High School: Prepped at Southwind High School under Paul Edwards…Noted shot blocker for SHS including swatting 11 shots in one game

Personal: Son of Victor and Crystal Smith…One brother Cameron…Parents both played basketball at Delta State University…Chose Lipscomb because it felt like the right fit…Also recruited by Oregon State, Arkansas State, Furman, Southeast Missouri State, Missouri State…Once played seven AAU games in one day with a stress fracture in his lower back.