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2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster

4 T. J. Smith

4 T. J. Smith

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gardenia, CA
  • High School:
    Miller

Summary

Biography

2008-09: Selected preseason Sporting News honorable mention All-America…only had one semester remaining, started at the conclusion of the fall semester in December…earned second team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference recognition for the second season…first in scoring with 17.2 points, assists with 108 for a 5.7 average, steals with 30 for a 1.6 average and minutes played with 33.8…tied for second in rebounding with 5.4 per game…shot 45.5 percent from the field, 30.8 from three-point arc and 75.3 from the free throw line…had six blocks…started 18 of 19 games played…produced his third career triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Rockhurst in the first round of the GLVC Tournament…this marked the first triple-double in GLVC Tournament history and the 10th in KWC history…scored a career-high 40 points including 16 field goals and five three-pointers versus Wisconsin-Parkside tied for the 12th best single-game performance at KWC…scored in double-figures 17 times…recorded one double-double (pt-asst)…posted six 20+ point outings…led the Panthers in assists 15 times, scoring and steals 10 games, rebounding six times and blocks twice…made 14 free throws against Saint Joseph’s…pulled down 11 rebounds versus Rockhurst in the GLVC Tournament…dished out a season best 14 assists and had three blocks against Drury…collected six steals at Quincy…played all 40 minutes in three contests...won 10 contests when he started.

2007-08: Seventh in NCAA assists with 6.9 per game (222) in starting all 32 games…tops in steals at 2.3 per outing (72)…second in blocked shots with 19…third leading scorer with 13.6 points per contest…third leading rebounder with 4.3 boards…first in minutes played with a 35.2 average (1126)…shot 50.8 percent from the field, 29.0 percent from three-point land and 72.5 percent from the foul line…scored in double-figures 25 times…produced two triple-doubles with 10 points, 17 assists and 10 steals against Boyce on Dec. 18, 2007 and then collected 13 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists versus Wisconsin-Parkside on Jan. 12, 2008...set a KWC single record 17 assists versus Boyce breaking the old record of 16 set by Ray Harper in 1985 plus had 10 steals…led the Panthers in assists 27 games…tops in steals 14 times and blocks 10 times…led KWC in scoring four contests…collected three double-doubles (pts-assts)…recorded two double-doubles (pts-reb)… scored 31 points at Bellarmine…scored 20 or more points twice…pulled 10 or more rebounds twice…had three blocks at Northern Kentucky…played a season high 45 minutes at Lewis.

2006-07: Sat out season as a redshirt.
 
Junior College:
2006 first team All-California Community College and Foothill Conference co-Player of the Year at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif…coached by Jeff Klein.  2006: averaged 19.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 3.5 steals per game...shot 53.7 percent from the field, 42.2 percent from three-point territory and 71.9 percent from the free throw line…scored over 25 points in 10 games including three 30-point performances with 35 as his career high…also posted a single game best 13 rebounds (twice), 10 assists and six steals …led the Panthers to a 28-6 record and the league title with a 13-1 record as a sophomore. 2005: averaged 11.6 points, 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals as a freshman…shot 55.2 percent from the field…scored a season high 27 points…helped Chaffey to a 20-9 record and a third place finish in the league with a 10-4 slate.

High School: Played at A. B. Miller High School in Fontana, Calif...coached by John Romeole.
 
Personal:
Born Timothy L. Smith on January 17, 1984 in Gardenia, Calif…son of Timothy and Thelma Smith…physical education major…has one brother, Tremaille and two sisters, Tempest and Tannisha.

Career Highs
Points: 40 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, 2-7-09
Field Goals: 16 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, 2-7-09
3 Field Goals: 5 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, 2-7-09
Free Throws: 14 vs. Saint Joseph's, 2-28-09
Rebounds: 11 vs. Rockhurst (GLVC), 3-6-09
Assists: 17 vs. Boyce, 12-18-07
Blocks: 3, twice
Steals: 10 vs. Boyce, 12-18-07
Minutes: 45 at Lewis, 2-16-08

2008-09 Season Highs
Points: 40 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, 2-7-09
Field Goals: 16 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, 2-7-09
3 Field Goals: 5 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, 2-7-09
Free Throws: 14 vs. Saint Joseph's, 2-28-09
Rebounds: 11 vs. Rockhurst (GLVC), 3-6-09
Assists: 14 vs. Drury, 1-24-09
Blocks: 3 vs. Drury, 1-24-09
Steals: 6 at Quincy, 1-31-09
Minutes: 40, three times
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