University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2023-24 (GRAD STUDENT)

• Scored 13 points and grabbed 5 boards in his Retriever debut at Louisville.
• Paced UMBC with 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting versus Penn State-York (11/14/23)
• Poured in a career high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting against Sacred Heart (11/17/23). Also went a career-best 9-for-11 from the free throw line.
• Scored 18 points (9-of-14 fga) and contributed 2 steals and 2 blocks against Loyola Maryland (11/19/23)
• Produced a team-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting at William & Mary (11/25/23).
• Grabbed a season-high 6 boards at Hampton (11/27/23)
• Paced the team with a season-high 9 boards versus Lehigh.
• Blocked a season-high 3 shots at Morgan State (12/6/23).
• Recorded 20 points and a team-high two steals at Iowa (12/20/23)

PRIOR TO UMBC

2022-23 (Senior, USC Upstate): Appeared in all 32 games, making 15 starts … Averaged 7.8 points and 3.6 rebounds over and average of 18.7 minutes per game … Shot 56.6 percent (111-of-196) from the field, 16.7 percent (2-of-12) from beyond the arc, and 50.9 percent (27-of-53) from the free throw line … Corralled 114 total rebounds comprised of 42 offensive boards and 72 defensive boards … Totaled 35 blocks, 16 assists, and 10 steals on the season … Poured in a career-high 16 points on two occasions: versus Longwood behind a 7-of-11 shooting performance on 1/14/23 and versus Gardner-Webb behind a 6-of-9 shooting performance on 2/25/23 … Pulled in a career-high 10 rebounds versus Presbyterian on 2/22/23 … Recorded 13 double-figure scoring games.

2021-22 (Junior, USC Upstate): Appeared in 31 games, making nine starts … Averaged 5.2 points and 2.7 rebounds over an average of 15.4 minutes per game … Shot 55.6 percent (70-of-126) from the field and 62.5 percent (20-of-32) from the free throw line … Corralled 83 total rebounds comprised of 22 offensive boards and 61 defensive boards … Totaled 15 blocked shots, 11 steals, and seven assists on the season … Poured in a season-high 15 points behind a 7-for-9 shooting performance versus Converse on 12/18/21 … Pulled in a season-high six rebounds versus Gardner-Webb on 2/26/22 … Recorded four double-digit scoring games.

2020-21 (Sophomore, USC Upstate): Appeared in 22 games, making four starts … Averaged 5.5 points and 3.4 rebounds over an average of 14.6 points per game … Shot 71.6 percent (53-of-74) from the floor and 64.0 percent (16-of-25) from the free throw line … Corralled 74 total rebounds comprised of 13 offensive boards and 61 defensive boards … Totaled 14 blocked shots, three assists, and two steals on the season … Posted two season-high 11 point outings: versus Campbell (5-of-7 from the field) on 2/11/21 and versus Presbyterian (4-of-6 from the field) on 2/18/21 … Pulled in a season-high seven rebounds on two occasions: versus Eastern Kentucky on 12/2/20 and versus Winthrop on 12/13/20 … Recorded six double-digit scoring games.

2019-20 (Freshman, USC Upstate): Appeared in 24 games … Averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds over an average of 7.7 minutes per game … Shot 68.6 percent (24-of-35) from the field … Corralled 46 total rebounds comprised of 10 offensive boards and 36 defensive boards … Totaled eight steals, six blocked shots, and two assists … Poured in a season-high eight points behind a 4-of-4 shooting performance versus UNC Asheville on 2/6/20 … Pulled in a season-high seven rebounds versus Akron on 11/18/19.

Personal: Working on a graduate degree in Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation at UMBC...Son of Tiffany Grice and Jermaine Smith...Has four siblings...Favorite food is bacon cheeseburgers...Favorite musical artist is Meek Mill...Follows the Los Angeles Lakers...Favorite movie is Friday After Next...Enjoys reading and cooking...Favorite book is The Champions Mind by Jim Afremow.