Eddie Smith (basketball)

Personal information
Born (1983-02-17) February 17, 1983
Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Springfield Southeast
(Springfield, Illinois)
College Moberly Area CC (2003–2005)
Texas A&M (2005–2006)
Illinois-Springfield (2006–2007)
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present
Position Shooting guard
Career history
2007–2009 Oklahoma/Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
2009 Nasvhille Broncs
2010 Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
20112012 London Lightning
2012 Halifax Rainmen
2013 Windsor Express
Career highlights and awards

Eddie Jermaine "E. J." Smith (born February 17, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL).

College career

He attended high school at Springfield Southeast High School. Smith attended Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Missouri from 2003 to 2005 where he was a two time All-American (honorable mention and first team), Region 16 Player of the Year & Division I - National Junior College Player of the Year. In his second year he averaged 18.2 points, 6 assists and 3.5 steals with 4.7 rebounds. Smith was also named to the NJCAA all-tournament team. In an addition he is one of just four players in Moberly Area CC history to twice earn All-America honors, even surpassing former NBA all-stars Mitch Richmond & Gerald Wilkins with that honor. Smith is also the only player in MACC history to earn NJCAA Player-of-the-Year honor.[1]

Professional career

Smith was named NBL Canada Sixth Man of the Year in 2012.[2]

References

  1. "Signee Named National Player of the Year". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. "NBL Canada pre-season guide and player register 2012–13" (PDF). NBL Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

External links

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