| Anthony Smith | |
| Number: | 24 |
| Position: | Power forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lbs: | 225 |
| League: | Prva A Liga |
| Team: | KK Podgorica |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Draft Year: | 2020 |
| Career Start: | 2020 |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Team1: | Borac Čačak |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Team2: | Imortal Basket |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Team3: | Chartres Métropole |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Team4: | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Team5: | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Team6: | IHC Apes |
| Years7: | 2024 |
| Team7: | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| Years8: | 2024–present |
| Team8: | KK Podgorica |
Anthony Smith (born March 16, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the KK Podgorica of the Prva A Liga. He played college basketball for Barton Community College and Murray State.
Smith attended Potomac High School. As a junior, he helped Potomac finish with a 23–5 record and win the Maryland 2A state title. In December 2015, he tore his lateral collateral ligament while going for a dunk in a 76–68 win over Friendly High School.[1]
Smith played two seasons at Barton Community College. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, helping the team finish 25–8. Smith earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference first team honors and was selected to the NJCAA All-Region 6 team. He posted a career-high 32 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Pratt Community College. Smith signed with Murray State in April 2017.[2] As a junior, he averaged 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[3] Smith averaged 7.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game through five games during the 2018–19 season before being sidelined for the rest of the season with an ankle injury.[4] He was granted a fifth season of eligibility in July 2019.[5] On January 18, 2020, he scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 96–91 overtime win over Southeast Missouri State.[6] As a redshirt senior, Smith averaged 9.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.[7]
On September 17, 2020, Smith signed his first professional contract with Borac Čačak of the Basketball League of Serbia.[8] He averaged 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. On August 15, 2021, Smith signed with Imortal Basket of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.[9]