Dayshon "Scoochie" Smith (born November 11, 1994) is an American professional

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player. He played college basketball for

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College career

Smith was given his unusual nickname by his grandfather. He averaged 3.6 points and 2.0 assists per game as a freshman at Dayton, playing as a backup to Khari Price. He improved his averages to 9.2 points and 3.8 assists per game as a sophomore. As a junior, he posted 11.7 points and 4.3 assists per game. Smith averaged 13.8 points and to 4.5 rebounds per game as a senior and shot 38.8 percent from 3-point range. He was named to the First-team All-

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Professional career

After graduating from Dayton, Smith signed with the

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of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He averaged 10.2 points and 2.3 assists per game in 27 games. In March 2018, he was signed by the Canton Charge. In eight games, Smith averaged 14.3 points, 8.1 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. He joined the

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in the 2018 NBA summer League. He played for the Cavaliers' affiliate, the

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, and averaged 12.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game. On April 12, 2019, Smith signed with

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for the

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play-offs. On September 24, 2019, Smith re-signed his contract with the Greek club after averaging 3.7 points and 2.6 assists per game in his first season. In his second season in Greece, Smith averaged 6.8 points and 3.2 assists per game. On February 2, 2020, he was acquired from Canton by the

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in exchange for

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. Smith signed with Mega Bemax of the

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on June 4, 2020. On September 25, 2022, he signed with

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of the PLK. On August 14, 2023, Smith signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the

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(LKL). He was named to the All-LKL Team after averaging 12.8 points, 5.7 assists and 2.3 steals in 34 games.

References

External links

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RealGM profile

NBA G League profile

Dayton Flyers bio
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