Russ Smith (basketball)

Russ Smith

Smith in 2013
No. 3 – Pallacanestro Nardò
Position	Point guard
League	Serie A2
Personal information
Born	(1991-04-19) April 19, 1991 (age 33) New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Molloy (Queens, New York) South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut)
College	Louisville (2010–2014)
NBA draft	2014: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	New Orleans Pelicans
2014–2015	→Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015	Memphis Grizzlies
2015	→Iowa Energy
2016	Delaware 87ers
2016	Galatasaray Odeabank
2017	Delaware 87ers
2017	Luoyang Zhonghe
2017–2018	Fujian Sturgeons
2018	Luoyang Zhonghe
2018–2019	Fujian Sturgeons
2019–2020	Guizhou White Tigers
2021–2022	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2022	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2022–present	Pallacanestro Nardò
Career highlights and awards
NBL (China) Player of the Year (2017) NBL (China) Guard of the Year (2017) NBL (China) Import of the Year (2017) 2× NBL (China) scoring champion (2017, 2019) NCAA champion (2013)* Consensus First-team All-American (2014) Third-team All-American - SN, NABC (2013) First-team All-AAC (2014) First-team All-Big East (2013) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (2014) AAC tournament MVP (2014) No. 2 retired by Louisville Cardinals *Later vacated
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Russ Antoin Smith (born April 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Nardò of Serie A2, the second division in Italy. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, playing a starring role as a junior in helping them win the 2013 NCAA championship, while earning third-team All-American by the NABC and the Sporting News.^[1][2] As a senior at Louisville, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. As of March 5, 2023^[update], his 65-point performance remains the NBA G League single game scoring record.