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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

24 Sam Smith

24 Sam Smith

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    245
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Gurdon, Ark.
  • Prev School:
    Delta St.

Summary

Biography

CAREER
Games/Starts: 54/53
Stats: 13.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 0.6 assists per game ... 56% FG, 37% 3pt, 75% FT ... nine 20-point games ... 10 double-doubles
Harding Rankings: 8th, offensive rebound avg. (1.9) ... 13th, field goal percentage (55.9) ... 15th, defensive rebound avg. (4.1)

AWARDS
2025 All-GAC (second team)
2025 GAC All-Tournament Team

2024-25
Games/Starts: 31/31
Stats: 14.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists per game ... 58% FG, 38% 3pt, 75% FT ... six 20-point games ... four double-doubles
HU Leader: 195 field goals made ... 338 field goals attempted ... 57.7 field goal percentage ... 14.9 points per game ... 56 offensive rebounds ... 6.1 rebounds per game
HU Single-Season Rankings: t-5th, games started (31) ... 18th, defensive rebounds (132)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 8th/222nd in field goal attempts (338) ... 1st/30th in field goal percentage (57.7) ... 3rd/63rd in field goals (195) ... 9th/185th in points (461) ... 10th/237th in points per game (14.9) ... 7th/203rd in rebounds (188)
Best Games: 26 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist vs. Ouachita Baptist (3/8) ... 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists vs. Southwestern Okla. (12/5) ... 22 points, 8 rebounds vs. Ouachita Baptist (12/19)

2023-24
Games/Starts: 23/22
Stats: 12.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists per game ... 53.1% FG, 35.3% 3pt, 74.2% FT ... three 20-point games ... six double-doubles
HU Leader: 53.1 field goal percentage ... 47 offensive rebounds ... 137 rebounds ... 6.0 rebounds per game
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 8th in GAC offensive rebounds per game (2.04)
Best Games: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist vs. Okla. Baptist (2/8) ... 22 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists vs. Southwestern Okla. (2/24) ... 20 points, 10 rebounds vs. Baptist Bible (11/14)

PREVIOUS SCHOOLS
Transferred to Harding from Delta State in Cleveland, Mississippi
Stats: Played the 2021-22 season at Delta State ... averaged 13.4 points and 10.1 rebounds in 14 games ... had eight double-doubles ... ranked 10 in the GAC with 181 rebounds and 12 with 22 blocks despite missing 13 games due to injury ... shot 45.7% FG, 29.4% 3pt and 76.5% FT
Played two seasons at ASU Mid-South in West Memphis, Arkansas
Stats: As a freshman in 2020-21, averaged 19.3 points and 9.1 rebounds in 19 games ... had eight double-doubles ... shot 57.5% FG, 37.3% 3pt and 78.2% FT ... as a sophomore in 2021-22, averaged 17.5 points and 11.6 rebounds in 20 games ... had 12 double-doubles ... shot 49.3% FG, 26.5% 3pt, 72.9% FT
Honors: 2021 Region Co-MVP ... 2021 NJCAA Second Team All-America
A 2020 graduate of Arkadelphia High School in Arkansas
Stats: Averaged 23 points, 13 rebounds and two assists as a senior
Honors: 4A-7 Conference MVP ... Arkansas Class 4A All-State ... selected to Arkansas Activities Association All-Star Game

PERSONAL
Born: Benton, Arkansas
Major: Management
Parent: Jonnie and Sallie Smith ... has one brother (Courtney)

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 26, Okla. Baptist -- 02/08/24 ; vs Ouachita Baptist -- 03/08/25
Rebounds: 14, East Central -- 02/21/25
Assists: 3, Ouachita Baptist -- 01/27/24
Steals: 2, at Okla. Baptist -- 02/06/25 ; vs Central Mo. -- 11/11/23
Blocks: 2, 5 times
FG made: 13, vs Ouachita Baptist -- 03/08/25
FG attempts: 21, vs Ouachita Baptist -- 03/08/25
3FG made: 3, Okla. Baptist -- 02/08/24
3FG attempts: 5, 5 times
FT made: 5, 4 times
FT attempts: 7, Ouachita Baptist -- 01/27/24
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  • 24

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 245 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2024-25Fifth Year

    Forward
    6'7" 245 lbs
    24