JaJuan Smith explained

JaJuan Smith
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:195
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:24 December 1985
Birth Place:Cleveland, Tennessee
Nationality:American
College:Tennessee (2004–2008)
Draft Year:2008
Career Start:2008
Years1:2008–2009
Team1:Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
Years2:2009
Team2:Minas Tênis Clube
Years3:2010
Team3:Beirasar Rosalía
Years4:2009–2011
Team4:Tulsa 66ers
Years5:2011
Team5:Air21 Express
Years6:2011–2012
Team6:Saint John Mill Rats
Years7:2012
Team7:Selçuk Üniversitesi
Years8:2012
Team8:Tsmoki-Minsk
Years9:2014–2015
Team9:Glasgow Rocks
Years10:2015
Team10:GKK Šibenik
Years11:2016–2017
Team11:Muba Hangtuah Sumatera Selatan
Highlights:
  • Honorable-Mention All-SECAP (2008)

JaJuan Smith (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Muba Hangtuah Sumatera Selatan of the Indonesian Basketball League. He is an Athens, Tennessee native although he is noted by the press as a Cleveland, Tennessee native.

College career

Smith was a collegiate basketball player who formerly played for the Tennessee Volunteers at the University of Tennessee.[1]

Professional career

Smith was cut by the NBA club the Dallas Mavericks on October 22, 2008.[2] At the end of October 2008, he signed a contract with the Slovenian League club, Union Olimpija of the Euroleague, through the end of 2008-09 season,[3] but he left the team in less than a week for personal reasons.[4] On December 26, 2008, he signed a short-term contract with French League club Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez.[5]

In February 2011, JaJuan Smith was signed to play for the Air21 Express in the Philippine Basketball Association.[6]

In September 2014, Smith signed with Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League for the 2014–15 season.[7] [8] On January 21, 2015, the Glasgow Rocks announced that JaJuan had left the franchise.[9] On March 24, 2015, he signed with GKK Šibenik of Croatia for the rest of the season.[10] [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JaJuan Smith College Stats . 2024-03-08 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  2. http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=2028 Mavs waive three players
  3. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/37050/olimpija-adds-two-rookies Olimpija adds two rookies
  4. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/37460/union-olimpija-smith-part-ways Union Olimpija, Smith part ways
  5. http://www.beobasket.net/page/news/en.html?view=story&id=18166&sectionId=10 JAJUAN SMITH JOINED PAU ORTHEZ
  6. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/212015/sports/express-to-parade-smith-as-commissioner-s-cup-import Express to parade Smith as Commissioner's Cup import
  7. http://www.glasgowrocks.co.uk/player/jajuan-smith/ JaJuan Smith
  8. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/other-sports/basketball-rocks-new-boy-jajuan-smith-reveals-big-ambitions.25439694 Basketball: Rocks' new boy JaJuan Smith reveals big ambitions
  9. http://www.mvp247.com/2015/01/rocks-changing-guard/ ROCKS HAVE CHANGING OF THE GUARD
  10. http://sibenskiportal.hr/2015/03/24/video-30-godisnji-jajuan-smith-novi-je-playmaker-gradana/ VIDEO: 30-godišnji JaJuan Smith novi je playmaker ‘građana’
  11. http://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/news/399456/GKK-Sibenik-tabs-JaJuan-Smith,-ex-Glasgow-Rocks GKK Sibenik tabs JaJuan Smith, ex Glasgow Rocks