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Jersey Number 9
AJ Smith
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 210
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Combine Academy
- Prev School:
- College of Charleston / The Citadel
2025-26 (Senior)
- Made eight appearances, before suffering season-ending shoulder injury
- Averaged 7.8 points and 1.4 rebounds, while shooting .489 (22-45) from the field and .444 (4-9) from long distance and .737 (14-19) from the line
- Reached 1,000 career points in Temple debut against Delaware State (11/5/25)
- Posted double figures in three games, including season high 18-point performance against Rhode Island (11/26/25)
- Committed just three turnovers in 120 minutes
2024-25 (Junior at College of Charleston)
- Appeared in 30 games, making 22 starts
- Averaged 11.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game
- Scored in double figures 18 times, including four 20-point performances
- Tallied a season-high 25 points on 10 made field goals in a comeback win over Stony Brook
2023-24 (Sophomore at The Citadel)
- Started in all 29 games
- Averaged 16.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game
- Scored career-high 31 points at N.C. A&T and posted 27 points at Wofford
- Registered a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds vs. UNC Greensboro
- Tallied 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists vs. Furman
- Reached double figures in scoring in 28 of 29 games
2022-23 (Freshman at The Citadel)
- Appeared in 29 games, averaging 16.8 minutes per game
- Averaged 6.1 points and 2.8 rebounds on 40.4 percent shooting
Background
- Mother and grandfather are Temple alumni; uncle is a professor at TU
- All-time leading scorer at Hickory Grove Christian School with 2,500 career points
- Averaged 25 points per game as a sophomore and 28 as a junior
- Two-time All-State Team selection
- Reclassified to the 2022 graduating class and played two postgraduate seasons at Combine Academy under former NBA player Jeff McInnis
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