Tanner Smith (basketball)

Tanner Smith

Smith with Clemson
No. 5 – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Position Shooting guard
League Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1990-03-30) March 30, 1990
Alpharetta, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Wesleyan School (Norcross, Georgia)
College Clemson (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Landstede Basketbal
2013–present MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Career highlights and awards
Professional
Collegiate
    • 4x All-ACC Academic Team
    • Mr. Effort Award
    • Tiger Pride Award (2011)
    • C.J. Spiller Award (2011)
High school
    • All-State 2nd Team
    • 2008 State championship game MVP
    • Capital Class All-Star Game
    • U.S. All-Star Squad
    • Gwinnett County All-Star Game

Tanner James Smith (born March 30, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany and a former basketball player for Clemson University and. He has been noted by such sources as The Post and Courier, The Times and Democrat, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for founding Tanner’s Totes, an organization that helps to cheer up children and teenagers with cancer through donations of large tote bags filled with toys and other recreational items.[1][2][3][4][5] Tanner's Totes have delivered to hospitals in 25 states across the US.[3][6] Over 3000 totes have been delivered.[3][6] Smith has also been interviewed by ESPN in print and in televised interviews and has been featured on the ABC special "Everyday Health".[7]

Tanner Smith graduated in December 2011 with a degree in Marketing[5][8] and finished playing his final season at Clemson as a graduate student.[9]

College career

Tanner Smith started three seasons as a Guard on the Clemson Tigers men's basketball team.[10] He committed to Clemson University on September 13, 2007[11] under coach Oliver Purnell over offers from the University of Oregon, the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, the University of Georgia, Auburn University, and the University of Cincinnati.[8]

He played high school basketball at Wesleyan School in Norcross, Georgia.[8] He was rated as a 3-star prospect in high school and as the #22 small forward in the nation by Scout.com[12] and given a Scout Grade of 87 on ESPN.com.[13] He was also rated 16th in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com, two spots lower than his teammate and roommate at Clemson, Andre Young.[14]

When considering schools, Smith chose Clemson mainly because of location; It was far enough away from home for him to be independent, but still close enough that his parents would be able to come to his games. Conference also played a part in his decision. Clemson is in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), which Dana O'Neil says is "a league Tanner remembers watching as a kid."[2]

Statistics

Season Averages
Season Team G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% MPG TO FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA
2008-09 Clemson Tigers 32 3.6 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.2 .448 .357 .667 13.2 1.1 1.3-3.0 0.5-1.3 0.4-0.7
2009–10 Clemson Tigers 32 8.7 4.2 2.2 1.2 0.4 .401 .275 .740 24.9 2.1 2.8-6.9 0.8-2.8 2.3-3.1
2010–11 Clemson Tigers 32 7.8 3.5 2.8 1.3 0.3 .411 .333 .728 29.3 1.9 2.5-6.0 1.0-2.9 1.8-2.5
2011–12 Clemson Tigers 31 11.2 5.1 4.1 1.7 0.2 .457 .351 .721 32.6 2.1 3.9-8.6 1.3-3.7 2.0-2.8
Career Averages: 7.8 3.7 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.429 .329 .714 25 1.8 2.6-6.1 0.9-2.7 1.6-2.3
Season Totals
Season Team G PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MIN TO FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA
2008-09 Clemson Tigers 32 115 57 34 29 6 .448 .357 .667 422 36 43-96 15-42 14-21
2009–10 Clemson Tigers 32 277 133 69 37 13 .401 .275 .740 798 66 89-222 25-91 74-100
2010–11 Clemson Tigers 32 248 112 89 41 8 .411 .333 .728 936 60 79-192 31-93 59-81
2011–12 Clemson Tigers 31 346 157 128 52 7 .457 .351 .721 1011 65 122-267 40-114 62-86
Career Totals: 127 986 459 320 159 34 0.429 .329 .714 3165 227 333-777 40-340 209-288

Awards

Throughout his college career, Tanner Smith has earned numerous awards, including but not limited to the 2011 C.J. Spiller Award given to a student-athlete chosen by the Clemson University student body for exceptional representation of the school through athletics and academics; the Mr. Effort Award his junior year given to the athlete that exhibits the most "hustle"; and the 2011 Tiger Pride Award, given to the Clemson athlete who best embodies the term "student athlete". He is also a four-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team, making him only the second player in Clemson history to make the team all four years.[15][16][17]

Professional career

Smith played his first professional season in the Dutch Basketball League, playing for Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle.[18] In July 2013, Smith signed with MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg in Germany.[19]

Honors

Netherlands Landstede Basketbal

Tanner's Totes

Tanner's Totes is a non-profit organization that works to cheer up children and teens with cancer undergoing long-term treatment in the hospital through the donation of large tote bags filled with new, non-food items.[1] It is an IRS-approved, publicly supported 501(c)(3) organization.[1][4] In the fourth grade, Tanner Smith was assigned to write a paper about his three wishes.[2][4][5] In it, he wrote that he wished for a golden retriever, to become a professional basketball player, and to help kids with cancer.[2][3][4] Tanner's Totes was established two years later, when Smith was in the sixth grade, after he reiterated his wish to cheer up kids with cancer.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Us". Tanner's Totes, Inc. Darren Jackson LLC.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 O'Neil, Dana. "From childhood wish to lasting legacy, Smith's charity specializes in smiles". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sawchik, Travis. "Clemson senior Tanner Smith can say he learned a lot from his father". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hummer, Steve. "His Greatests Assists Are Off Court". Atlanta Journal Constitution.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lowe's Senior Class Award: Tanner Smith". seniorclassaward.com.
  6. 1 2 Sawchik, Travis. "Clemson basketball player Tanner Smith's selflessness sparks smiles". Post and Courier. Evening Post Publishing Co. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Vandervort, Will. "A Special Moment: Everyday Health Chronicles the Story of Tanner's Totes". IPTAY Media.
  8. 1 2 3 "Player Bio: Tanner Smith". Clemson Tigers: The Official Site of Clemson University Athletics. CBS Interactive.
  9. ↑ "Nine football players among 20 student-athletes who graduated today". Orange&White. 2012 Scripps Newspaper Group. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "Tanner Smith Stats".
  11. ↑ "Tanner Smith". rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "Tanner Smith Wesleyan School roster". Scout.com. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "Recruiting Nation Basketball Tanner Smith". ESPN.com. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "2008 Prospect Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "About Lowe's Senior Class Award". seniorclassaward.com. Premier Sports Management. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  16. ↑ "Lowe's Senior Class Award: Tanner Smith". www.seniorclassaward.com.
  17. ↑ "Clemson men's basketball leads league with four on Academic All-ACC team". orangeandwhite.com. Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  18. ↑ "Landstede Basketbal signs Tanner Smith" at weblogzwolle.nl (July 31, 2012) (Dutch)
  19. ↑ "Tanner Smith to Ludwigsburg" at basketballplus.nl (July 9, 2013) (Dutch)

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