Naiel Smith

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
Queen City (N.C.) Prep

Naiel Smith's Career Stats, Highs & Game-By-Game (PDF)

2015-16 (Junior)
Started the first 18 games of the season at point guard … tied the school record for games played in a season with 35 (one of six players on the team to do it) ... played 19 minutes per game ... led the team with 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game ... also added 2.7 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... scored a season-high eight points twice -- at Bradley (Nov. 13) and at Miami (Feb. 16) ... handed out a season-best seven assists twice -- versus Toledo (Jan. 6) and at Western Michigan (Jan. 12) ... recorded a season-high seven rebounds twice -- at Bradley (Nov. 13) and at Indiana State (Dec. 22) ... had a season-best six steals against Toledo (Jan. 6).

Pre-Ball State
Averaged 6.8 points, 4.8 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 2014-15 at San Jacinto College … an honorable mention all-region selection … helped his team to a No. 12 national ranking in the final poll … San Jacinto managed a 28-6 record and reached the NJCAA national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. … spent his freshman season at Texas State, playing in all 31 games before deciding to transfer.

High School
Graduated from West Oaks Academy in Orlando, Fla., and then spent a year at Queen City Preparatory Academy in Charlotte, N.C. … averaged 25 points and five assists per game in leading his Queen City team to a No. 14 national ranking in 2011-12.