Andre Smith
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| Full name | Andre Jermaine Smith | |
| birthday | 21st February 1985 (age 35) | |
| place of birth | St. Paul , Minnesota , United States | |
| size | 2.03 m | |
| position |
Small forward / power forward |
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| college | North Dakota State | |
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| society | Krasnye Krylja Samara | |
| league | PBL / VTB-UL | |
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2003–2005 NDSCS Wildcats (NJCAA) 2005–2007 NDSU Bison ( NCAA ) 2007–2008 Hérens Basket 2008 Albirex Niigata 2008–2009 Everton Tigers 2009–2011 Pınar Karşıyaka 2011–2012 Otto Caserta Since 2012 Krasnye Krylja Samara      
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Andre Jermaine Smith (born February 21, 1985 in St. Paul , Minnesota ) is an American basketball player . After studying in his home country, Smith moved to Europe as a professional in 2007. After a bumpy start to his career, he was particularly convincing in the 2011/12 season and was the top scorer of the Lega Basket Serie A in the jersey of the Italian first division club JuveCaserta Basket . Then Smith moved to the Russian Samara to the club Krasnye Krylja .
Career
Smith began his studies at the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton in 2003. At this junior college he played for the university team Wildcats in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and was able to win the regional championships of Division I of this league twice, in 2005 they also qualified for the national final tournament of this league. After two years, he moved to North Dakota State University in Fargo in 2005 , where he played for the bison in NCAA Division I. This team had only been promoted to Division I one season earlier and initially took part in championship games in this league "independently". After two years, Smith finally turned pro and initially moved to Europe.
In 2007 Smith got a "try-out" contract with the German first division club TBB Trier . Since Smith coach Joe Whelton did not know how to convince, this trial contract was canceled before the start of the season. Then Smith moved to the Swiss national basketball league , in which coach Whelton had previously worked, to the club Hérens Basket from Vex near Sion in the canton of Valais . After eight games, he moved in 2008 to the Japanese Super League for the Albirex club from Niigata . For the 2008/09 season Smith returned to Europe and played in the British Basketball League for the Everton Tigers from Liverpool . With the Tigers he won the BBL Cup at the beginning of the season , but lost the final game for the championship against the Newcastle Eagles, against whom they had already been eliminated in the semi-finals of the BBL Trophy .
For the following season 2009/10 Smith could recommend himself for a contract in the higher-ranking Türkiye Basketbol Ligi . With the club Pınar Karşıyaka from Izmir he reached the play-offs for the Turkish championship, in which they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. In his second season for this club, Smith was the third best scorer and ninth best rebounder in the league, which resulted in the average second highest effectiveness value of all players. He then got a contract with the Italian first division club from Caserta for the 2011/12 season . In the championship expanded to 17 teams, the club only reached the penultimate place in the table and was only able to hold the class because of withdrawals and license withdrawals of other clubs. Smith, however, was able to distinguish himself as the top scorer with over 18 points per game and was also one of the top five rebounders this season, which earned him the highest effectiveness value of all players in this season.
For the 2012/13 season Smith received a contract with the Russian first division club Krasnye Krylja from Samara . After only two games for this club, he had to sit out for several weeks due to injury. At the end of the season, however, he was able to win the EuroChallenge 2012/13 with the team after a victory in the final over his former club and host Pınar Karşıyaka.
Web links
- Legabasket: Andre Smith - player profile on the statistics pages of Lega Basket Serie A (Italian)
- Andre Smith - North Dakota State Player Statistics. North Dakota State Athletics website; Fargo ND, 2016; accessed on July 26, 2017 (English).
- Andre Smith Stats - North Dakota State Bison ( July 17, 2012 memento in the web archive archive.today ) - Player stats from NCAA seasons on statsheet.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ NDSCS ( Memento from January 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Trier: TBB signs Andre Smith. Trierischer Volksfreund , July 4, 2007, accessed on November 8, 2012 (article in the news archive).
- ↑ Peter Bieg: Whelton's dream player. (No longer available online.) Basketball website, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, November 22, 2007, archived from the original on January 6, 2019 ; accessed on July 27, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Andre Smith - Turkish Basketball League Player: 2010-2011 Regular Season. TBLStat.net, accessed on November 8, 2012 (English, player statistics for the 2010/11 season).
- ↑ Legabasket: Series A 2011/12 - Media Valutazione Individuale. Lega Basket Serie A , accessed November 8, 2012 (Italian, regular-time season statistics).
- ^ Krasnye Krylia Replace Smith With Massey. FIBA Europa , November 7, 2012, accessed November 8, 2012 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Smith, Andre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Andre Jermaine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Paul, Minnesota |