D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera
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Smith-Rivera in 2013 | |
| No. 4 – Georgetown Hoyas | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 20, 1992 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
North Central (Indianapolis, Indiana) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
| College | Georgetown (2012–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera (born December 20, 1992) is an American college basketball player for the Georgetown Hoyas.
Early life
Smith-Rivera is the son of Mateo and Kelana Rivera. He started high school at North Central High School in Indianapolis, and led his team to a state championship in his sophomore year. He transferred to the basketball specialty Oak Hill Academy in Virginia for his senior year, and he helped lead that team to the 2012 national championship.[1]
He was recruited by UCLA, Louisville, Memphis, NC State, and Georgetown. He visited with NC State, but signed a letter of intent with Georgetown on October 15, 2011.[2]
College career
Smith-Rivera appeared in all 32 games his freshman year with the Hoyas, when the team won a share of the Big East Conference Regular Season Championship, and went to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. He was named to the Big East's All-Rookie team. In his sophomore year, he started all but one game, recorded two double-doubles, and led the team with an average 17.6 points-per-game.[1] He was selected for the Big East Weekly Honor Roll five times during the season,[1] and was named to the All-Big East Second Team at the end of the conference season.[3]
Prior to his junior year, Smith-Rivera was selected as the Big East Preseason Player of the Year, the sixth Georgetown player to receive the award.[3]
In March 2015, following Georgetown's Round of 32 knockout in the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Smith-Rivera announced he would declare for the 2015 NBA draft.[4] A week later, Smith-Rivera reversed his decision and announced that he would stay at Georgetown for his senior year. Although a good player, he has not been able to defeat Big East powerhouse Villanova recently. The Villanova defense was easily able to shut him down. [5]
At the conclusion of the 2015-16 regular season, he was selected to the Second Team All-Big East.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera". Georgetown Hoyas. 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ "D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera". Yahoo! Rivals. 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- 1 2 Forgrave, Reid (October 22, 2014). "Georgetown's Smith-Rivera gets top player nod in Big East preseason honors". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ Vecenie, Sam (31 March 2015). "Georgetown guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera declares for NBA Draft". Television Network Website (CBS Sports). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ Payne, Terrence (8 April 2015). "Report: D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera backs out of 2015 NBA Draft, returns to Georgetown". Television Network Website (NBC Sports). Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Four Named Unanimously to MBB All-BIG EAST First Team". Big East Conference. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
External links
- Georgetown bio at GUHoyas.com