James Elliott "Jaime" Smith (born July 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for ADA Blois of the Pro A. Standing at 1.90 m (6 ft. 3 in.), he plays at the point guard positions. He is the younger brother of former basketball player Joe Troy Smith.

Jaime Smith
Jaime Smith in Italy with Dinamo Sassari
Free Agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1989-07-11) July 11, 1989 (age 34)
Birmingham, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
High schoolHoover (Hoover, Alabama)
CollegeAlabama–Huntsville (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Lusitânia
2014–2015Fribourg Olympic
2015–2016Liège
2016–2017Khimik
2017–2018Cantù
2018–2019Dinamo Sassari
2019–2020Teksüt Bandırma
2020Dinamo Sassari
2020–2021Cantù
2022–2023ADA Blois
Career highlights and awards

Professional career edit

Clubs edit

In June 2015 Smith signed with the Belgium club Liège Basket, after a season with the Fribourg Olympic in Switzerland.[1]

On June 10, 2017, Jaime Smith signed with the Italian basketball club, Pallacanestro Cantù, in the top-tier LBA.[2]

On June 7, 2018, Smith became new player for Dinamo Sassari.[3]

On August 1, 2019, he has signed contract with Teksüt Bandırma of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[4]

On March 2, 2020, he has signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[5]

On July 11, 2020, he has signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[6]

On July 5, 2022, after recovering from a torn ACL, he signed with the ADA Blois of the LNB Pro A.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Liegi, firmato Jaime Smith" [Liège, signed Jaime Smith]. sportando.com (in Italian). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ^ "JAIME SMITH E' IL NUOVO PLAYMAKER DELLA PALLACANESTRO CANTU'" [Jaime Smith is the new Pallacanestro Cantù's point guard]. pallacanestrocantu.com (in Italian). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Dinamo Sassari, Jaime Smith nuovo play" [Dinamo Sassari, Jaime Smith new player]. ansa.it (in Italian). 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Jaime Smith is a newcomer of Banvit". Sportando. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Smith is back at Sassari, ex Bandirma". Eurobasket. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cantù announces the return of Jaime Smith". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  7. ^ https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/blois/betclic-elite-l-ada-blois-signe-un-combo-guard-us [bare URL]

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