2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Smith, Sterling
Jersey Number 15
Sterling Smith
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Chico, Calif.
- High School:
- Redemption Christ Academy [N.Y.]
Bio
THE STORYLINE
An experienced guard with excellent shooting range ... Will give the Panthers another perimeter weapon to compliment double-figure scorers Jamel Artis and Michael Young ... Joined Pitt in the summer of 2015 after graduating from Coppin State with a degree in criminal justice ... Scored 934 points in 94 career games at Coppin State ... Averaged 10.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game during his first three seasons ... Has shown the ability to be an elite three-point shooter ... Has 159 career three-point field goals ... Has made three or more treys in a game 20 times ... Active defender able to lockdown opposing guards as well as get in passing lanes to create steals and transition offense ... Wingspan, lateral quickness and effort are his greatest defensive assets ... Scoring ability, toughness and ability to compete on both ends of the floor will be invaluable to the Pitt backcourt ... An excellent rebounder from the guard position ... Uses his strength and quickness to rebound in traffic and chase down rebounds outside of his area ... Was sidelined for four weeks during the summer after undergoing foot surgery ... Returned to workouts in August ... Will help provide leadership despite being in his first year with the program .. Established himself as a veteran presence during the summer
2014-15 (COPPIN STATE): Named to the All-MEAC second team and College Sports Madness third team ... Earned MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors Dec. 29 ... Averaged a team-best 13.9 points in 31 games ... Was also second on the team in rebounding (4.9) and steals (44) ... Finished among the conference leaders in three-point field goals (3rd - 2.5 3pg.), three-point percentage (3rd - .418), steals (7th - 1.4 spg.), scoring (12th - 13.9 ppg.), field goal percentage (12th - .468) and rebounds (19th - 4.9 rpg.) ... Led Coppin State with 76 three-point field goals ... Made four or more three-pointers in a game 10 times ... Scored in double figures 23 times with seven 20+ point games ... Topped the 20-point mark five times over an eight-game stretch during conference play ... Had 14 points, six rebounds and two blocks in a MEAC Tournament opening round win over Bethune-Cookman, 3/10 ... Tallied 16 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals against Delaware State, 3/5 ... Knocked down four three-point field goals and scored 21 points at Morgan State, 2/28 ... Scored a career-high 28 points against Norfolk State, 2/21 ... Went 9-of-17 from the field, including 5-of-10 from three-point range ... Posted 27 points, 10 rebounds and four steals at Delaware State, 2/16 ... Went 9-of-15 from the field, including 6-of-10 from three-point distance ... Made five treys in a 17-point effort against Howard, 2/14 ... Scored 27 points against Savannah State ... Went 8-of-10 from the field, 6-of-7 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the foul line ... Had 18 points and seven rebounds vs. South Carolina State, 2/7 ... Recorded 23 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals at Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1/31 ... Knocked down 6-of-11 three-point attempts and finished with 24 points at NC A&T, 1/26 ... Had 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting at NC Center, 1/24 ... Went 4-of-8 from behind the three-point line ... Posted 16 points and seven rebounds at Akron, 1/3 ... Registered 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals at Evansville, 12/28 ... Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Eastern Michigan, 12/23 ... Scored 11 points and added six rebounds, five assists and four steals at Michigan, 12/22 ... Had 15 points and five rebounds at Norfolk State, 12/8 ... Went 4-of-8 from three-point range and finished with 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Towson, 12/3 ... Scored 12 points on four made treys to go along with three rebounds, four assists and two steals at Notre Dame, 11/19
2013-14 (COPPIN STATE): Played in all 32 games and made 28 starts ... Finished the season as Coppin State's third-leading scorer (10.9 points per game) and third-leading rebounder (4.2) ... Also third with 50 assists ... Paced the team with 39 steals with three or more steals in a game five times ... Led team with 60 three-point field goals ... Made a three in 29 games with eight games with three or more three-point field goals ... Led the team in scoring four times ... Finished among the MEAC leaders in three-point field goal percentage (5th - .385), three-point field goals (12th - 1.9 3pg.) and steals (13th - 1.7 spg.) ... Scored in double figures 18 times with four 20+ point games ... Scored 14 points to go along with seven rebounds and three blocks in a MEAC quarterfinal win over Hampton, 3/12 ... Handed out a career-best eight assists with no turnovers against Howard, 3/3 ... Knocked down four three-point field goals and finished with 14 points against Norfolk State, 2/22 ... Scored 20 points with six treys in a win over Florida A&M, 2/15 ... Was 6-of-9 from behind the arc ... Tallied 12 points while going 3-of-5 from long range at Maryland-Eastern Shore, 2/8 ... Finished with a season-high 24 points and nine rebounds in an 81-78 overtime loss to Hampton, 2/1 ... Went 9-of-9 from the free throw line and made three treys in the contest ... Had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists at N.C. A&T, 1/27 ... Collected 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals at Norfolk State, 1/20 ... Finished with 12 points, six rebounds and two steals vs. Towson, 1/4 ... Posted 11 points and eight rebounds at Akron, 12/31 ... Made three treys and finished with 17 points and six assists vs. UMBC, 12/11 ... Went 4-of-7 from three-point range in a 15-point effort at Delaware State, 12/7 ... Scored 10 points at No. 11 Gonzaga, 12/1 ... Had 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals against Ohio Valley College, 11/25 ... Scored a team-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting in 78-73 win over Oregon State, 11/10 ... Went 4-of-7 from long range and added four rebounds, two blocks and three steals ... Recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and two steals at California, 11/9 ... Went 6-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-5 from three-point range
