Class: Fr. Position: G Height: 5-11 Weight: 168 pounds Previous School: North Cobb HS Hometown: Kennesaw, GA
INSIDE SCOOP A quick, explosive true point guard ... Can get in the paint and make everyone else better, as well as score himself ... Possesses great leadership qualities ... Led Class 5A in scoring as a senior.
2003-04 Burst onto the scene as one of the top point guards in the Sun Belt Conference ... Came off the bench againt Covenant College in his college debut and then started 28 consecutive games ... Was No. 4 in the Sun Belt Conference in assists per game (3.9), and was sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.43), leading all conference freshmen in both categories ... Scored a career-high 22 points and dished out six assists in home win against Wyoming ... His 37 steals were second on the team and rated No. 14 in the Sun Belt ... Logged at least 30 minutes in 17 of 29 games played ... Scored double figures in 11 games ... Scored 10 points and dished out career-high eight assists in first Sun Belt Conference game against Arkansas State.
NORTH COBB HS Holds career scoring record ... Also owns single-game scoring record ... Posted two 40-plus point games during his career ... Played for coach Terry Gorsuch ... Two-time First Team All-Region pick ... Was named Honorable Mention All-American by both Street and Smith's and Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports ... Chosen to play in Georgia's North vs. South All-Star Game ... Also selected to play in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game ... Led Georgia's Class 5A in scoring ... Averaged 23 points, five rebounds, and four assists per game as a senior.
PERSONAL Born 6/18/85 ... Son of Lee Smithson and Diana Smithson ... Planning on majoring in pre-law and attending law school upon graduation.