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Jersey Number 5
Chris Smith
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Huntington Prep [WV]
Bio
Career
Played in 105 games (46 starts) over the course of four seasons โฆ signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons in the summer of 2021 โฆ had not missed a game at UCLA until he sustained a left knee injury (torn ACL) in the Bruinsโ eighth game of the 2020-21 season โฆ through four seasons, averaged 8.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.8 minutes per game โฆ shot 43.8 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from 3-point territory โฆ through his final two seasons (39 games), shot 37.0 percent from 3-point distance (40-for-108) and 83.0 percent froยฌยฌm the free throw line (127-for-153) โฆ totaled 844 points and 401 rebounds over the course of four seasons โฆ also registered four career double-doubles (three in 2019-20 and one in 2020-21) โฆ scored in double figures in 39 career contests โฆ totaled at least 10 rebounds in six career games โฆ tallied four career double-doubles (one in 2020-21, three in 2019-20).
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2020-21
Played in UCLAโs first eight games, making eight starts โฆ averaged 12.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game โฆ averaged 28.0 minutes per game โฆ sustained a season-ending left knee injury (torn ACL) in UCLAโs 72-70 win over Utah on Dec. 31, 2020 โฆ shot 43.8 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from 3-point distance (10-for-20) โฆ also made 79.4 percent of his free throw attempts (27-for-34) โฆ scored in double figures in five of eight games โฆ totaled at least 20 points in two games โฆ totaled at least 10 rebounds in two games โฆ registered season highs with 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in UCLAโs 107-98 triple-overtime win over Pepperdine at San Diego Stateโs Viejas Arena (Nov. 27) โฆ made 7 of 9 shots (and was for 2-for-2 from 3-point range), finishing with 16 points in his final game of the season against Utah.
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2019-20
Played in all 31 games, making 26 starts โฆ averaged a team-leading 13.1 points per game โฆ also ranked second on the team in rebounding (5.4 rpg) โฆ averaged 28.3 minutes per game โฆ was named the Pac-12โs Most Improved Player of the Year, becoming the Bruinsโ first player to earn that award since it began in 2008-09 โฆ secured first-team All-Pac-12 honors โฆ recorded a career-best field goal percentage (45.8) โฆ shot 34.1 precent from 3-point range and had a career-best percentage at the free throw line (84.0) โฆ in Pac-12 games only, he ranked among the top 15 in the league in scoring (No. 15, at 14.6 ppg) and rebounding (No. 14, at 6.1 rpg) โฆ scored a career-high 30 points in a win over Colorado (Jan. 30) โฆ had career highs in free throws made (13) and free throws attempted (15) in the game against Colorado (Jan. 30) โฆ scored at least 20 points in five games โฆ finished the season having scored in double figures in 21 of UCLAโs 31 games โฆ recorded three double-doubles โฆ grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds (and scored 23 points) in an overtime win against Washington State (Feb. 13) โฆ also had 17 points and 12 rebounds in a win at Washington (Jan. 2) โฆ dished out a career-high six assists against BYU in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Nov. 25) โฆ made a career-high eight field goals in four games โฆ opened his junior season having made his first 20 consecutive free throw attempts (missed his first free throw on his 21st attempt, versus Chaminade on Nov. 26, 2019).
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2018-19
Played in all 33 games, making 12 starts โฆ averaged 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 19.7 minutes per game โฆ scored in double figures in 10 games, including each of the teamโs first five contests โฆ shot 40.5 percent from the field and 71.9 percent from the free throw line โฆ ranked third on the team in total assists (43) โฆ recorded a season-high 10 rebounds against Loyola Marymount (Dec. 2) โฆ twice scored a season-high 15 points โ against Saint Francis U (Nov. 16) and California (Jan. 5) โฆ shot 3-for-6 from the field and 9-for-10 from the free throw line in the 15-point effort against California (Jan. 5) โฆ made a season-high seven shots (on 12 attempts), totaling 14 points against Colorado (Feb. 6) โฆ was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field (seven points, five rebounds) and had a game-tying putback at the end of regulation to help UCLA rally from a 17-point deficit with fewer than seven minutes to play at Oregon (Jan. 10).
