Mike Smith (basketball, born 1987)

Mike Smith

Personal information
Born	(1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 37)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Van-Far (Vandalia, Missouri)
College	East Tennessee State (2006–2011)
NBA draft	2011: undrafted
Playing career	2011–2019
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
2011–2012	Eisbären Bremerhaven
2013–2014	Liège
2014–2015	Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2015–2017	Antwerp Giants
2017–2018	Brussels
2018–2019	Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Career highlights and awards
Atlantic Sun Player of the Year (2011) First-team All-Atlantic Sun (2011) AP honorable mention All-American (2011)

Mike Smith (born July 17, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who played mostly in the Belgian League. He was an All-American college player at the East Tennessee State University (ETSU).

College career

Smith came to ETSU after a prolific career at Van-Far High school in Vandalia, Missouri. He scored 2,627 points in his high school career. As a freshman, Smith averaged 11 points per game and was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team. After productive seasons as a sophomore and junior, Smith suffered a knee injury that limited his to only four games in what would have been his senior year. He was granted a medical redshirt and came back for the 2010–11 season.[1]

Smith experienced his best season as a senior. He averaged 17.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and was named first team All-Conference and the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year.[2] At the conclusion of the season, he was also named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. For his ETSU career, Smith scored 1,783 points.[3]

Professional career

Smith was not drafted in the 2011 NBA draft. He instead signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga. He averaged 8.3 points per game in his first professional season and led the team in three point shooting percentage.[4] After being drafted by the Iowa Energy in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft, Smith missed the entire 2012–13 season with a wrist injury suffered in practice. For the 2013–14 season he signed with Liège Basket in Belgium.[5] Smith averaged 16.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the BLB. For the 2014–15 season he signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut.[6]

Smith was forced to retire in August 2019 after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition.[7]

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field goal percentage
3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high		Led the league

Domestic leagues

Regular season

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Liège Basket	BLB	33	0	30.1	.513	.395	.847	5.0	1.5	1.3	0.3	16.1

References

1. "Mike Smith ETSU profile". East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
2. "ETSU's Smith Headlines All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Sun Conference. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
3. "ETSU's Smith Named Honorable Mention All-American". Atlantic Sun Conference. March 29, 2011. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
4. "Smith enjoys first year of pro ball". Vandalia Leader. May 9, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
5. "Mike Smith Signs Deal To Resume His Basketball Career Overseas". The People's Tribune. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
6. "Mike Smith leaves Liege to sign with Mons". Sportando.com. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
7. Ceulemans, Patrick (August 15, 2019). "Belfius Mons-Hainaut forward Mike Smith has to stop his career due to heart problems". EuroBasket.com.

External links

• Belgian League profile
• ETSU bio