Russ Smith (basketball)
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Smith in 2013
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| No. 0 – Delaware 87ers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 19, 1991 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Archbishop Molloy (Queens, New York) South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut) |
| College | Louisville (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2014–2015 | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2015 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2015 | →Iowa Energy |
| 2016 | Delaware 87ers |
| 2016 | Galatasaray Odeabank |
| 2017–present | Delaware 87ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Russ Anton Smith (born April 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. He played collegiately for the Louisville Cardinals, playing a starring role as a junior in helping them win the 2013 NCAA championship, while earning third-team All-American by the NABC and the Sporting News. As a senior at Louisville, he was named a consensus first-team All-American.
Smith was born in New York City at NY Presbyterian Hospital to Paulette A. O'Neal and Russell Smith. He went to Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, N.Y. and played basketball for head coach Jack Curran. He led the New York City Catholic league (CHSAA) in scoring as a junior averaging 24.5 points a game and as a senior averaging 29.6 points, he also had a 7.3 rebound and 3.2 assist average his final season for the Molloy Stanners. His career high in points was 47, which he reached twice as a senior against St. Francis Prep and Christ the King. Smith was named to the 2009 New York State Sportswriters Association all-state team, made the first-team all-CHSAA "AA", and New York Daily News All-Queens first team as a senior. He played in the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game at Madision Square Garden on April 18. Where he scored 27 points and earned co-MVP honors as his City team beat the Suburban team 129–120. Russ played prep school basketball at South Kent School in 2010 averaging 19.7 points and 3.9 assists a game as South Kent went 20–12 on the season.
Louisville overlooked Smith at first. Assistant coaches Ralph Willard and Steve Masiello were on a recruiting trip in South Kent in September 2009, looking at another player. They saw Smith, who they thought would be perfect for their system. Masiello had also known Smith's father since he was 15. Louisville started looking at Smith seriously, and Smith liked Louisville so much that he tried to commit before he had a scholarship offer. Houston, LaSalle, Baylor and Arizona showed interest before he signed with the Cardinals.
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