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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary" style="font-size: 125%">Russ Smith</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Russ_Smith_(basketball)_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Russ_Smith_%28basketball%29_2013.jpg/220px-Russ_Smith_%28basketball%29_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="377" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Russ_Smith_%28basketball%29_2013.jpg/330px-Russ_Smith_%28basketball%29_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Russ_Smith_%28basketball%29_2013.jpg/440px-Russ_Smith_%28basketball%29_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="644" data-file-height="1104" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Smith in 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #A90000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #343434 !important;">No. 3 – Pallacanestro Nardò</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">Point guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_(basketball)" title="Serie A2 (basketball)">Serie A2</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #A90000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #343434 !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1991-04-19</span>) </span>April 19, 1991<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 33)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">166 lb (75 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #A90000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #343434 !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archbishop_Molloy_High_School" title="Archbishop Molloy High School">Archbishop Molloy</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Queens,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Queens, New York">Queens, New York</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Kent_School" title="South Kent School">South Kent School</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/South_Kent,_Connecticut" title="South Kent, Connecticut">South Kent, Connecticut</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville</a> (2010–2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a>: 2nd round, 47th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">2014–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #A90000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #343434 !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–2015</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2014–2015</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">→<a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Mad_Ants" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Mad Ants">Fort Wayne Mad Ants</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2015</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2015</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">→<a href="/wiki/Iowa_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Energy">Iowa Energy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2016</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_87ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Delaware 87ers">Delaware 87ers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2016</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Galatasaray_S.K._(men%27s_basketball)" title="Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)">Galatasaray Odeabank</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2017</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Delaware 87ers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2017</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Hainan_Haixiang" class="mw-redirect" title="Hainan Haixiang">Luoyang Zhonghe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2017–2018</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fujian_Sturgeons" title="Fujian Sturgeons">Fujian Sturgeons</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2019</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Guizhou_White_Tigers" class="mw-redirect" title="Guizhou White Tigers">Guizhou White Tigers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2020</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Cariduros_de_Fajardo" title="Cariduros de Fajardo">Cariduros de Fajardo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2021</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Sichuan_Blue_Whales" title="Sichuan Blue Whales">Sichuan Blue Whales</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_G_League_season" title="2021–22 NBA G League season">2021–2022</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Fort Wayne Mad Ants</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2022</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Hapoel_Be%27er_Sheva_B.C." title="Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.">Hapoel Be'er Sheva</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2022–2024</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Pallacanestro Nardò</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2024–2025</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Tabiat Eslamshahr</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2025–present</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Pallacanestro Nardò</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #A90000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #343434 !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(China)" title="National Basketball League (China)">NBL (China)</a> Player of the Year (2017)</li> <li>NBL (China) Guard of the Year (2017)</li> <li>NBL (China) Import of the Year (2017)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_League_(China)_scoring_leaders" title="List of National Basketball League (China) scoring leaders">NBL (China) scoring champion</a> (2017, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_champions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball champions">NCAA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2013</a>)*</li> <li>Consensus First-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">2014</a>)</li> <li>Third-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> - <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">SN</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Basketball_Coaches" title="National Association of Basketball Coaches">NABC</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="2013 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">2013</a>)</li> <li>First-team All-<a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">AAC</a> (2014)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_teams" title="List of All-Big East Conference men's basketball teams">All-Big East</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frances_Pomeroy_Naismith_Award" title="Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award">Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament">AAC tournament</a> MVP (<a href="/wiki/2014_American_Athletic_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2014 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament">2014</a>)</li> <li>No. 2 <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">retired