practices after his father, then-former NBA player, Derek Smith, took their assistant coach position in 1994. Following the shock death of his father in 1996, the Bullets made him a frequent guest at their home games.
As an eighth grader, Smith played varsity basketball for The Key School in Annapolis, Maryland before moving to St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. for his freshman season in 2003–04. At St. John's, he was a third-team all-conference pick while averaging 10.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
As a sophomore in 2004–05, Smith attended Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. There, he averaged 16 points, six rebounds, eight assists and three steals per game as he led Riverdale to a 33-1 record and subsequently earned third-team All-Metro honors.
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