Evan Michael Smotrycz (born August 2, 1991) is an American basketball player. He played

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for

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and

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. Engaged to Good Day Columbia WACH FOX 57 co-anchor Olivia DiVenti as of October 2022.

High school career

Smotrycz began his high school career with

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in Massachusetts where he won the MVP award at a session of the Eastern Invitational Basketball Camp. He transferred to the

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and repeated his junior year to reclassify to the class of 2010. He averaged 14 points and 8 rebounds for a team that just missed out on making the playoffs. However, he began to receive heavy recruiting interest.

College career

Smotrycz began his college career at

. As a freshman, he posted 6.3 points per game, shooting 38 percent from behind the arc. In the final two non-conference games of his sophomore season, Smotrycz scored his first two

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s against and on December 17 and 22. On December 29, Michigan won its first Big Ten Conference opener since 2006–07, beating

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as Smotrycz extended his double-double streak to three games. As a sophomore, he averaged 7.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. After the season, he opted to transfer, citing the need for a better fit. Smotrycz ultimately chose

over offers from

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and

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because he felt comfortable with the coaches and players. Smotrcycz 9–11 (81.8%) career three-point shot percentage in the NCAA Tournament is a Michigan school record (min 10 attempts). He averaged 11 points and six rebounds in 28 minutes a game as a junior. Coming into his senior season, Smotrycz dealt with a broken foot in the preseason, followed by a sprained knee and later sidelined with a hairline fracture of the thumb on his shooting hand. As a result, his numbers declined to 4.7 points and 4.1 rebounds in 19 minutes per game.

Professional career

After not being selected in the 2015 NBA Draft, he signed his first professional contract in July with

Keravnos B.C. Keravnos B.C. (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Στροβόλου «Ο Κεραυνός»), also known as Keravnos Strovolou, is a professional basketball club based in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. It plays its home games in the Cos ...

of the First Division of Cyprus. In his rookie season Smotrycz averaged 15.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. The following year he played in the

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for the

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. On July 26, 2016, he signed with Eisbaren Bremerhaven of the

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, but after eleven games, an injury temporarily separated him from the team. In July 2017, Smotrycz inked with

BG Göttingen Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen ( eng, Basketball Association Göttingen) is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Germany. In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia. The team had played in German ...

. On February 20, 2018, after leaving Germany, he landed in Argentina where he replaced

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at the

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. On November 2, 2018, Smotrycz was added to the

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opening night roster.

References

External links

Maryland Terrapins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smotrycz, Evan 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Germany American men's basketball players Basketball players from Massachusetts BG Göttingen players Eisbären Bremerhaven players Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players Forwards (basketball) Iowa Wolves players Keravnos B.C. players Maryland Terrapins men's basketball players Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players People from Reading, Massachusetts People from Stoneham, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts