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Reyne Smith
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 28/10/02
- Place of Birth: Ulverstone (TAS)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 188
- Weight (KG): 86
- Junior Assoc: North West Tasmania
- College: Charleston (2021–2024) / Louisville (2024–2025)
NBL CAREER OVERVIEW
NBL DEBUT
20/09/25
Age 22
LAST NBL GAME
17/10/26
TEAM HISTORY
- Cairns2026-27
CHAMPIONSHIPS
NoneBIO: Reyne Smith was born in Ulverstone (TAS) and grew up in north-west Tasmania, developing his basketball career through the region’s junior representative programs.
Smith represented Tasmania at the Australian Under-18 National Championships, where Reyne Smith (11.4 points per game) competed in 2018.
In 2019, Smith played senior basketball for the North-West Tasmania Thunder in the inaugural NBL1 competition, continuing his development as a teenage guard.
Smith was selected for the Australian team that won the 2019 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship in New Caledonia.
In 2020, Reyne Smith (20.7 points per game) represented Tasmania at the Australian junior national championships, shooting 49.9% from three-point range.
Smith received a scholarship to Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, training through the program in 2020 and 2021.
During this period, Smith credited Tasmanian coach Mark Radford with influencing his approach to training and development.
Smith subsequently accepted a scholarship to attend the College of Charleston in the United States, beginning his NCAA career in 2021.
Smith received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2020. He spent two years year there and played for the program’s state league team (2020, 2021).
FAMILY: Reyne Smith is the son of Penny Smith and has two siblings, Jakob and Campbell.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Reyne Smith made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 22 years of age. He scored 19 points in his first game.
Cairns entered NBL26 attempting to recover from an 8-21 wooden-spoon season, with Adam Forde initially departing before returning as head coach. Rob Edwards, Taran Armstrong (to Golden State), Tanner Groves (to Saga), Pedro Bradshaw (to Rostock), Akoldah Gak (to Mexico City), Jonah Antonio, Jackson Makoi, Deshon Taylor, Tad Dufelmeier Jr and Dillon Stith exited, while Sam Waardenburg, Kyrin Galloway, Kyle Adnam, Kody Stattmann and Alex Higgins-Titsha returned, with Stattmann and Higgins-Titsha elevated from development-player status. Forde added Jack McVeigh (via Houston), Admiral Schofield (via Lyon), Marcus Lee (via Melbourne), Reyne Smith (via Louisville), Mawot Mag (via BYU), Lloyd McVeigh (via South Adelaide) and Jed Richardson (via Northside), while Lachlan Barker (via Tasmania) joined as a nominated replacement player. Ashton Hagans (via Xinjiang) was initially signed before a mutual release, with Andrew Andrews (via Vilnius) replacing him before the season.
Smith signed his first professional contract on a two-year deal containing a club option for the second season after Cairns and Tasmania pursued the Ulverstone guard, choosing the Taipans for the greater opportunity. He arrived after completing his senior season at Louisville, appearing during NBA Summer League and helping Australia win the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
Cairns opened the season at John Cain Arena on September 20, where Smith (19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal) produced his best scoring game on professional debut, making four three-pointers and seven of his eight free throws, but South East Melbourne defeated the Taipans 114-77. Jack McVeigh (18 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Schofield (12 points and 6 rebounds) were Cairns’ other main performers, while Glover (18 points and 5 rebounds) led the Phoenix.
Smith (9.9 points across 14 games) started every appearance during his rookie season and provided perimeter shooting from the opening round, but injury restricted him to the first 11 games and Cairns’ final three. His four three-pointers on debut also made him only the third Australian during the previous 35 years, following Joe Ingles and Patty Mills, to begin an NBL career with at least four made three-pointers.
Smith (0 points, 1 rebound, and 2 assists) was limited to 9:35 during his return to Tasmania on November 1 before suffering a right foot injury as Cairns defeated the JackJumpers 75-69 at the Silverdome. Andrews (27 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Jack McVeigh (23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block) led the Taipans, while Hamilton (21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 block) was Tasmania’s best. Scans revealed a plantar fascia tear which kept Smith sidelined until Round 20, with his return date pushed back several times during rehabilitation.
While Smith was sidelined, Barker (4.5 points across 26 games) continued as a nominated replacement player, while King (11.2 points and 4.4 rebounds across 22 games) joined after Higgins-Titsha (6.3 points and 4.6 rebounds across 9 games) suffered a season-ending wrist injury and Dennis (0 points across 1 game) was added when Adnam was unavailable.
Jack McVeigh (21.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 4 assists across 29 games) and Waardenburg (15.5 points and 5.4 rebounds across 8 games) were Cairns’ two leading scorers, although Waardenburg was restricted by ankle injuries. Andrews (14.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 7.6 assists across 31 games) carried much of the season-long offence and led the playmaking, with King providing another scoring option after joining during the season, while Schofield (8.8 points and 4.3 rebounds across 30 games), Galloway (7.6 points and 4.6 rebounds across 33 games), Lee (6.8 points and 5.4 rebounds across 33 games), Stattmann (6.6 points across 23 games) and Higgins-Titsha were the other main contributors.
Jack McVeigh earned All-NBL Second Team, club MVP and Members’ Choice MVP honours, Andrews received the Players’ Player award and Galloway was named Defensive Player of the Year. Barker received the Coaches’ Award and Richardson (0 points across 2 games) earned the Commitment to Community award, while Smith was selected in Australia’s squad for the February World Cup qualifying window. Cairns exercised the second-year option in Smith’s contract following the season, retaining him for NBL27.
Cairns finished ninth with a 9-24 record and missed the postseason. Their season ended at Eventfinda Stadium on February 19, where New Zealand won 115-84. Andrews (24 points and 7 assists) and Stattmann (20 points and 5 rebounds) led Cairns, while Mennenga (32 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists) starred for New Zealand as Smith (13 points, 1 rebound, and 2 assists) played 23:59 in the loss.
Reyne Smith currently plays for the Cairns Taipans and has played 23 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 10 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists since entering the league in 2025.
CURRENT CONTRACT:
Cairns Taipans – 2 Year Deal (2025-27)
2nd Year Team Option
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 24 | Cairns | 5-4 (4) | 9 | 196 | 91 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 73 | 41% | 22 | 55 | 40% | 9 | 10 | 90% | 59% | 56% | 21 |
| 2025-26 | 23 | Cairns | 9-24 (9) | 14 | 332 | 138 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 120 | 39% | 28 | 78 | 36% | 16 | 17 | 94% | 54% | 51% | 19 | Totals | 23 | 528 | 229 | 55 | 28 | 11 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 77 | 193 | 39.9% | 50 | 133 | 37.6% | 25 | 27 | 92.6% | 56% | 53% | 21 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 24 | Cairns | 5-4 (4) | 9 | 21.8 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 41% | 2.4 | 6.1 | 40% | 1.0 | 1.1 | 90% | 59% | 56% | 21 |
| 2025-26 | 23 | Cairns | 9-24 (9) | 14 | 23.7 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 39% | 2.0 | 5.6 | 36% | 1.1 | 1.2 | 94% | 54% | 51% | 19 | Total | 23 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 39.9% | 2.2 | 5.8 | 37.6% | 1.1 | 1.2 | 92.6% | 56% | 53% | 21 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- North-West Tasmania (2019), BA Centre of Excellence (2020–2021), Maitland (2026)
Smith joined North-West Tasmania Thunder for the 2019 NBL1 season and appeared in 14 games in the league’s inaugural year, averaging 7.1 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 0.6 steals in 15.4 minutes per game while shooting 37.5 percent from three-point range. Later that year he was selected in the NBL1 All-Stars squad for the NBL Blitz.
Smith moved to the BA Centre of Excellence in 2020 and remained with the Canberra-based program through the 2021 Waratah League period after his transfer from North-West Tasmania at the start of 2020. His time with the Centre of Excellence included the 2021 Australian Waratah co-championship before he left for college basketball.
Smith joined the Maitland Mustangs for the 2026 NBL1 East season.
On 9 May 2026, Reyne Smith (43 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals) shot 14-of-26 from the field and 12-of-19 from three-point range as Maitland defeated Albury-Wodonga 103–79. His 12 three-pointers set a new NBL1 East single-game record and tied the overall NBL1 mens single-game record at the time.
Smiths 12 three-pointers were later surpassed during the 2026 season by Kyle Adnams 13, leaving Smiths performance second all-time for three-point makes in an NBL1 game.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
In 2019, Reyne Smith (11.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game across five games) helped Australia win the FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship in New Caledonia.
On 20 February 2021, Reyne Smith (22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists) made his senior Boomers debut during Australias FIBA Asia Cup qualifying victory against New Zealand, making six three-point shots.
Later in 2021, Reyne Smith (7.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game across seven games) represented Australia at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
In 2025, Reyne Smith was selected to the Australian Boomers for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, where the team won the gold medal.
At the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, Reyne Smith (9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game across five games) helped Australia win the gold medal.
During the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, Reyne Smith (3.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game across four games) represented Australia.
COLLEGE
Having completed his junior year at Charleston, Reyne Smith had already established himself as one of the most productive Australians in US college basketball, building a reputation as a high-volume, high-difficulty three-point shooter from his first season in the Cougars rotation.
Smith began his NCAA career at the College of Charleston in 2021–22, averaging 12.1 points per game while leading the team in total points (386), three-pointers made (90), free throws made (78), free-throw percentage (92.9), and three-point percentage (37.5), with his 90 made threes also standing out as a major freshman-year benchmark in program history.
His sophomore season at Charleston in 2022–23 saw both production and efficiency dip to 10.8 points per game on 34.1 percent from three, but it was also a winning year for the program as the Cougars pushed to a 31-win season and an NCAA Tournament appearance, with Smith continuing to space the floor as a primary perimeter option.
Early in that 2022–23 campaign, Smith produced one of his signature games on November 14, 2022, when he tied Charleston’s single-game three-point record by hitting eight threes in a 92–90 overtime win over Richmond, scoring 29 points in the process in a nationally noted early-season result for the Cougars.
Smith’s junior season at Charleston in 2023–24 marked a clear bounce-back in both volume and accuracy, as he averaged 12.8 points per game while shooting 39.4 percent from three, and he added more secondary creation with 1.7 assists per game while continuing to function as Charleston’s primary movement shooter.
That 2023–24 season included multiple landmark events, including a 31-point outburst against Saint Joseph’s on December 21, 2023 in which he set a Charleston single-game record with nine made threes, before later raising the ceiling again with 32 points and 10 made threes against Campbell on February 29, 2024 to set a new program record for threes in a game.
Smith also reached major career milestones during that junior year, including scoring his 1,000th career point against UNC Wilmington on February 1, 2024, and he finished the season as one of the most prolific long-range shooters in school history in total makes while earning All-CAA Second Team recognition.
Charleston’s postseason run that year was driven by Smith’s shot-making and late-game impact, highlighted by CAA Tournament MVP honours and an All-Tournament selection, including 16 points in the semifinal win over Towson and 23 points in the final against Stony Brook, where a late steal helped force overtime in the championship win that secured the Cougars’ NCAA Tournament bid.
After three seasons at Charleston, Smith transferred to Louisville for the 2024–25 season and produced his best overall scoring year at 13.1 points per game with 2.8 rebounds in 30.4 minutes, while shooting 37.9 percent from three and 94.4 percent at the free-throw line, continuing to profile as a high-end spacing guard at power-conference level.
During that 2024–25 Louisville season, his three-point volume became a headline in itself, with mid-season reporting noting he was leading NCAA Division I in three-pointers made per game at 3.9 while converting 40.8 percent from deep at that point of the campaign, reinforcing the idea that when his efficiency holds, his shooting gravity can shift entire scouting reports.
With year-to-year swings in percentage across Charleston and Louisville, Smith’s college résumé still shows a proven baseline of production, record-setting single-game shooting peaks, and sustained high-volume perimeter impact that consistently placed him among the most notable Australian shooters in the NCAA during his run through 2024–25.
AWARDS
- CAA All-Freshman Team (2022)
- CAA Tournament champion, Charleston (2023, 2024)
- All-CAA Second Team (2024)
- CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2024)
- CAA All-Tournament Team (2024)
- FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship gold medal, Australia (2019)
- FIBA Asia Cup gold medal, Australia (2025)
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