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Smith played college basketball at Oregon, As a freshman in 1995-96 he began his Ducks career under head coach Jerry Green and played in 29 games as a reserve forward wearing No. 00 on a team that finished 16-13 overall and 9-9 in the Pac-10, tied for fifth place.

In that 1995-96 season, Smith did not make a start and averaged 9.2 minutes, 3.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game while shooting 49.2 percent from the field, 66.7 percent from three-point range and 59.1 percent from the foul line.

His freshman totals were 267 minutes, 92 points, 64 rebounds, 9 assists, 12 steals, 3 blocks and 23 turnovers, and Oregon did not reach the NCAA tournament or the NIT that season.

Smith then redshirted the 1996-97 season and did not record a Sports Reference season row, which left him with no official game statistics that year while Oregon went 17-11 overall and 8-10 in the Pac-10, finished seventh, and lost in the first round of the NIT under Jerry Green.

He returned in 1997-98 as a redshirt freshman after Ernie Kent took over as head coach, and Oregon finished 13-14 overall and 8-10 in the Pac-10, good for fifth place, without reaching the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

In 1997-98, Smith played all 27 games and started 3, averaging 22.3 minutes, 10.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 50.0 percent from the field, 44.8 percent from three-point range and 81.4 percent from the free-throw line.

His full 1997-98 season row was 603 minutes, 282 points, 118 rebounds, 38 assists, 20 steals, 8 blocks and 49 turnovers, and his 44.8 percent three-point accuracy ranked among Oregon’s better single-season marks.

By February of that season he was already one of Oregon’s main scoring options, and he shared a core with Henry Madden, Terik Brown, Jamar Curry and Jonathan Nelson.

As a junior in 1998-99, Smith moved into a full-time starting role for an Oregon team that went 19-13 overall and 8-10 in the Pac-10, tied for fifth place, before making a deep NIT run to the semifinals under Kent.

Smith started all 32 games in 1998-99 and averaged 32.9 minutes, 13.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 51.2 percent from the field, 40.5 percent from three and 76.9 percent at the line.

His junior season totals were 1,053 minutes, 416 points, 250 rebounds, 47 assists, 28 steals, 8 blocks and 61 turnovers, and he earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 recognition after leading Oregon in rebounding and ranking second on the team in scoring and steals.

He produced back-to-back double-doubles with 17 points and 12 rebounds against Santa Clara and 11 points and 10 rebounds against Portland State, led Oregon in rebounding 19 times and in scoring 9 times, and gave the Ducks a reliable inside-outside forward who could stretch the floor.

During the postseason run that year, Smith had 18 points and 12 rebounds in Oregon’s 77-68 NIT win over TCU, which sent the Ducks to the NIT semifinals for the first time in 24 years.

As a senior in 1999-00, Smith helped Oregon rise to 22-8 overall and 13-5 in the Pac-10, finishing third in the conference and earning an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament under Kent.

He played 29 games and started 28 in 1999-00, averaging 30.4 minutes, 15.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while shooting 52.4 percent from the field, 27.3 percent from three-point range and 83.5 percent from the foul line.

His senior season totals were 882 minutes, 444 points, 168 rebounds, 54 assists, 37 steals, 3 blocks and 44 turnovers, and that 52.4 field-goal percentage still stands among Oregon’s stronger single-season marks.

Smith was again an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection in 1999-00, and he captained the Ducks alongside a veteran group that included Alex Scales and Darius Wright while also helping younger teammates such as Fred Jones, Bryan Bracey, Julius Hicks, Flo Hartenstein and Anthony Lever.

He also dealt with injuries late in his senior year, suffering a concussion in the USC game and later a broken cheek bone that briefly sidelined him during Oregon’s push toward March.

In the NCAA tournament opener against Seton Hall, Smith finished with 17 points and 7 rebounds in Oregon’s 72-71 overtime loss, which ended a season that at the time represented the program’s most wins since 1945 and its highest Pac-10 win total to that point.

Across his four Sports Reference playing seasons, Smith’s exact season rows were 1995-96 with 29 games and 0 starts, 9.2 minutes, 3.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game on 49.2 percent shooting from the field, 66.7 percent from three and 59.1 percent from the line for a 16-13 team, 1997-98 with 27 games and 3 starts, 22.3 minutes, 10.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists on 50.0 percent shooting from the field, 44.8 percent from three and 81.4 percent from the line for a 13-14 team, 1998-99 with 32 games and 32 starts, 32.9 minutes, 13.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists on 51.2 percent shooting from the field, 40.5 percent from three and 76.9 percent from the line for a 19-13 team, and 1999-00 with 29 games and 28 starts, 30.4 minutes, 15.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists on 52.4 percent shooting from the field, 27.3 percent from three and 83.5 percent from the line for a 22-8 team.

His career totals at Oregon were 117 games, 63 starts, 2,805 minutes, 1,234 points, 600 rebounds, 148 assists, 97 steals, 22 blocks and 177 turnovers, and his career averages were 24.0 minutes, 10.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game with shooting splits of 51.2 percent from the field, 38.9 percent from three and 78.0 percent from the foul line.

By the close of his college career, Smith ranked among Oregon’s career leaders in scoring with 1,234 points and in steals with 97, served as a three-year team captain, helped the Ducks reach the NIT Final Four in 1998-99 and the NCAA tournament in 1999-00, and finished his Oregon run as one of the program’s key frontcourt players of the late 1990s.