Cooper Smith

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
G
Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Ann Arbor, Mich.
High School:
Hackett Catholic Prep High School

Nickname
• Has a nickname of “Coop”

Who is Cooper Smith?
• Returned to college basketball following back surgery (2021)
• Began collegiate career playing for father, Jay Smith, at Kalamazoo College
• High IQ for the game, grew up around the game
• Well-rounded guard with ability to pull-up or downhill drive
• Key member of U-M’s Scout Team

Michigan Career
• (2x), Academic All-Big Ten (2023, '24)
• (2x), U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2023, '24)
• Helped U-M earn selection to Postseason NIT (2023)
   • Advanced to second round; falling at No. 2 Vanderbilt, 66-65

Prior to Michigan
• Played for father, Jay Smith, at Kalamazoo College (2018-19)
• Missed freshman season (back injury); left program as father took job at U-M
• Elected to have back surgery in 2021
• Spent two years away from college before enrolling at Michigan in 2021
• Walked onto U-M basketball team in fall of 2022

Season: 2023-24
• Played in 10 games off the bench
• Scored first career points against UNC Asheville (Nov. 7)
   • Posted career-high five points at Ohio State (March 3)
• Grabbed three rebounds and had two steals
• Averaged 1.7 minutes per game
   • Played a season-best three minutes against UNC Asheville

Season: 2022-23
• Joined the Wolverines as a walk-on; key scout team member
• Played in four games; all off the bench
   • Played final minute against Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 7)
   • Played three minutes against Maryland (Jan. 1); first career rebound
   • Played two minutes at Penn State (Jan. 29); first career assist
   • Played final minute against Nebraska (Feb. 8)

Prep Career
• Played two seasons with Hackett Catholic Prep after spending two seasons on JV at University of Detroit Jesuit
• As a senior (2017-18), averaged 17.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists; helped the Fighting Irish to a 19-4 record and runner-up (9-2) in Southwestern Valley; lost to Kalamazoo Christian (March 9; 35-31) in MHSAA Class C District championship
• As a junior (2016-17), averaged 12.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists; helped the Fighting Irish to 19-2 record and runner-up (14-1) in Southwestern Valley; lost to Kalamazoo Christian (March 9; 48-37) in MHSAA Class C District semifinal

Personal
• Born on July 12, 1999 in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Son of Tymi and Jay Smith
• Enrolled in U-M's College of Literature, Science and Arts
• Major: General Studies

Personal Notes
• Son of current U-M Director of Player Personnel Jay Smith, who still holds the State of Michigan high school scoring record (2,841 points at Mio-Au Sable HS). The elder Smith served as an assistant coach at Michigan (1989-96) where he helped the Wolverines to the 1989 national title and recruited the Fab Five. After U-M, Smith spent nine seasons (1997-2006) as the head coach at Central Michigan, taking the Chippewa's to the 2003 NCAA second round led by MAC Player of the Year Chris Kaman
• Owns and operates his own basketball camps and skill training programs, Cooper Smith Basketball