RJ Smith

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 195
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Chino, Calif.
High School:
Damien
Prev School:
Colorado

2025-26 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR):

Recipient of the DeAnda Family Men's Basketball Endowed Scholarship and the Joyce Kohler & Barbara Hanks Endowed Basketball Scholarship.
Appeared in all 32 games with 23 stars, averaging 6.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
Shot 30.8 percent from three-point range for the second-most triples on the team with 37.
Had eight double-digit scoring games and 10 games with three or more assists.
Scored five points with two steals against Georgetown (3/11) in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Dished out five assists with three steals in road win at Marquette (3/1).
Scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting against Providence (2/21).
Tallied nine points with a pair of assists against St. John's (2/3).
Notched a season-high eight assists without a turnover at Xavier (1/31).
Put up 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting performance with four assists and a pair of steals at Georgetown (1/28).
Scored 11 points in home win over Seton Hall (1/24).
Secured a seven point, five assist performance against Marquette (1/16).
Had back-to-back double-digit scoring games against Villanova (12/31) and Xavier (1/3) with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Also tallied five assists and six rebounds against Musketeers.
Scored eight points against #5 UConn with a pair of assists.
Tallied three triples at St. John's (12/16) in 13 point performance.
Recorded 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting at Wichita State (12/13) with a pair of three-pointers.
Had a career-high two blocks against Morgan State (12/9) in addition to three assists.
Scored eight points with six rebounds in first DePaul start against Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12/6).
Scored nine points off the bench in pair of games at Emerald Coast Classic against Georgia Tech (11/28) and LSU (11/29).
Played 25 minutes off the bench against Detroit-Mercy (11/23) for a 10 point, seven assist performance.

2024-25 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT COLORADO):

Averaged 6.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists while appearing in all 34 games with 16 starts.
Had a team-high 38.6 three-point percentage while totaling 39 made three-pointers.
Ranked fourth on the team in assists and fifth in steals.
Dished out four assists against Cal State Fullerton (11/13) while adding seven points.
Tallied 11 points in back-to-back games against South Dakota State (12/13) and Bellarmine (12/21).
Scored in double figures seven times, including a career-high 14 points against Iowa State (12/30).
Had a career-best eight rebounds at UCF (1/8).
Started against Baylor (2/22) where he scored 13 points with two assists and a pair of boards.
Led the Buffaloes in scoring at Kansas State (3/2) with 11 points.
Notched 13 second-half points in the Big 12 Championship against West Virginia (3/12).
Recorded 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting against Villanova (4/1) in the College Basketball Crown.

2023-24 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT COLORADO):

Played in seven games before missing the rest of the season with a lower leg injury.
Averaged 2.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in the opening games of the season.
Made his collegiate debut against Towson (11/6) with two rebounds.
Notched an 11-point performance against Milwaukee (11/14) while going 3-of-4 from three.

2022-23 (FRESHMAN AT COLORADO):

Sat out as a redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL/PREP:

Averaged 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists throughout his high school career at Damien.
Graduated as the school's all-time leader in steals (260) and wins (112), while also being second in rebounds (824) and third in points (1,777).
Helped Damien to 2022 CIF State Division I Championship with a 32-4 record.
Four-time All-CIF and Baseline League First Team.
Was named 2022 Baseline League and San Gabriel Valley Tribune MVP.
Also played two years of club basketball with Prodigy our of Rancho Cucumonga, Calif.