Kendall Smith (basketball)

Kendall Smith

No. 23 – Qingdao Eagles
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	CBA
Personal information
Born	(1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 (age 29) Alameda County, California, U.S.[1]
Listed height	6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Deer Valley (Antioch, California)
College	UNLV (2013–2015) Cal State Northridge (2016–2017) Oklahoma State (2017–2018)
NBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018	Nymburk
2018–2019	Okapi Aalst
2019	Westchester Knicks
2020	Stockton Kings
2021–2022	Santa Cruz Warriors
2022	Maine Celtics
2022–2023	Kolossos Rodou
2023	Çayırova Belediyesi
2023–2024	PAOK Thessaloniki
2024	Nizhny Novgorod
2024	Panionios
2024–present	Qingdao Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big West (2017)

Kendall Clay Smith (born September 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Smith started his professional career with ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League.[3] On December, he left Nymburk and joined Okapi Aalst in Belgium.[4]

On November 11, 2019, it was announced that Smith will be in the roster for the Westchester Knicks.[5] However, he only played 3 games with the Knicks. For the remainder of the season, he played with the Stockton Kings.[6]

On December 12, 2022, Smith joined Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.[7]

On November 8, 2023, Smith signed with Greek club PAOK.[8] On January, he left PAOK and joined Russian club Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.[9]

On July 24, 2024, Smith signed with Panionios of the Greek Basket League.[10]

On December 7, 2024, Smith signed with Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[11]

References

1. "Kendall Clay Smith, Born 09/18/1995 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
2. "Smith Kendall". sportsfive.gr. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
3. Boone, Kyle (August 20, 2018). "Former OSU Guard Kendall Smith Signs With Professional Team in Europe". Pistols Firing. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
4. "Kendall Smith moet Okapi Aalstar uit het slop halen". TV OOST (in Flemish). Retrieved July 3, 2024.
5. Priczak, Chris (November 11, 2019). "Breaking Down Westchester Knicks 2019-20 Roster". Ridiculous Upside. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
6. "Kendall Smith: Picked up by Stockton". CBSSports.com. February 4, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
7. Φερώνας, Θάνος (December 12, 2022). "Κολοσσός: Ενίσχυση στην περιφέρεια με Σμιθ (vid)". Basketa.gr (in Greek). Retrieved July 3, 2024.
8. "Kendall Smith comes back to the Basketball Champions League with PAOK". Eurohoops. November 8, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
9. "Pari NN signed Kendall Smith | VTB United League - Official Website". Retrieved July 3, 2024.
10. "Kendall Smith (ex N.Novgorod) joins Panionios". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
11. "CBA"齐鲁德比"前放"大招"，青岛男篮完成外援更换". 青岛日报社/观海新闻. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

External links

• Cal State Northridge bio