Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics

Briefly
•  First year at XULA
•  Transfer from LSU-Alexandria

2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman — XULA)
•  Team was ranked 20th in the NAIA preseason coaches poll and was the top pick to win the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

2019-20 (Freshman — LSU-Alexandria)
•  Redshirted; did not appear in any games
•  Member of team that was 25-6, won the Red River Athletic Conference regular-season championship (17-1 in league) and ranked 13th in the final NAIA Division I coaches poll
•  Made the dean's list both semesters

High School
•  Averaged 21 points per game and chosen all-metro Baton Rouge, first-team all-district and honorable-mention all-state as a senior (2018-19)
•  Three-year varsity starter
•  First-team All-Ascension Parish as a junior and senior
•  Helped Dutchtown's Griffins qualify for the state playoffs three consecutive seasons and reach the Class 5A quarterfinals his senior year
•  Scored 30-or-more points in a game four times, all as a senior, with high games of 41 and 39 points
•  Team captain as a junior and senior
•  Made the honor roll all four years

Club
•  Played seven years . . . His teams were Sports Dream Team (based in Houston) and the Louisiana Jaguars
•  Helped the Louisiana Jaguars win a state championship

Personal
•  Interested in a career in orthopedic medicine
•  Plays the trumpet
•  He is not related to 2020-21 XULA assistant coach and former player Gary Smith
•  His father, Gary Smith, played football (offensive guard) for Virginia Tech and, in 1984, the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals