Devin Michael Smith (born April 12, 1983) is an American former professional

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player. Standing at a height of , he played mainly at the

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position, and he was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in

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Early life

Smith attended William Penn High School, in

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, where he played high school basketball.

College career

After playing high school basketball, Smith played

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at Coffeyville Community College, with the Coffeyville Red Ravens (

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), in the 2001–02 season. He then played at the

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, with the

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(

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), from 2002 to 2005.

Professional career

Early years

After going

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in the

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, Smith signed a contract with the Spanish team Bruesa GBC. With them, he won the

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, the 2nd-tier Spanish League in 2006. He stayed in the club for two seasons, before moving to the Italian team Air Avellino in the summer of 2007. With them, he won the

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in 2008 and was named the MVP of the Italian Cup. After breakthrough season, in the summer of 2008, he signed a contract with the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Ülker. With them, he played in the

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for the first time in his career. Over 14 games in the EuroLeague, he averaged 7.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. However, they went short of all the trophies and Smith didn't extend his contract with the team. In 2010, he signed with the Greek team

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where he stayed for one season.

Benetton Treviso

On July 22, 2010, Smith signed a one-year deal with Italian team Benetton Treviso. Over the season, he averaged 15.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the EuroCup, and 13.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in the Italian League. He was also named to the All-EuroCup First Team for the performances he showed over the season. This was his second consecutive nomination, after also being selected the season before while playing for Panellinios.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On June 23, 2011, Smith signed a two-year deal with the Israeli team

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. On April 1, 2013, he was named the

MVP of the month of March, his first such monthly award. Over the month, he helped his team win 4 straight games after having 2–5 score in its Top 16 group. He averaged 15.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2 steals per game. He had statistically the best season since coming in the club, having the averages of 11.5 points, 4 rebounds and 1.6 assists over 25 EuroLeague games played. Maccabi however went short of all the trophies. On June 26, 2013, he signed a new two-year contract with Maccabi. With the first half of the season ended, team's performances showed very little hope that the season would be better than the previous. However, Maccabi finished the season by winning the triple crown. Maccabi eventually won its sixth EuroLeague championship, Smith's first, by defeating

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in an overtime 98–86 finals game. Smith was one of the key Maccabi players, averaging 9.9 points and career-high 5.6 rebounds with career-high shooting percentages. In the summer of 2014, Maccabi's roster changed dramatically with the departure of

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, and some key players from the previous season like

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, Tyrese Rice, Ricky Hickman and Joe Ingles. His role in the team as being one of the best and most experienced players was left unchanged, as he had many touches. He was named the

MVP of the month of December, his second monthly MVP award. Over the month of December, he averaged 20.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals per game. Maccabi was eventually stopped in the quarter-final series, after being swept by Fenerbahçe Ülker. In May 2015, he was chosen to the All-EuroLeague Second Team for the performances he put up over the season. He had his best season since coming into the club, averaging all career-highs of 15 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1 steal, over 25 games in the

. On April 7, 2015, he signed a new three-year contract with Maccabi. On September 27, 2017, after 6 seasons with Maccabi, Smith announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.

Coaching career

On June 11, 2018, Smith would join Jason Staudt as new assistant coaches for the

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under new head coach

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's staff. However, after putting up a 19–63 record with the Suns, Smith was fired alongside the rest of the team's coaching staff on April 23, 2019. On October 13, 2023, Smith was hired as an assistant coach by the

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of the

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , 14 , , 3 , , 24.5 , , .411 , , .234 , , .667 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .6 , , 7.9 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6", Maccabi , 21 , , 19 , , 27.0 , , .419 , , .286 , , .857 , , 4.8 , , .8 , , .6 , , .6 , , 8.3 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , 25 , , 24 , , 28.5 , , .436 , , .377 , , .844 , , 4.0 , , 1.6 , , .7 , , .7 , , 11.5 , , 10.5 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2013–14† , 28 , , 27 , , 28.0 , , .498 , , .411 , , .853 , , 5.6 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .5 , , 9.9 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 25 , , 25 , , 31.8 , , .458 , , .376 , , .833 , , 6.1 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 15.0 , , 16.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 9 , , 9 , , 30.1 , , .420 , , .413 , , .750 , , 5.4 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .1 , , 12.7 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 28 , , 24 , , 26.1 , , .455 , , .352 , , .958 , , 5.4 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .4 , , 9.2 , , 9.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Career , 150 , , 131 , , 28.0 , , .440 , , .359 , , .833 , , 5.1 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .5 , , 10.6 , , 10.6

Domestic leagues

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Personal

Smith's wife is Danielle Greene, with whom he has 2 daughters.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Devin 1983 births Living people ABA League players American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Delaware Coffeyville Red Ravens men's basketball players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Gipuzkoa Basket players Greek Basket League players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Lega Basket Serie A players Liga ACB players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Panellinios B.C. players Pallacanestro Treviso players Sportspeople from New Castle, Delaware Phoenix Suns assistant coaches Power forwards S.S. Felice Scandone players Shooting guards Small forwards Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players William Penn High School (Delaware) alumni