JaJuan Smith

JaJuan Smith
Free agent
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1985-12-24) December 24, 1985
Cleveland, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school McMinn County (Athens, Tennessee)
College Tennessee (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2009 Minas Tênis Clube
2010 Beirasar Rosalía
2009–2011 Tulsa 66ers
2011 Air21 Express
2011–2012 Saint John Mill Rats
2012 Selçuk Üniversitesi
2012 Tsmoki-Minsk
2014–2015 Glasgow Rocks
2015 GKK Šibenik
Career highlights and awards
  • Honorable-Mention All-SEC – AP (2008)

JaJuan Smith (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for GKK Šibenik of the Croatian League. He is an Athens, Tennessee native although he is noted by the press as a Cleveland, Tennessee native.

College career

Smith was a collegiate basketball player who formerly played for the Tennessee Volunteers at the University of Tennessee.

Professional career

Smith was cut by the NBA club the Dallas Mavericks on October 22, 2008.[1] At the end of October 2008, he signed a contract with the Slovenian League club, Union Olimpija of the Euroleague, through the end of 2008-09 season,[2] but he left the team in less than a week due to personal reasons.[3] On December 26, 2008, he signed a short term contract with French League club Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez.[4]

In February 2011, JaJuan Smith was signed to play for the Air21 Express in the Philippine Basketball Association.[5]

In September 2014, Smith signed with Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League for the 2014–15 season.[6][7] On January 21, 2015, the Glasgow Rocks announced that JaJuan had left the franchise.[8] On March 24, 2015, he signed with GKK Šibenik of Croatia for the rest of the season.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Mavs waive three players
  2. ↑ Olimpija adds two rookies
  3. ↑ Union Olimpija, Smith part ways
  4. ↑ JAJUAN SMITH JOINED PAU ORTHEZ
  5. ↑ Express to parade Smith as Commissioner's Cup import
  6. ↑ JaJuan Smith
  7. ↑ Basketball: Rocks' new boy JaJuan Smith reveals big ambitions
  8. ↑ ROCKS HAVE CHANGING OF THE GUARD
  9. ↑ VIDEO: 30-godišnji JaJuan Smith novi je playmaker ‘građana’ (Croatian)
  10. ↑ GKK Sibenik tabs JaJuan Smith, ex Glasgow Rocks

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