Nolan
Smith Bio
Personal Notes:
Born July 25, 1988, in Louisville, Ky. ... son of Monica and the
late Derek Smith ... has a stepfather, Curtis Malone, and one older
sister, Sydney Smith ... father, Derek, played basketball at Louisville
and was a member of the 1980 NCAA Championship team that defeated
UCLA ... his father also played nine years in the NBA and was an
assistant coach in the NBA for two years ... named MVP of the 2005
adidas Camp all-star game ... played high school or AAU basketball
with Jeff Green of the NBA’s Seattle Supersonics; Dwayne Anderson
and Dante’ Cunningham of Villanova; Michael Beasley and Dominique
Sutton of Kansas State; Austin Freeman of Georgetown; Isaiah Tate
of George Mason; Julian Vaughn of Florida State and Alex Legion
of Kentucky ... student government president in 2006-07 ... member
of the National Honor Society ... favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant,
Muhammad Ali and the late Derek Smith.
High School / USA Basketball Notes:
Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Oak Hill
Academy ... played the nation’s most challenging schedule
at top-ranked Oak Hill ... had career highs of 52 points, 12 rebounds,
16 assists and eight steals ... averaged 22.1 points, 4.6 rebounds,
4.1 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a senior ... shot .650 from
the floor, .780 from the foul line and shot .330 from behind the
arc in 2007 ... led his team to a 40-1 record as a senior, tying
the school’s single season wins record and helping Oak Hill
earn the top spot in the final USA Today 2007 Super 25 national
rankings ... led Oak Hill to wins over nine state championship teams,
two in-season tournament titles and an 18-game win streak to close
the season ... named to the Les Schwab Invitational all-tournament
team after leading Oak Hill to the championship ... had 30 points
on 12-of-16 shooting to go along with four rebounds, two assists
and two steals in a 99-90 win over current teammate Kyle Singler
and South Medford in the championship game of the tournament ...
scored a season high of 40 points ... first team EA Sports and Parade
All-America selection ... third team All-USA Today selection ...
scored 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting to help lead the Black Team
to a 140-117 win at the 2007 adidas Derby Festival Classic ... named
a 2007 McDonald’s All-America ... scored eight points for
the East team in the McDonald’s All-American game ... averaged
17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game,
while shooting 73.0 percent from the field, 45.0 percent from three-point
distance and 86.0 percent from the foul line as a junior ... helped
Oak Hill Academy to a 40-1 overall record and a final USA Today
No. 2 national ranking in 2006 ... named to the EA Sports All-American
second team as a junior ... All-Metro third team selection while
playing at Riverdale (Md.) Baptist in 2005 ... averaged 16.0 points,
6.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 3.0 steals, while shooting 63.2 percent
from the field, 52.1 percent from 3-point and 89.0 percent from
the foul line as a sophomore ... led Riverdale Baptist to a 33-1
record ... third team all-conference pick in 2004 while averaging
10.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game for
St. John’s (Md.) ... also played varsity basketball as an
eighth grader at Key School (Md.) ... ranked 39th overall and eighth
among shooting guards by Rivals.com ... played AAU basketball with
the DC Assault ... helped the team to the 16&U National Championship
... also led the team to the Las Vegas adidas Championship.
Named to the 2006 U18 USA Junior National team ... averaged 9.0
points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game as the
USA posted a 4-0 mark and captured the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA
Americas U18 Championship for Men in San Antonio, Texas ... ranked
tied for eighth in free throws made and free throw percentage (15-20,
75.0) and 10th in assists (3.5 apg.) ... also ranks fourth in assists
per game in the USA Men’s U18 record book .... also played
in 10th Annual 2007 Nike Hoops Summit ... had four points, four
rebounds and two steals in the Junior National Select team’s
100-80 win over the World Select team.
Career Notes:
Incomng freshman to Duke.
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