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Brandon Smith

Class:
Junior
Position:
F
Height:
6-7
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Amarillo, Texas
High School:
Palo Duro

Bio Note ... Transferred after junior season to San Diego State

Junior (1999-2000) ... Missed six months of playing time after reconstructive surgery on his right knee in June... injured knee in a pick-up basketball game during the summer... made season debut against Colorado State (Jan. 2)... finished the game with six points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in 19 minutes against the Rams... played in 19 games with 10 starts... scored 7.9 points and grabbed 3.9 rebounds... averaged 1.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.7 blocks per contest... Shot 53.8 percent from the field... scored a career-high 16 points against Penn State (Feb. 19) in a career night... tied a career-high with seven field goals, had five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 32 minutes of action... averaged 25.6 minutes.

Sophomore (1998-99) ... Played in 30 games with 29 starts... missed the Towson (Nov. 30) game due to family affairs... averaged 8.3 points and 3.7 rebounds a game... had a career night against Purdue with 15 points and 10 rebounds for first collegiate double-double... had 17 games in double-figures... had two appearances on ESPN’s “Plays of the Week” after highlight film dunks against Minnesota (Jan. 20) and Iowa (Jan. 30)... led the team in scoring twice with 14 against Detroit (Nov. 19) and 10 against Northwestern (Feb. 4)... averaged 28.9 minutes a game and had four games with over 34 minutes played including a then career-high 37 against Ball State (Nov. 16) and Duke (Dec. 12)... had a career-high four blocks against Hampton (Dec. 21) and then tied it with four against Ohio State (March 5) at the Big Ten Tournament... had four games with three steals and has tripled his career total with 38 swipes... dished out a career-high seven assists in the upset win over Indiana (Jan. 5)... hit for a career-high 250 points and 110 rebounds.

Summer of 1998 ... Joined head coach Brian Ellerbe and teammate Josh Asselin on the Big Ten team that played in Europe over the summer.

Freshman (1997-98) ... Played in 31 of U-M’s 34 games... finished freshman season shooting over 60 percent from the field, including 11 three-point field goals... scored a season-best 14 points against Chattanooga (Dec. 20) and had 12 points against Indiana (Feb. 22)... scored nine points in two games and had eight points twice... grabbed five rebounds in first collegiate game, against Western Michigan (Nov. 15)... drained two three-pointers in a game four times... tallied two blocked shots three times and had three assists twice... played a season-high 23 minutes against Chattanooga and saw 22 minutes against Western Michigan and 21 minutes against Indiana.

Prep ... Averaged 14.8 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and six blocked shots as a senior for the 20-13 Palo Duro varsity... played every position during high school career... converted 51 percent of his field goal attempts, 43 percent on three-pointers and 78 percent at the free throw line... averaged 18.2 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as a junior... won the district high jump title as a junior with a leap of 6-8.