by Louisville Cardinals</a></li></ul> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">*<i>Later vacated</i></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/203893">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204824#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithru01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204824#P2685" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Russ Antoin Smith</b> (born April 19, 1991) is an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player for Pallacanestro Nardò of <a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_(basketball)" title="Serie A2 (basketball)">Serie A2</a> in Italy. He played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville Cardinals</a>, playing a starring role as a junior in helping them win the 2013 NCAA championship, while earning third-team <a href="/wiki/All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="All-American">All-American</a> by the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Basketball_Coaches" title="National Association of Basketball Coaches">NABC</a> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NABC_AllAmerica_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NABC_AllAmerica-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a senior at Louisville, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. As of March 5, 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, his 65-point performance remains the <a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League" title="NBA G League">NBA G League</a> single game scoring record. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="High_school_career">High school career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: High school career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was born in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> at NY Presbyterian Hospital to Paulette A. O'Neal and Russell Smith. He went to <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_Molloy_High_School" title="Archbishop Molloy High School">Archbishop Molloy High School</a> in Queens, N.Y. and played basketball for head coach <a href="/wiki/Jack_Curran" title="Jack Curran">Jack Curran</a>. He led the New York City Catholic league (<a href="/wiki/Catholic_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Catholic High School Athletic Association">CHSAA</a>) in scoring as a junior averaging 24.5 points a game and as a senior averaging 29.6 points,<sup id="cite_ref-11_Russdiculous_facts_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11_Russdiculous_facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he also had a 7.3 rebound and 3.2 assist average his final season for the Molloy Stanners. His career high in points was 47, which he reached twice as a senior against St. Francis Prep and Christ the King. Smith was named to the 2009 New York State Sportswriters Association all-state team, made the first-team all-CHSAA "AA", and New York Daily News All-Queens first team as a senior. He played in the 2009 <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Brand_Classic" title="Jordan Brand Classic">Jordan Brand Classic</a> Regional Game at Madision Square Garden on April 18. Where he scored 27 points and earned co-MVP honors as his City team beat the Suburban team 129–120. Russ played prep school basketball at <a href="/wiki/South_Kent_School" title="South Kent School">South Kent School</a> in 2010 averaging 19.7 points and 3.9 assists a game as South Kent went 20–12 on the season.<sup id="cite_ref-Russ_Smith_Bio_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russ_Smith_Bio-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting" title="College recruiting">College recruiting</a> information </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Hometown </th> <th>High school / college </th> <th>Height </th> <th>Weight </th> <th>Commit date </th></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b>Russ Smith </b><br /><i>G</i> </td> <td>Brooklyn, NY </td> <td>Archbishop Molloy High School, NY<br />South Kent School, CT </td> <td>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) </td> <td>165 lb (75 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">Nov 15, 2009  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="2/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/2_stars.svg/75px-2_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/2_stars.svg/113px-2_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/2_stars.svg/150px-2_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/75px-3_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/113px-3_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/150px-3_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: 88 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recruitment">Recruitment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Recruitment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Louisville overlooked Smith at first. Assistant coaches <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Willard" title="Ralph Willard">Ralph Willard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Masiello" title="Steve Masiello">Steve Masiello</a> were on a recruiting trip in South Kent in September 2009, looking at another player. They saw Smith, who they thought would be perfect for their system. Masiello had also known Smith's father since he was 15. Louisville started looking at Smith seriously, and Smith liked Louisville so much that he tried to commit before he had a scholarship offer.<sup id="cite_ref-11_Russdiculous_facts_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11_Russdiculous_facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Freshman_year">Freshman year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Freshman year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon coming to school, Smith chose uniform #2. Injuries limited Smith's playing time as a freshman. He had a broken foot, concussion, strained foot, and sore knee during the season and only saw action in 17 games.<sup id="cite_ref-Russ_Smith_Bio_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russ_Smith_Bio-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith was so miserable with the injuries and lack of playing time he decided to leave Louisville and go back home. But that day against West Virginia, coach Pitino put him in and told him to play hard. He had 3 points, 2 rebounds, one steal, and played good defense in his nine minutes of action.<sup id="cite_ref-LouisvilleWestVirginia_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LouisvilleWestVirginia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Helping spark the Cardinals' comeback from down 11 to win by 1, when <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Siva" title="Peyton Siva">Peyton Siva</a> hit a layup at the buzzer.