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NOTES
• One of four guards in school history to accumulate 1,000 points and 375 assists in their careers.
• Became the 40th Cougar to record 1,000 career points.
• Ended his junior season with 1,059 points.
2005-06 (AS A JUNIOR)
• Named Second-Team, All-Region IX selection by NABC.
• Tabbed a Third-Team, All-Conference USA selection.
• Ranked 28th nationally with 5.4 assists per game.
• Played in and started 30 games.
• Scored a game-high 21 points and handed out three assists at Missouri State in the second round of the NIT.
• Just missed a triple double against BYU with nine points, a career-high of 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the first round of the NIT.
• Equaled his career high of five steals versus BYU.
• Scored a season-high 25 points against UCF.
• Tallied 21 points at Rice and 20 points at UAB and East Carolina.
• Recorded the first double-double of his career with 11 points and 10 assists against VCU.
• Handed out a career-high of 11 assists against 13th-ranked Arizona.
• Recorded 10 assists against Florida Tech.
• Had nine assists against UCF and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
2004-05 (AS A SOPHOMORE)
• Only Cougar to start every game.
• Ranked among the top 14 Conference USA scoring leaders with 14.7 points per game, C-USA's top five leaders in assists with a 4.2 average, and the league's sixth most accurate three-point shooter with 40.2 percent.
• His 2.5 three-point field goals per game ranked seventh among C-USA leaders.
• Scored a season-high 30 points against New Orleans.
• Scored 20 points in nine games, including 26 points at Texas A&M and 24 points at TCU.
• Led UH with 21 points and five assists against USF in the Conference USA Tournament.
• Handed out five or more assists in 15 games, including 10 assists versus Southeastern Louisiana.
• Had nine assists against TCU and eight assists at Wichita State in the NIT.
2003-04 (AS A FRESHMAN)
• Played in 27 games and started 26 contests for the Cougars.
• Led Houston with 3.2 assists per game.
• Handed out six assists against Bethune-Cookman and Lamar.
• Averaged 8.4 points per game.
• Scored in double figures 10 times.
• Tallied a season-high 31 points against Southern Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Earned All-Greater Houston Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior.
• Named an Honorable Mention, All-America performer by Future Stars.
• Was a First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Region III.
• Named District 20-5A MVP after leading Hightower to the Texas Class 5A State Semifinals for the second straight year.
• Led the Greater Houston Class 5A area leaders with 9.8 assists per game.
• Ranked fourth among area leaders with 4.1 steals.
• Was second among Hightower's scoring leaders with 12.9 points per game.
PERSONAL
• Major is kinesiology and sports administration at Houston.
• Born October 30, 1984 in Houston.
• Son of Alfreda Smith of Missouri City.
• His younger brother, Chris, plays at Incarnate Word University.
• Signed with Houston after being recruited by Texas, Baylor, TCU and Oklahoma.
