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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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10 Diante Smith

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool Choctawhatchee HS

Biography

2021-22: Was second on the team with 49 three-pointers ... Scored 16 points and made three triples in the season opener ... Finished with 15 points, one shy of his career-high vs. William Carey ... Posted 15 points and a career-best four steals vs. Hawaii in the Las Vegas Classic ...  Grabbed seven rebounds and three three-pointers vs. Texas A&M-Commerce ... Tied a then career-high with three triples and added a career-high five assists vs. Southern Miss ... Knocked down a pair of threes at Louisiana ... Added nine points, a career-best eight rebounds and two assists at Georgia State ...  Hit four three-pointers against Little Rock ... Knocked down a career-high five three-pointers at Coastal Carolina ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and tied a career-best with four steals vs. UTA ... Connected on two triples in the semifinals of The Basketball Classic

2020-21 (at TCU): Appeared in four games … Posted six points, six rebounds and an assist in 29 minutes of action

2019-20 (at TCU): Averaged 2.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … Credited with 19 assists, eight steals and five blocks … Scored a season-best nine points at Oklahoma … Had eight points in wins over No. 18 Texas Tech, George Mason and at Arkansas … Recorded a season-high six rebounds against USC

High School/Club: Four-star recruit out of Choctawhatchee High according to 247Sports.com … Top 20 prospect in the state … Top 30 small forward in the nation … Top 125 individual nationally … Three-time all-state selection … Averaged 17.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game … Helped the Indians finish 23-5 … Averaged 17.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.3 steals as a junior … Left with the most wins in school history … Graduated with the second most points in a single game (52) and tied for the most three pointers made in a single game (13) … Played for the 1Family club out of Orlando, Fla. from 2017-19.

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Personal: Full name is Diante Rayshon Smith … Son of Donnie and the late Samantha Smith … Born on April 10, 2000 … Has two brothers and a sister … Favorite tv show is “BMF” … Favorite sports teams are the Baltimore Ravens and Oklahoma City Thunder … Favorite athletes are Lamar Jackson and Kevin Durant … Favorite music artists are Lil Durk, Future and Lil Kee … Likes to rap … Wants to start his own clothing line.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • RS

    2020-21Sophomore

    F
    6'6" 189 lbs
    RS
  • 10

    2021-22Junior

    F
    6'6" 189 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 200 lbs
    10