Dennis Smith Jr. Personal Information: Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. was born on November 25, 1997, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. He is 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 93 kg (205 lb). His hometown is Fayetteville, NC. College Career: Smith played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack during the 2016-2017 season. He started all 32 games for the Wolfpack as a freshman. He was considered the highest-ranked recruit NC State had signed since the Recruiting Services Consensus Index began ranking prospects in 1998, with a recruit rating of 49 in 2016. During his freshman year, he earned second-team conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and was named ACC Freshman of the Year. His college statistics show that he played 326 games, averaging 9.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists, with a field goal percentage of 40.7% and a three-point percentage of 29.8%. Draft Information: In the 2017 NBA Draft, Dennis Smith Jr. was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round as the 9th overall pick. Career Information: Smith’s professional career began in 2017 and is ongoing. He plays the point guard position and shoots right-handed. His high school was Trinity Christian School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. News and Updates: Smith was with Real Madrid in 2025 and is currently a free agent. His career statistics include varying points per game in different seasons: 14.7 in 2018-19, 5.5 in 2019-20, 6.7 (and 3.0, 7.3) in 2020-21, 5.6 in 2021-22, and 8.8 in 2022-23. His field goal percentages have also varied, from 0.200 to 0.435 in recent seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":637023,"template":"","categories":[1],"class_list":["post-637022","nba-player","type-nba-player","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n