University of Denver Athletics

AWARDS 
TicketSmarter Summit League Player of the Week (Jan. 24, 2022)

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 25 games, started in 20 … logged 30.2 minutes per game … averaged 10.9 points … 3.4 rebounds … 1.5 assists … shot 45.0 percent from the field … 31.4 percent from beyond the arc … 71.3 percent from the foul line … notched 13 games scoring in double figures … was the leading scorer in eight games … poured in a season-high 23 points in the opener against Idaho on Nov. 7 … nine games with at least five rebounds … ripped down a season-best seven rebounds against Omaha on Feb. 25 … tallied a season-most four assists against North Dakota State on Jan. 12 … sent back a season-high three shots against South Dakota on Feb. 18.

2021-22 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 30 games, started in 26 … logged 25.9 minutes per game … averaged 10.4 points per game … grabbed 3.4 rebounds … handed out 1.3 assists … blocked 1.1 shots, third in the Summit League … 0.5 steals … shot 54.3 percent, second highest on the team … 34.2 percent from beyond the arc … 70.7 percent from the foul line … recorded first collegiate double-double with season highs in points (23) and rebounds (10) in a win at Kansas City on Jan. 17 … the only player in college basketball this season to score at least 23 points and grab 10 rebounds while not missing a shot (7-7 FG, 8-8 FT) in a 63-53 win at Kansas City … named TicketSmarter Summit Player of the Week on Jan. 24, the first freshman in DU history to win the award since joining the Summit League back in 2013 … notched 16 games in double figures for scoring … had five games with at least five rebounds … recorded a season-high four steals at Oral Roberts on Dec. 30 … made a season-best 10 free throws against Oral Roberts on Jan. 29 … attempted a season-high 13 field goal attempts against North Dakota State on Jan. 10 … tallied 12 games with multiple blocks, including a season-high three on three occasions … dished out a season-most five assists at Wyoming on Dec. 2 … 33 total blocks second most by a DU freshman in program history ... named one of the top Newcomers in the NCAA by ESPN.com.

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star rated recruit by 247 sports ... played at Danville High ... named the WCIA 3 Boy's Basketball Player of the Year ... averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game as a senior at Danville ... ranked as the No. 2 small forward and No. 8 overall player in the state of Illinois in 2021 ... received offers from Bradley, Cal State Fullerton, DePaul, Miami (Ohio), Oregon, Tennessee-Martin, Wisconsin and Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

PERSONAL
Son of Tanisha Allen and Kevin Smith ... has four siblings in Tierra Brown, Kevin Smith, Traye Allen,  Aaliyah Smith ... chose the University of Denver because of the amazing staff and what the university has to offer with its incredible academic program ... majoring in Finance ... was the highest rated recruit to sign with DU out of high as a three-star recruit according to 247 sports ... was ranked as the No. 2 small forward and No. 8 overall player in the state of Illinois.