2012-13 (COPPIN STATE) Played in 30 of the 32 games with 18 starts ... Started 15 of the first 17 games of the season ... Averaged 5.2 points and 4.1 rebounds over 23.7 minutes per game ... Also had 28 assists, 28 steals and three blocked shots ... Second on the team in field goal percentage (.423, 60-of-142) ... Shot 32.9 percent (23-of-70) from the three-point line and 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the free throw line ... Had four double-figure scoring games and three double-figure rebounding games ... Scored six points, grabbed a rebound and handed out two assists versus Bethune-Cookman in the MEAC Tournament, 3/12 ... Had 10 points and three rebounds at Maryland-Eastern Shore, 2/18 ... Collected eight points, six rebounds and two steals against Morgan State, 2/9 ... Recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds against South Carolina State, 1/14 ... Went 4-of-7 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from the three-point line against the Bulldogs... Had nine points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Akron, 1/2 ... Posted nine points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Iowa, 12/22 ... Posted a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds at UMBC, 12/12 ... Went 5-of-7 from the floor, including making 1-of-2 from three-point range ... Scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go along with four steals against Saint Joseph's, 12/4 .. Also had a season-high four steals in the contest ... Grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with five points, two assists and three steals vs. Colgate, 11/18
HIGH SCHOOL: Played a prep season at Redemption Christian Academy in Troy, N.Y. ... Averaged 21.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists ... Earned three letters at Chico High School in Chico, Calif. ... Averaged 23.7 points and 10.9 rebounds per game as a senior ... Had a season-best 48-point game
PERSONAL: Born on August 14, 1993, in Sacramento, Calif. ... Son of Anthony and Renee Smith ... Graduated from Coppin State with a criminal justise degree ... Enrolled in the Graduate School of Education .... Health and physical activity major
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 28, vs. Norfolk State, 2/21/15.
FG made: 9, five times- vs. Norfolk State, 2/21/15; at Delaware State,2/16/15; at Md.-Eastern Shore,1/31; at NC A&T, 1/26; at Evansville, 12/28.
FG attempts: 17, vs. Norfolk State, 2/21/15.
An experienced guard with excellent shooting range ... Will give the Panthers another perimeter weapon to compliment double-figure scorers Jamel Artis and Michael Young ... Joined Pitt in the summer of 2015 after graduating from Coppin State with a degree in criminal justice ... Scored 934 points in 94 career games at Coppin State ... Averaged 10.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game during his first three seasons ... Has shown the ability to be an elite three-point shooter ... Has 159 career three-point field goals ... Has made three or more treys in a game 20 times ... Active defender able to lockdown opposing guards as well as get in passing lanes to create steals and transition offense ... Wingspan, lateral quickness and effort are his greatest defensive assets ... Scoring ability, toughness and ability to compete on both ends of the floor will be invaluable to the Pitt backcourt ... An excellent rebounder from the guard position ... Uses his strength and quickness to rebound in traffic and chase down rebounds outside of his area ... Was sidelined for four weeks during the summer after undergoing foot surgery ... Returned to workouts in August ... Will help provide leadership despite being in his first year with the program .. Established himself as a veteran presence during the summer
2014-15 (COPPIN STATE): Named to the All-MEAC second team and College Sports Madness third team ... Earned MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors Dec. 29 ... Averaged a team-best 13.9 points in 31 games ... Was also second on the team in rebounding (4.9) and steals (44) ... Finished among the conference leaders in three-point field goals (3rd - 2.5 3pg.), three-point percentage (3rd - .418), steals (7th - 1.4 spg.), scoring (12th - 13.9 ppg.), field goal percentage (12th - .468) and rebounds (19th - 4.9 rpg.) ... Led Coppin State with 76 three-point field goals ... Made four or more three-pointers in a game 10 times ... Scored in double figures 23 times with seven 20+ point games ... Topped the 20-point mark five times over an eight-game stretch during conference play ... Had 14 points, six rebounds and two blocks in a MEAC Tournament opening round win over Bethune-Cookman, 3/10 ... Tallied 16 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals against Delaware State, 3/5 ... Knocked down four three-point field goals and scored 21 points at Morgan State, 2/28 ... Scored a career-high 28 points against Norfolk State, 2/21 ... Went 9-of-17 from the field, including 5-of-10 from three-point range ... Posted 27 points, 10 rebounds and four steals at Delaware State, 2/16 ... Went 9-of-15 from the field, including 6-of-10 from three-point distance ... Made five treys in a 17-point effort against Howard, 2/14 ... Scored 27 points against Savannah State ... Went 8-of-10 from the field, 6-of-7 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the foul line ... Had 18 points and seven rebounds vs. South Carolina State, 2/7 ... Recorded 23 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals at Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1/31 ... Knocked down 6-of-11 three-point attempts and finished with 24 points at NC A&T, 1/26 ... Had 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting at NC Center, 1/24 ... Went 4-of-8 from behind the three-point line ... Posted 16 points and seven rebounds at Akron, 1/3 ... Registered 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals at Evansville, 12/28 ... Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Eastern Michigan, 12/23 ... Scored 11 points and added six rebounds, five assists and four steals at Michigan, 12/22 ... Had 15 points and five rebounds at Norfolk State, 12/8 ... Went 4-of-8 from three-point range and finished with 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Towson, 12/3 ... Scored 12 points on four made treys to go along with three rebounds, four assists and two steals at Notre Dame, 11/19
2013-14 (COPPIN STATE): Played in all 32 games and made 28 starts ... Finished the season as Coppin State's third-leading scorer (10.9 points per game) and third-leading rebounder (4.2) ... Also third with 50 assists ... Paced the team with 39 steals with three or more steals in a game five times ... Led team with 60 three-point field goals ... Made a three in 29 games with eight games with three or more three-point field goals ... Led the team in scoring four times ... Finished among the MEAC leaders in three-point field goal percentage (5th - .385), three-point field goals (12th - 1.9 3pg.) and steals (13th - 1.7 spg.) ... Scored in double figures 18 times with four 20+ point games ... Scored 14 points to go along with seven rebounds and three blocks in a MEAC quarterfinal win over Hampton, 3/12 ... Handed out a career-best eight assists with no turnovers against Howard, 3/3 ... Knocked down four three-point field goals and finished with 14 points against Norfolk State, 2/22 ... Scored 20 points with six treys in a win over Florida A&M, 2/15 ... Was 6-of-9 from behind the arc ... Tallied 12 points while going 3-of-5 from long range at Maryland-Eastern Shore, 2/8 ... Finished with a season-high 24 points and nine rebounds in an 81-78 overtime loss to Hampton, 2/1 ... Went 9-of-9 from the free throw line and made three treys in the contest ... Had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists at N.C. A&T, 1/27 ... Collected 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals at Norfolk State, 1/20 ... Finished with 12 points, six rebounds and two steals vs. Towson, 1/4 ... Posted 11 points and eight rebounds at Akron, 12/31 ... Made three treys and finished with 17 points and six assists vs. UMBC, 12/11 ... Went 4-of-7 from three-point range in a 15-point effort at Delaware State, 12/7 ... Scored 10 points at No. 11 Gonzaga, 12/1 ... Had 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals against Ohio Valley College, 11/25 ... Scored a team-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting in 78-73 win over Oregon State, 11/10 ... Went 4-of-7 from long range and added four rebounds, two blocks and three steals ... Recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and two steals at California, 11/9 ... Went 6-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-5 from three-point range
2012-13 (COPPIN STATE) Played in 30 of the 32 games with 18 starts ... Started 15 of the first 17 games of the season ... Averaged 5.2 points and 4.1 rebounds over 23.7 minutes per game ... Also had 28 assists, 28 steals and three blocked shots ... Second on the team in field goal percentage (.423, 60-of-142) ... Shot 32.9 percent (23-of-70) from the three-point line and 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the free throw line ... Had four double-figure scoring games and three double-figure rebounding games ... Scored six points, grabbed a rebound and handed out two assists versus Bethune-Cookman in the MEAC Tournament, 3/12 ... Had 10 points and three rebounds at Maryland-Eastern Shore, 2/18 ... Collected eight points, six rebounds and two steals against Morgan State, 2/9 ... Recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds against South Carolina State, 1/14 ... Went 4-of-7 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from the three-point line against the Bulldogs... Had nine points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Akron, 1/2 ... Posted nine points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Iowa, 12/22 ... Posted a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds at UMBC, 12/12 ... Went 5-of-7 from the floor, including making 1-of-2 from three-point range ... Scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go along with four steals against Saint Joseph's, 12/4 .. Also had a season-high four steals in the contest ... Grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with five points, two assists and three steals vs. Colgate, 11/18
HIGH SCHOOL: Played a prep season at Redemption Christian Academy in Troy, N.Y. ... Averaged 21.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists ... Earned three letters at Chico High School in Chico, Calif. ... Averaged 23.7 points and 10.9 rebounds per game as a senior ... Had a season-best 48-point game
PERSONAL: Born on August 14, 1993, in Sacramento, Calif. ... Son of Anthony and Renee Smith ... Graduated from Coppin State with a criminal justise degree ... Enrolled in the Graduate School of Education .... Health and physical activity major
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 28, vs. Norfolk State, 2/21/15.
FG made: 9, five times- vs. Norfolk State, 2/21/15; at Delaware State,2/16/15; at Md.-Eastern Shore,1/31; at NC A&T, 1/26; at Evansville, 12/28.
FG attempts: 17, vs. Norfolk State, 2/21/15.
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