<sup id="cite_ref-LouisvilleWestVirginia_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LouisvilleWestVirginia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After that, he decided to stay. The Cardinals reached the championship game of the <a href="/wiki/2011_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2011 Big East men's basketball tournament">2011 Big East men's basketball tournament</a> but lost to <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Connecticut_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team">Connecticut</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-University_of_Louisville_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-University_of_Louisville-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Louisville finished the season 25–10, 12–6 in the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2010–11 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2010–11 Big East season</a> tied for 3rd in the conference. They received an at-large bid and a #4 seed in the <a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2011 NCAA tournament</a> where they were upset in the second round by #13 seeded <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Morehead_State_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team">Morehead State</a> 61–62.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sophomore_year">Sophomore year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sophomore year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During his sophomore year in <a href="/wiki/2011-12_Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2011-12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team">2011–12</a>, Smith provided a spark off the bench. He was second in scoring despite being sixth in mins played for the Cardinals.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2012 he earned the nickname "Russdiculous" given to him by head coach <a href="/wiki/Rick_Pitino" title="Rick Pitino">Rick Pitino</a>, who has named a race horse "Russdiculous" also.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith set a school record for steals in a season with 87 steals in his 39 games played.<sup id="cite_ref-Russ_Smith_Bio_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russ_Smith_Bio-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Louisville won four games in four nights to win the <a href="/wiki/2012_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2012 Big East men's basketball tournament">2012 Big East tournament championship</a>. The Cardinals advanced to the Final Four of the <a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2012 NCAA tournament</a>, upsetting #1 seed <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Michigan_State_Spartans_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2011–12 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team">Michigan State</a> 57–44 in the sweet sixteen and defeating #7 seed <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Florida_Gators_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team">Florida</a> in the regional final, where Smith led Louisville with 19 points in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before losing in the national semifinals to <a href="/wiki/Kentucky%E2%80%93Louisville_rivalry" title="Kentucky–Louisville rivalry">arch-rival</a> and eventual national champion <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">Kentucky</a>. Smith averaged 11.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.2 steals a game for the Cardinals, who finished the season with a 30–10 record.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Junior_year">Junior year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Junior year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Russ_Smith_Peyton_Siva_championship_trophy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Russ_Smith_Peyton_Siva_championship_trophy.jpg/220px-Russ_Smith_Peyton_Siva_championship_trophy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Russ_Smith_Peyton_Siva_championship_trophy.jpg/330px-Russ_Smith_Peyton_Siva_championship_trophy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Russ_Smith_Peyton_Siva_championship_trophy.jpg/440px-Russ_Smith_Peyton_Siva_championship_trophy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2456" data-file-height="3504" /></a><figcaption>Smith (left) and <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Siva" title="Peyton Siva">Peyton Siva</a> (right) with the <a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament</a> trophy.</figcaption></figure> <p>Before the start of the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2012–13 basketball season</a> the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team">Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team</a> was picked to finish 1st in the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2012–13 Big East Conference men's basketball season">Big East Conference</a> in polls done by Big East writers<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and coaches.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Louisville finished the regular season with a 26–5 record and 14–4 in the Big East to tie for a share of the Big East regular season championship with <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">Georgetown</a> and <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a>, who also finished with a 14–4 conference record.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith learned about the death of his high school coach Jack Curran before the start of the <a href="/wiki/2013_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2013 Big East men's basketball tournament">2013 Big East tournament</a>. Louisville played <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> in their first game of the tournament, Smith scored 28 points and said "Today was definitely Coach Curran Day for me, and it will be the rest of my life" in postgame interview that aired live on <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Russ was named to the Big East All-Tournament Team<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and his team won the Big East tournament Championship game versus <a href="/wiki/2012-13_Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2012-13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team">Syracuse</a> by a score of 78–61 after trailing by 13 at halftime.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Louisville, with a 29–5 record, was selected the #1 overall seed for the <a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2013 NCAA tournament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first two games of the NCAA tournament at <a href="/wiki/Rupp_Arena" title="Rupp Arena">Rupp Arena</a> he had 23 points versus <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_North_Carolina_A%26T_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team">North Carolina A&T</a> and had 27 against <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Colorado_State_Rams_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team">Colorado State</a>. Louisville fans liked what Smith was doing on the floor so much they started chanting RussArena<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> near the end of the Colorado State game and made a Twitter hashtag #RussArena.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He tied his career high of 31 points and the Cardinals beat the <a href="/wiki/2012-13_Oregon_Ducks_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2012-13 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team">Oregon Ducks</a> 77–69 in the Sweet Sixteen.