James Elliott "Jaime" Smith (born July 11, 1989) is an American professional
basketball
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player who last played for
ADA Blois of the
Pro A. Standing at , he plays at the
point guard
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positions.
He is the younger brother of former basketball player
Joe Troy Smith.
Professional career
Clubs
In June 2015 Smith signed with the Belgium club
Liège Basket
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, after a season with the
Fribourg Olympic
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in Switzerland.
On June 10, 2017, Jaime Smith signed with the Italian basketball club,
Pallacanestro Cantù
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, in the top-tier
LBA.
On June 7, 2018, Smith became new player for
Dinamo Sassari
Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the 2018–19 European ...
.
On August 1, 2019, he has signed contract with
Teksüt Bandırma of the
Turkish Basketball Super League
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(BSL).
On March 2, 2020, he has signed with
Dinamo Sassari
Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the 2018–19 European ...
of the Italian
Lega Basket Serie A
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.
On July 11, 2020, he has signed with
Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù, known for sponsorship reasons as Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Cantù, Lombardy. On the European-wide club competition scene, Cantù is second to Real Madrid – agai ...
of the
Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club (sport), club basketball list of basketball leagues, league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball ...
(LBA).
On July 5, 2022, after recovering from a torn ACL, he signed with the
ADA Blois of the
LNB Pro A LNB may refer to:
Sport
* Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, a professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic
* Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, an Argentine basketball league
* Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (Paraguay), Liga Nacional de Básquetb ...
.
References
External links
Legabasket.it profileUAH Chargers Player biography
1989 births
Living people
ADA Blois Basket 41 players
Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
American men's basketball players
Bandırma B.İ.K. players
Basketball players from Birmingham, Alabama
BC Khimik players
Dinamo Sassari players
Fribourg Olympic players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Liège Basket players
Pallacanestro Cantù players
Point guards
Hoover High School (Alabama) alumni
S.C. Lusitânia basketball players
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