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Jersey Number 24
Anthony Smith
- Position:
- Foward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Suitland, Md.
- High School:
- Potomac HS
- Prev School:
- Barton County CC
2019-20
2018-19
2017-18
Before MSU
Personal
- Made a successful comeback from a season lost to injury to start 32 games for the Racers, where he scored 6.6 points per game and grabbed a team-best 7.5 rebound average (5th OVC). Led the team with 84 offensive rebounds (4th OVC).
- Had 15 games of double-figure scoring.
- Had a season-high 22 points against Southeast Missouri (Jan. 18) on 8-10 shooting.
- Enjoyed a productive two full seasons with the Racers in which he was well known in the OVC as one of the toughest competitors in the league.
- Finished his career at MSU with 69 games played with 37 starts. He averaged 6.6 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game. From the field, he was 143-258 (.554) from the field. He had 376 total rebounds for an average of 5.4 per game.
2018-19
- His senior season was cut short when he suffered an ankle injury (Dec. 4) and missed the remainder of the season.
- The Racers’ top rebounder, he was was in the top-10 in the nation through five games with 16 total offensive rebounds and was averaging 7.6 points per game.
- Against Wright State in the season opener (Nov. 10) he grabbed 10 rebounds and scored four points.
- Against Missouri State (Nov. 24) he scored eight points on 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, to go with four rebounds.
- (Updated March 27) He is a likely candidate for a medical redshirt that would enable him to return for 2019-20 season.
2017-18
- Had a big game against SIU with 12 points on 4-4 FG in 20 minutes.
- Had 10 point game in 31 minutes vs APSU.
- His season high scoring game was a 14-point outcome against Southern Illinois.
- Went 4-of-4 from the field against Austin Peay on a night when he was on the floor for a season-best 31 minutes.
- Appeared in all 32 games for the Racers off the bench.
Before MSU
- Joins the Racers after two seasons at Barton County Community College in Kansas.
- As a sophomore in the 2016-17 season, he helped the Barton County Cougars finish 25-8.
- Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference First Team honors and a selection to the NJCAA All-Region 6 team.
- He played in all 33 games and scored 12.7 points per game and hauled in a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game.
- He was a 61 percent shooter from the floor.
- Two of his top performances included a career-high 32 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Pratt and a 21 point/13 rebound effort against the 2017 National Champions, Hutchinson.
- Played at Potomac High School in Suitland, Maryland.
- Led his team to the Maryland  2A State Title in the 2013-14 season with a 25-3 record.
- His team at Potomac also won three region championships in four seasons.
Personal
- Born March 16, 1997, son of Michael Smith and Marie Hemby.
- Siblings:Â Marcus Smith, Michael Smith (deceased), Markita Reed.
- Majoring in organizational communication.
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