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Louisville's 85–63 regional final win against <a href="/wiki/2012-13_Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2012-13 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team">Duke</a>, Smith recorded 23 points and was subsequently named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament's Midwest Region. During the Duke game Smith witnessed <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ware" title="Kevin Ware">Kevin Ware</a> suffer a horrible broken leg accident that left the team very emotional. Ware said "Just go win this game for me. Just go win this game. Don't worry about me, I'm fine." while being attended to by medical staff who was preparing him for a trip to the hospital. Louisville outscored Duke 64 to 43 after the Ware injury and credited Ware's positive attitude about his injury for their win.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Louisville's next game Smith had 21 points in a 72–68 win over <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Wichita_State_Shockers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team">Wichita State</a> in the Final Four.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith averaged 18.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals this season for the Cardinals who won the national championship over Michigan with a 35–5 record. The championship was later taken away for recruits receiving impermissible benefits.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_year">Senior year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Senior year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 24, 2013, Smith announced he would stay at Louisville for his senior year in an attempt to improve his draft stock the upcoming year.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 28, he was named one of the 10 semi-finalists for <a href="/wiki/Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year" title="Naismith College Player of the Year">Naismith College Player of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Louisville finished the season with a 31–6 record, earning a 4 seed in the tournament. Louisville opened against <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Manhattan_Jaspers_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team">Manhattan</a> in the second round, Smith led the game in scoring with 18 points.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Manhattan, Louisville advanced 66–51 against <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Saint_Louis_Billikens_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team">Saint Louis</a>. Smith tallied up 11 points and tied for the most assists with 7.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith ended his college career with 23 points in the Sweet Sixteen, losing against Kentucky.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Smith was selected on the Associated Press First Team All American list.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 22, 2022, his No. 2 jersey was retired by the Cardinals.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_honors">College honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: College honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2013 NCAA Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player</li> <li>2013 Big East All-Tournament Team<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2013 Big East All-Conference First Team<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2013 Lute Olson All-America Team<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2013 Sporting News All-American Third Team</li> <li>2013 NABC All-America Third Team</li> <li>2013 College Sports Madness All-America First Team<sup id="cite_ref-NABC_AllAmerica_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NABC_AllAmerica-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2014 John Wooden Award All-American team<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Orleans_Pelicans_(2014–2015)"><span id="New_Orleans_Pelicans_.282014.E2.80.932015.29"></span>New Orleans Pelicans (2014–2015)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: New Orleans Pelicans (2014–2015)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 26, 2014, Smith was selected with the 47th overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014 NBA draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next day, his rights were traded to the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> in exchange for the rights to <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Jackson" title="Pierre Jackson">Pierre Jackson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the draft, Smith noted his frustration in some draft analysts questioning his efficiency. He was frustrated by teams waffling over his ability to play point guard at the NBA level, and was frustrated that several unnamed big-time NBA draft prospects avoided workouts with him in the two-month build-up to the draft.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later signed his rookie scale contract with the Pelicans on July 15.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his rookie season with the Pelicans, he had multiple assignments with the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Mad_Ants" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Mad Ants">Fort Wayne Mad Ants</a> of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Development League">NBA Development League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-assign_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-assign-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Memphis_Grizzlies_(2015)"><span id="Memphis_Grizzlies_.282015.29"></span>Memphis Grizzlies (2015)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Memphis Grizzlies (2015)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 12, 2015, Smith was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> in a three-team deal involving the Pelicans and the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was assigned multiple times to the <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Energy">Iowa Energy</a> in his rookie season.<sup id="cite_ref-assign_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-assign-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith made his playoff debut on May 3, 2015, in a 101–86 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> in the Western Conference semi-finals.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 17, 2015, Smith was reassigned to the Iowa Energy,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was recalled later that day.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was reassigned again on December 22,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and recalled two days later.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 29, he was waived by the Grizzlies.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Delaware_87ers_(2016)"><span id="Delaware_87ers_.282016.29"></span>Delaware 87ers (2016)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Delaware 87ers (2016)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 13, 2016, Smith was acquired by the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_87ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Delaware 87ers">Delaware 87ers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Development League">NBA Development League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later, he made his debut for the 87ers in a 119–104 win over <a href="/wiki/Raptors_905" title="Raptors 905">Raptors 905</a>, scoring a team-high 37 points in 28 minutes of action off the bench.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 1, 2016, he was named NBA D-League Performer of the Week for games played Monday, January 25 through Sunday, January 31. The honor was the first of Smith's career. He helped Delaware to a 2–1 week, averaging 28.7 points (fifth in the league) on 48 percent shooting (28-for-58) to go with a league-leading 8.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 18, he recorded his first career triple-double after recording 20 points, 13 rebounds and 16 assists in a 116–98 win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 23, he set a D-League scoring record with 65 points on 24-of-42 shooting from the field in a 140–129 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Canton_Charge" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton Charge">Canton Charge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of March 3, 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the record still stood as did his record of 105 points in consecutive games.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 29, he was waived by the 87ers after being deemed to have a season-ending injury.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Europe_(2016)"><span id="Europe_.282016.29"></span>Europe (2016)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Europe (2016)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 27, 2016, Smith signed a one-year contract with <a href="/wiki/Galatasaray_S.K._(men%27s_basketball)" title="Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)">Galatasaray Odeabank</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Basketball_Super_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkish Basketball Super League">Turkish BSL</a> and <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague" title="EuroLeague">EuroLeague</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2016, he parted ways with Galatasaray.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_the_Delaware_87ers_(2017)"><span id="Return_to_the_Delaware_87ers_.282017.29"></span>Return to the Delaware 87ers (2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Return to the Delaware 87ers (2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 20, 2017, Smith was re-acquired by the Delaware 87ers.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="China_(2017–2021)"><span id="China_.282017.E2.80.932021.29"></span>China (2017–2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: China (2017–2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 3, 2017, Smith signed with Luoyang Zhonghe of China for the 2017 <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(China)" title="National Basketball League (China)">NBL</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his debut with Luoyang, Smith scored 62 points (including 7 3-pointers made) and recorded 3 steals in a 138–123 loss to the Anhui Lightning.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 5, 2017, Smith scored a career-high 81 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 7 assists in a 142–130 win over the Henan Golden Elephants.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After that summer league's campaign wrapped up, he signed with the <a href="/wiki/Fujian_Sturgeons" title="Fujian Sturgeons">Fujian Sturgeons</a> for the 2017-18 <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Basketball_Association" title="Chinese Basketball Association">CBA</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fort_Wayne_Mad_Ants_(2021–2022)"><span id="Fort_Wayne_Mad_Ants_.282021.E2.80.932022.29"></span>Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021–2022)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021–2022)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 30, 2021, Smith was acquired and activated by the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Mad_Ants" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Mad Ants">Fort Wayne Mad Ants</a> of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League" title="NBA G League">NBA G League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 7, 2022, in his first game in the G League since 2017, Smith scored 43 points in a 94–103 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Raptors_905" title="Raptors 905">Raptors 905</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 31, he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury. Smith averaged 16.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hapoel_Be'er_Sheva_(2022)"><span id="Hapoel_Be.27er_Sheva_.282022.29"></span>Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2022)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2022)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 2, 2022, he signed with <a href="/wiki/Hapoel_Be%27er_Sheva_B.C." title="Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.">Hapoel Be'er Sheva</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League" title="Israeli Basketball Premier League">Israeli Basketball Premier League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tabiat_Eslamshahr_(2024–2025)"><span id="Tabiat_Eslamshahr_.282024.E2.80.932025.29"></span>Tabiat Eslamshahr (2024–2025)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Tabiat Eslamshahr (2024–2025)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 18, 2024, Smith signed with Tabiat Eslamshahr of <a href="/wiki/Iranian_Basketball_Super_League" title="Iranian Basketball Super League">Iranian Basketball Super League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pallacanestro_Nardò_(2025–present)"><span id="Pallacanestro_Nard.C3.B2_.282025.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Pallacanestro Nardò (2025–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Pallacanestro Nardò (2025–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 6, 2025, Smith signed with Pallacanestro Nardò of <a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_(basketball)" title="Serie A2 (basketball)">Serie A2</a> in Italy.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Basketball_Tournament">The Basketball Tournament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: The Basketball Tournament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith joined other Louisville basketball alumni for the 2023 and 2024 <a href="/wiki/The_Basketball_Tournament" title="The Basketball Tournament">The Basketball Tournament</a> aka TBT. He led <i>The Ville</i> team in scoring for the '23 season, losing in the regional championship.