Devin Smith (basketball)

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Devin Smith
Smith with Maccabi Tel Aviv in September 2015
Capital City Go-Go
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1983-04-12) April 12, 1983 (age 41)
New Castle, Delaware
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilliam Penn
(New Castle, Delaware)
College
Fenerbahçe Ülker
2009–2010Panellinios
2010–2011Benetton Treviso
2011–2017Maccabi Tel Aviv
As coach:
2018–2019Phoenix Suns (player development)
2019–2023Iowa Wolves (assistant)
2023–presentCapital City Go-Go (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Devin Michael Smith (born April 12, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. Standing at a height of 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m),[1] he played mainly at the small forward position, and he was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2015.

High school

Smith attended William Penn High School, in New Castle, Delaware, Delaware, where he played high school basketball.

College career

After playing high school basketball, Smith played college basketball at Coffeyville Community College, with the Coffeyville Red Ravens (NJCAA), in the 2001–02 season. He then played at the University of Virginia, with the Virginia Cavaliers (NCAA Division I), from 2002 to 2005.[2]

Professional career

Early years

After going

Air Avellino in the summer of 2007. With them, he won the Italian Cup
in 2008 and was named the MVP of the Italian Cup.

After breakthrough season, in the summer of 2008, he signed a contract with the Turkish team

Fenerbahçe Ülker. With them, he played in the EuroLeague
for the first time in his career. Over 14 games in the EuroLeague, he averaged 7.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. However, they went short of all the trophies and Smith didn't extend his contract with the team.

In 2010, he signed with the Greek team Panellinios where he stayed for one season.

Benetton Treviso

On July 22, 2010, Smith signed a one-year deal with Italian team

EuroCup, and 13.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in the Italian League.[4] He was also named to the All-EuroCup First Team for the performances he showed over the season.[5]
This was his second consecutive nomination, after also being selected the season before while playing for Panellinios.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On June 23, 2011, Smith signed a two-year deal with the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4]

On April 1, 2013, he was named the

Top 16 group
. He averaged 15.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2 steals per game. He had statistically the best season since coming in the club, having the averages of 11.5 points, 4 rebounds and 1.6 assists over 25 EuroLeague games played. Maccabi however went short of all the trophies.

On June 26, 2013, he signed a new two-year contract with Maccabi.[7] With the first half of the season ended, team's performances showed very little hope that the season would be better than the previous. However, Maccabi finished the season by winning the triple crown. Maccabi eventually won its sixth EuroLeague championship, Smith's first, by defeating Real Madrid in an overtime 98–86 finals game.[8] Smith was one of the key Maccabi players, averaging 9.9 points and career-high 5.6 rebounds with career-high shooting percentages.

In the summer of 2014, Maccabi's roster changed dramatically with the departure of

Fenerbahçe Ülker. In May 2015, he was chosen to the All-EuroLeague Second Team for the performances he put up over the season.[10] He had his best season since coming into the club, averaging all career-highs of 15 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1 steal, over 25 games in the EuroLeague
.

On April 7, 2015, he signed a new three-year contract with Maccabi.[11]

On September 27, 2017, after 6 seasons with Maccabi, Smith announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.[12]

Coaching career

On June 11, 2018, Smith would join Jason Staudt as new assistant coaches for the Phoenix Suns under new head coach Igor Kokoškov's staff.[13] However, after putting up a 19–63 record with the Suns, Smith was fired alongside the rest of the team's coaching staff on April 23, 2019.[14]

On October 13, 2023, Smith was hired as an assistant coach by the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Smith won the
EuroLeague

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09
Fenerbahçe
 14 3 24.5 .411 .234 .667 3.4 1.0 .5 .6 7.9 5.6
2011–12 Israel Maccabi 21 19 27.0 .419 .286 .857 4.8 .8 .6 .6 8.3 8.6
2012–13 25 24 28.5 .436 .377 .844 4.0 1.6 .7 .7 11.5 10.5
2013–14† 28 27 28.0 .498 .411 .853 5.6 1.0 .5 .5 9.9 10.8
2014–15 25 25 31.8 .458 .376 .833 6.1 2.5 1.0 .6 15.0 16.1
2015–16 9 9 30.1 .420 .413 .750 5.4 1.9 .6 .1 12.7 11.1
2016–17 28 24 26.1 .455 .352 .958 5.4 1.6 .6 .4 9.2 9.1
Career 150 131 28.0 .440 .359 .833 5.1 1.5 .7 .5 10.6 10.6

Domestic leagues

Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06
Bruesa
 LEB Oro 39 32.1 .526 .322 .664 5.9 1.2 .9 .6 16.2
2006–07 ACB 32 29.4 .482 .340 .702 3.8 1.3 1.0 .3 11.9
2007–08 Italy Avellino LBA 39 29.0 .525 .362 .790 5.3 1.7 2.1 .7 18.6
2008–09
Fenerbahçe
BSL
 38 22.7 .584 .384 .683 4.7 1.7 1.0 .7 11.1
2009–10 Greece Panellinios GBL 33 27.9 .566 .350 .634 5.2 1.7 1.0 .6 13.5
2010–11 Italy Benetton LBA 37 28.4 .479 .347 .689 4.8 1.2 1.5 .7 13.6
2011–12 Israel Maccabi ABA 26 22.3 .558 .484 .872 3.6 1.3 .9 .4 10.7
2011–12 IBPL 21 23.9 .538 .435 .757 4.3 1.4 .9 .4 13.4
2012–13 31 25.5 .544 .489 .806 5.6 2.0 1.5 .6 13.4
2013–14 28 26.5 .529 .380 .796 5.9 1.4 1.0 .5 12.2
2014–15 33 26.7 .533 .446 .845 6.7 2.1 .7 .5 14.9
2015–16 19 24.7 .434 .427 .857 5.8 2.4 1.4 .2 11.4
2016–17 19 20.5 .519 .486 .909 4.0 1.5 .8 .1 9.8

Source: RealGM

Personal

Smith's wife is Danielle Greene, with whom he has 2 daughters.

References

  1. ^ SMITH, DEVIN HEIGHT: 1.98.
  2. ^ "Devin Smith profile". Virginia Sports. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "Benetton Treviso officially signs Devin Smith". sportando.com. July 22, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Maccabi Tel Aviv lands Devin Smith". sportando.com. June 23, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "2010-11 All-Eurocup first, second teams announced". eurocupbasketball.com. April 6, 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "bwin MVP for March: Devin Smith, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv". euroleague.net. No. 1 April 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  7. ^ Samin, Amy. "Devin Smith Signs for Two More Years With Maccabi". ief.org.il. No. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv is the new king of Europe!". euroleague.net. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  9. ^ "bwin MVP for December: Devin Smith, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv". euroleague.net. December 22, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  10. ^ "All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced". euroleague.net. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  11. ^ דווין סמית חתם ל-3 עונות נוספות!. maccabi.co.il (in Hebrew). April 7, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "Former champ Smith retires after six seasons with Maccabi". euroleague.net. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  13. ^ "Phoenix Suns to add Jason Staudt, Devin Smith to coaching staff". June 11, 2018.
  14. ^ Phoenix Suns fire assistants after dismissing Igor Kokoskov
  15. ^ "Capital City Go-Go Announce 2023-24 Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

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