5 Dan Smith
5 - Dan Smith
Birth Date: June 8, 1986
Height: 5-11
Weight: 170
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Weston, FL
High School: Cypress Bay
Position: Guard
Major: History
Parents: Paul & Cathy Smith

Career: Closed out his two-year career by appearing in a total of 37 games, two as a starter ... Posted 11 games of double-figure scoring including one of 20 points ... Concluded his tenure at Emory ranked first in career in career free throw percentage (88.3%), sinking 83-of-94 from the charity stripe ... Converted 36.8 percent (50-of-136) of his three-point opportunities, good for an eighth-place tie on the school's all-time list .. Knocked down two or more treys in a total of 16 games.

Senior (2007-08)
Played in all 25 games, two as a starter, and averaged 13.0 minutes and 6.7 points per outing ... Led the squad and stood third among UAA players with a mark of 85.9 percent from the foul line (55-of-64), good for sixth place on the Eagles' seasonal ladder ... Chalked up seven games of double-figure scoring ... Nailed seven-of-11, including four-of-seven from three-point range, en route to a career-high 20 points at Maryville College (Nov. 24) ... Tied for team's second-high scorer with a 15-point performance against Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 27) including four straight free throws over the game's final 19 seconds that cemented an 89-85 triumph ... Went 8-for-8 at the foul line and scored six of the Eagles' final eight points of the game from the charity in helping Emory to its first win of the campaign, a 76-72 decision vs. Washington and Lee (Nov. 20) ... Dished out a career-high tying four assists in games against Oglethorpe (Dec. 6) and Case Western (Jan. 12) ... Seven-game streak of at least one three-point field goal (Nov. 18-Dec. 8) ... Sank 19 consecutive free throws over the first five games of the season.

Junior (2006-07)
Was enjoying a productive initial season before a knee injury in the Washington University (Jan. 16) forced him out of action for the remainder of the campaign ... While he was active, his outside shooting provided Emory instant offense off the bench ... Saw action as a reserve in all 12 of his appearances and was one of three players to average in double figures with a 10.0 points per game average ... Averaged 16 minutes per outing and posted double-digit scoring on four occasions ... Turned in a memorable showing in his first game as an Eagle, sinking five-of-season from the floor, including four-of-five from three-point range, en route to 18 points against LaGrange College (Nov. 25) ... The next evening against Maryville, he drained six-of-eight attempts from the field, including three more from long range, in finishing with 17 points ... His effort in those two contests enabled him to earn UAA Co-Player of the Week honors as well as a spot on d3hoop.com Team of the Week ... Finished with a glittering 93.3 percent mark from the foul line, knocking down 28-of-30 attempts ... Finished with a team-high 15 points at Washington & Lee (Dec. 30) ... Scored in all 12 of his appearances and registered treys in 10 games ... Shot 50 percent or better from distance in six games.

Prior to Emory
Joins the Eagles' program after spending the two previous years at the Oxford College of Emory University ... Attended Cypress Bay High School where he was a four-year member of the basketball program ... Served as a captain his junior and senior seasons ... As a senior in 2004, he was a Basketball Coaches Association All-Star and earned county honorable-mention recognition.

Personal: Born June 8, 1986 .. Son of Paul and Cathy Smith.

Career Stats


Career Highs

Year GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3pt
FG-FGA
PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG REB AVG
2006-07 12-0 35-82 .427 22-54 .407 28-30 120 10.0 15 1.3
2007-08 25-2 42-113 .372 28-82 .341 55-64 167 6.7 14 0.6
TOTAL 37-2 77-195 .395 50-136 .367 83-94 287 7.7 29 0.78
Points 20 at Maryville College, Nov. 24, 2007
  18 LaGrange College, Nov. 25, 2006
Rebounds 4 vs. Hood, Dec. 29, 2006
Steals 3 at Case Western Reserve University, Jan. 6, 2007
Assists 4 Case Western Reserve University, Jan. 12, 2008
    at Oglethorpe, Dec. 6, 2007