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led the team in scoring again for the '24 season, and lost to the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky basketball">Kentucky basketball</a> alumni's team <i>La Familia</i> in the quarterfinals'.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NBA">NBA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: NBA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>.200</td> <td>.167</td> <td>—</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">2014–15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2014–15 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>.400</td> <td>.200</td> <td>.923</td> <td>.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.0</td> <td>4.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2015–16 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>.318</td> <td>.200</td> <td>.615</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.7</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.1</td> <td>1.5 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.000</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.0</td> <td>1.2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2014–15 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.8 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Smith_(basketball)&action=edit&section=25" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cleanthony_Early" title="Cleanthony Early">Cleanthony Early</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._J._Fair" title="C. 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Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Scott_Martin_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scott Martin (basketball) (page does not exist)">Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Sherwin" title="Robert Sherwin">Sherwin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1952)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mike Robinson (basketball, born 1952) (page does not exist)">M. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Monte_Towe" title="Monte Towe">Towe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Alagia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frank Alagia (page does not exist)">Alagia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Jonas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Jonas (page does not exist)">Jonas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Scheib&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mike Scheib (page does not exist)">Scheib</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Alton_Byrd" title="Alton Byrd">Byrd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sweeney_(basketball)" title="Jim Sweeney (basketball)">Sweeney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Terry_Adolph&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Terry Adolph (page does not exist)">Adolph</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Moore_(basketball)" title="Jack Moore (basketball)">Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Ray_McCallum" title="Ray McCallum">McCallum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stokes" title="Ricky Stokes">Stokes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bubba_Jennings" title="Bubba Jennings">B. Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Les" title="Jim Les">Les</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues" title="Muggsy Bogues">Bogues</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1966)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jerry Johnson (basketball, born 1966) (page does not exist)">J. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">Hardaway</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Boo_Harvey" title="Boo Harvey">Harvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Jennings_(basketball)" title="Keith Jennings (basketball)">K. Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bennett_(basketball)" title="Tony Bennett (basketball)">Bennett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford_(basketball)" title="Sam Crawford (basketball)">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Brown_(basketball,_born_1972)" title="Greg Brown (basketball, born 1972)">G. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Tyus_Edney" title="Tyus Edney">Edney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Benton" title="Eddie Benton">Benton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Brevin_Knight" title="Brevin Knight">Knight</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Boykins" title="Earl Boykins">Boykins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Shawnta_Rogers" title="Shawnta Rogers">Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Scoonie_Penn" title="Scoonie Penn">Penn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Rashad_Phillips" title="Rashad Phillips">Phillips</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Logan" title="Steve Logan">Logan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Gardner" title="Jason Gardner">Gardner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Jameer_Nelson" title="Jameer Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Robinson" title="Nate Robinson">N. 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Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosemary_Kosiorek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rosemary Kosiorek (page does not exist)">Kosiorek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dena_Evans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dena Evans (page does not exist)">D. Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Levesque" title="Nicole Levesque">Levesque</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Amy_Dodrill&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amy Dodrill (page does not exist)">Dodrill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Rizzotti" title="Jennifer Rizzotti">Rizzotti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jennifer_Howard_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jennifer Howard (basketball) (page does not exist)">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Angie_Arnold&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Angie Arnold (page does not exist)">Arnold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Becky_Hammon" title="Becky Hammon">Hammon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Helen_Darling" title="Helen Darling">Darling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Niele_Ivey" title="Niele Ivey">Ivey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Lambert" title="Sheila Lambert">Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Kara_Lawson" title="Kara Lawson">Lawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Erika_Valek" title="Erika Valek">Valek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Tan_White" title="Tan White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Megan_Duffy" title="Megan Duffy">Duffy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Harding" title="Lindsey Harding">Harding</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Jolene_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Jolene Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Renee_Montgomery" title="Renee 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