Andrew Smith (basketball, born 1992)

Andrew Smith (born December 14, 1992) is an American-Latvian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Donar. Smith played for the Liberty Flames team for four years as a collegiate.

Andrew Smith
Free agent
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueDutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-12-14) December 14, 1992
Pompano Beach, Florida
NationalityAmerican / Latvian
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High schoolHighlands Christian
(Pompano Beach, Florida)
CollegeLiberty (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Jūrmala
2016–2017Donar
2017–2018Rasta Vechta
2018–2019Jämtland
2019Södertälje Kings
2019–2020Donar
Career highlights and awards

College career

Smith attended Liberty University. As a senior, he averaged 9.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Smith scored a career-high 21 points against Longwood on February 17, 2015. He finished his career with 737 points and 558 rebounds.[1]

Professional career

In August 2015, Smith signed with Jūrmala of the Latvian league.[1]

On July 18, 2016, Smith signed a 1-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League.[2]

In July 2017, Smith signed with Rasta Vechta of the German second division ProA.[3] With Rasta, Smith won the ProA championship and gained promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

On July 3, 2019, Smith was announced by Södertälje Kings for the 2019–20 season.[4]

On November 29, 2019, Smith returned to Donar.[5] The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Smith returned to the United States.

Personal

In May 2015, Smith was granted a Latvian passport in order for him to be eligible to play for the Latvian national basketball team.[6]

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References
  1. "Smith Inks Deal with Jurmalas Fenikss of Latvia". Liberty Flames. August 25, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. "Donar contracteert Andrew Smith" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. 18 July 2016.
  3. "NEUER WEISSER RIESE: SMITH FÜR RASTA" (in German). Rasta Vechta. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. @SodertaljeBBK (July 3, 2019). "BOOM: SMITH KLAR FÖR KINGS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Donar haalt Smith terug naar Groningen, Freeman vertrekt". RTV Noord. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. "U.S. b-baller Andrew Smith granted Latvian passport; could become candidate to play on national team". Baltic-Course.com. 18 May 2015.
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