2017-18
Played in all 33 games โฆ averaged 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game off the bench โฆ scored in double figures in three games โฆ registered a season-high 15 points, making 5 of 7 shots, in a victory against South Carolina State (Nov. 17) โฆ also had 14 points in a victory against Detroit Mercy (Dec. 3) and 10 points against South Dakota (Dec. 19) โฆ tallied a season-high six rebounds in his first game in Pauley Pavilion, an overtime win over Central Arkansas (Nov. 15).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner โฆ spent his senior year of high school at Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) under head coach Arkell Bruce โฆ attended Fort Worth Country Day School (Fort Worth, Texas) for his first three years of high school โฆ was ranked as the No. 98 player, nationally, in his high school class by Rivals.com โฆ also rated as four-star recruit by Rivals.com โฆ averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists at Huntington Prep during the 2016-17 school year โฆ registered a season-high 35 points against Teays Valley Christian School (Scott Depot, W. Va.) โฆ scored 32 points in Huntington Prepโs 116-58 win over Mountain State Christian (Culloden, W. Va.) to end the regular season โฆ also scored 31 points in a game against Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) โฆ Huntington Prep concluded the 2016-17 season with a 26-4 overall record and was ranked No. 9 in the MaxPreps.com โIndependent Top 10โ basketball rankings โฆ while at Fort Worth Country Day, played basketball for head coach Joseph Breedlove III (two-year varsity letterwinnerย at Fort Worth Country Day)ย โฆ also competed as a freshman and sophomore on the football team (varsity letterwinner as a sophomore), playing quarterback and wide receiver under head coach Frank Gendusa.
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Personal
Full name: Sean Christian Smith โฆ prefers Chris โฆ born in Chicago, Ill. โฆ is the middle of Sean and Tasha Smithโs three children โฆ has one older brother, Jalen, and one younger sister, Kynnedi โฆ history major.
Played in 105 games (46 starts) over the course of four seasons โฆ signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons in the summer of 2021 โฆ had not missed a game at UCLA until he sustained a left knee injury (torn ACL) in the Bruinsโ eighth game of the 2020-21 season โฆ through four seasons, averaged 8.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.8 minutes per game โฆ shot 43.8 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from 3-point territory โฆ through his final two seasons (39 games), shot 37.0 percent from 3-point distance (40-for-108) and 83.0 percent froยฌยฌm the free throw line (127-for-153) โฆ totaled 844 points and 401 rebounds over the course of four seasons โฆ also registered four career double-doubles (three in 2019-20 and one in 2020-21) โฆ scored in double figures in 39 career contests โฆ totaled at least 10 rebounds in six career games โฆ tallied four career double-doubles (one in 2020-21, three in 2019-20).
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2020-21
Played in UCLAโs first eight games, making eight starts โฆ averaged 12.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game โฆ averaged 28.0 minutes per game โฆ sustained a season-ending left knee injury (torn ACL) in UCLAโs 72-70 win over Utah on Dec. 31, 2020 โฆ shot 43.8 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from 3-point distance (10-for-20) โฆ also made 79.4 percent of his free throw attempts (27-for-34) โฆ scored in double figures in five of eight games โฆ totaled at least 20 points in two games โฆ totaled at least 10 rebounds in two games โฆ registered season highs with 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in UCLAโs 107-98 triple-overtime win over Pepperdine at San Diego Stateโs Viejas Arena (Nov. 27) โฆ made 7 of 9 shots (and was for 2-for-2 from 3-point range), finishing with 16 points in his final game of the season against Utah.
