Terry Smith (basketball)

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Terry Smith
Free Agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 38)
Syracuse, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolBishop Ludden
(Syracuse, New York)
CollegeMercyhurst (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008NVV Lions Mönchengladbach
2009–2011BC Kolin
2011–2012BBC Monthey
2012–2013Rilski Sportist
2013–2014Cherkaski Mavpy
2014Jolly Jadranska Banka Šibenik
2014–2015Lukoil Academic Sofia
2015–2016Sakarya BB
2016ASVEL Villeurbanne
2016Urartu
2016–2017Joventut Badalona
2017–2018HTV Basket
2018–2019Lions de Genève
2019Saskatchewan Rattlers
2019–2023Nantes
2023–2024Fos Provence Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • Bulgarian champion (2015)

James Terry Smith (born February 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B.

College career[edit]

Smith attended NCAA Division II school Mercyhurst University from 2004 to 2008, where he scored a total of 1,384 points in 105 contests, placing him as the sixth all-time leading scorer in Mercyhurst history at the time of his graduation.[1]

Professional career[edit]

After concluding his college career, Smith launched his professional career with the NVV Lions Mönchengladbach in Germany’s second-tier league 2. Bundesliga, before embarking on a journey through European basketball with stops in several countries. He played in the Czech Republic (BC Kolin), Switzerland (BBC Monthey), Bulgaria (Samakov, Sofia), Ukraine (SK Cherkasy Monkeys) and Croatia (Sibenik), earning himself a reputation as a scoring point guard with the ability to get his teammates involved. In 2015, Smith joined Sakarya Isik Koleji of Turkey, before moving on to French powerhouse ASVEL Villeurbanne in January 2016.

He played for Armenian side BC Urartu, a member of the Russian Superleague, in the early stages of the 2016-17 campaign and was picked up by Joventut Badalona of the Spanish top-flight Liga ACB in December 2016.[2]

Smith moved to the French LNB Pro A for the 2017–18 campaign, signing with HTV Basket.[3] He averaged 10.4 points, 4.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game. He signed with Lions de Genève of the Swiss league on August 9, 2018.[4] He signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the CEBL on July 1, 2019. [5]

On August 18, 2023, he signed with Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B.[6] On January 12, 2024, Fos Provence Basket and Smith decided to end their collaboration by mutual agreement.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Smith Having Stellar Pro Hoops Career Overseas". Mercyhurst Athletics. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  2. ^ "L'ancien villeurbannais Terry Smith poursuit sa carrière en Espagne". obuzzer.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  3. ^ "Basket - Pro A: une nouvelle recrue pour Hyères-Toulon". Var-Matin (in French). 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  4. ^ "Terry Smith inks with Lions de Geneve". Sportando. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Transactions". CEBL.ca. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Terry Smith, nouvelle recrue fosséenne". fosprovencebasket.com (in French). August 18, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Information Effectif Byers Saison 23/24". fosprovencebasket.com (in French). January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

External links[edit]

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