Jamal Smith

Height:
6-3
Weight:
170
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Moreno Valley, CA
High School:
Rancho Verde HS

2019-20 (Graduate Student)
Has one season of eligibility remaining following graduate transfer from Cal State Fullerton … pursuing master’s degree in public policy.

2018-19 (Cal State Fullerton / Junior)
Appeared in all 34 games with four starts and averaged 19.1 minutes per outing … averaged 3.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … matched career scoring high with 10 points versus Hawai’i (March 9) … added eight points at Sacramento State (Nov. 24) and at UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 23) … pulled down career high eight rebounds versus San Diego Christian (Nov. 3) and seven during Big West Tournament quarterfinal round matchup against UC Davis (March 14) … played career best 35 minutes at Saint Mary’s (Dec. 10).

2017-18 (Cal State Fullerton / Sophomore)
Played in all 32 games with 18 starts and averaged 22.5 minutes per appearance for a Titans program that captured the Big West Tournament championship … averaged 3.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game … finished third in lineup with 61 assists … produced career scoring high with 10 points and added five rebounds and seven assists at California (Dec. 16) … totaled just eight turnovers in final 12 games of the season.

2016-17 (Cal State Fullerton / Redshirt Freshman)
Made 20 appearances during first season with one start versus Cal Tech (Nov. 11) and averaged 7.5 minutes per game … also scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds versus Cal Tech.

2015-16 (Cal State Fullerton / Redshirt)
Utilized redshirt season during first year on campus.

Rancho Verde HS (Moreno Valley, Calif.)
Four-year letterwinner averaged 19.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as a senior to earn All-Inland Valley League honors … graduated magna cum laude.

Personal
Son of Kelly and John Smith … father is Cal Poly’s first-year head coach … has two younger sisters: Kiana, a junior guard at Louisville, and Kylee … grandfather, Fred Smith, played collegiately at Utah State and Hawai’i and was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the sixth round of the 1968 NBA Draft … uncle, Steve Smith, is a veteran WNBA coach with stints with the Connecticut Sun, Phoenix Mercury, Los Angeles Sparks and Detroit Shock … uncle, Keith Jones, is the Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations and head athletics trainer for the Houston Rockets … cousin, Keith Smith, is a junior guard at Cal Poly … cousin, Jeron Smith, is a Jordan Brand marketing manager with Nike.