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2019-20
Played in all 31 games, making 26 starts โฆ averaged a team-leading 13.1 points per game โฆ also ranked second on the team in rebounding (5.4 rpg) โฆ averaged 28.3 minutes per game โฆ was named the Pac-12โs Most Improved Player of the Year, becoming the Bruinsโ first player to earn that award since it began in 2008-09 โฆ secured first-team All-Pac-12 honors โฆ recorded a career-best field goal percentage (45.8) โฆ shot 34.1 precent from 3-point range and had a career-best percentage at the free throw line (84.0) โฆ in Pac-12 games only, he ranked among the top 15 in the league in scoring (No. 15, at 14.6 ppg) and rebounding (No. 14, at 6.1 rpg) โฆ scored a career-high 30 points in a win over Colorado (Jan. 30) โฆ had career highs in free throws made (13) and free throws attempted (15) in the game against Colorado (Jan. 30) โฆ scored at least 20 points in five games โฆ finished the season having scored in double figures in 21 of UCLAโs 31 games โฆ recorded three double-doubles โฆ grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds (and scored 23 points) in an overtime win against Washington State (Feb. 13) โฆ also had 17 points and 12 rebounds in a win at Washington (Jan. 2) โฆ dished out a career-high six assists against BYU in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Nov. 25) โฆ made a career-high eight field goals in four games โฆ opened his junior season having made his first 20 consecutive free throw attempts (missed his first free throw on his 21st attempt, versus Chaminade on Nov. 26, 2019).
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2018-19
Played in all 33 games, making 12 starts โฆ averaged 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 19.7 minutes per game โฆ scored in double figures in 10 games, including each of the teamโs first five contests โฆ shot 40.5 percent from the field and 71.9 percent from the free throw line โฆ ranked third on the team in total assists (43) โฆ recorded a season-high 10 rebounds against Loyola Marymount (Dec. 2) โฆ twice scored a season-high 15 points โ against Saint Francis U (Nov. 16) and California (Jan. 5) โฆ shot 3-for-6 from the field and 9-for-10 from the free throw line in the 15-point effort against California (Jan. 5) โฆ made a season-high seven shots (on 12 attempts), totaling 14 points against Colorado (Feb. 6) โฆ was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field (seven points, five rebounds) and had a game-tying putback at the end of regulation to help UCLA rally from a 17-point deficit with fewer than seven minutes to play at Oregon (Jan. 10).
2017-18
Played in all 33 games โฆ averaged 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game off the bench โฆ scored in double figures in three games โฆ registered a season-high 15 points, making 5 of 7 shots, in a victory against South Carolina State (Nov. 17) โฆ also had 14 points in a victory against Detroit Mercy (Dec. 3) and 10 points against South Dakota (Dec. 19) โฆ tallied a season-high six rebounds in his first game in Pauley Pavilion, an overtime win over Central Arkansas (Nov. 15).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner โฆ spent his senior year of high school at Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) under head coach Arkell Bruce โฆ attended Fort Worth Country Day School (Fort Worth, Texas) for his first three years of high school โฆ was ranked as the No. 98 player, nationally, in his high school class by Rivals.com โฆ also rated as four-star recruit by Rivals.com โฆ averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists at Huntington Prep during the 2016-17 school year โฆ registered a season-high 35 points against Teays Valley Christian School (Scott Depot, W. Va.) โฆ scored 32 points in Huntington Prepโs 116-58 win over Mountain State Christian (Culloden, W. Va.) to end the regular season โฆ also scored 31 points in a game against Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) โฆ Huntington Prep concluded the 2016-17 season with a 26-4 overall record and was ranked No. 9 in the MaxPreps.com โIndependent Top 10โ basketball rankings โฆ while at Fort Worth Country Day, played basketball for head coach Joseph Breedlove III (two-year varsity letterwinnerย at Fort Worth Country Day)ย โฆ also competed as a freshman and sophomore on the football team (varsity letterwinner as a sophomore), playing quarterback and wide receiver under head coach Frank Gendusa.
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Personal
Full name: Sean Christian Smith โฆ prefers Chris โฆ born in Chicago, Ill. โฆ is the middle of Sean and Tasha Smithโs three children โฆ has one older brother, Jalen, and one younger sister, Kynnedi โฆ history major.
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