Ryan Smith

Photo by: Greg Thompson

Photo by: Parker Waters

Photo by: Parker Waters

Position:
Center
Height:
6-11
Weight:
250
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
High School:
Lutheran HS

2016-17: Started all 31 games during his senior campaign…Averaged 7.9 points and 4.4 rebounds, while his 1.4 blocks per game ranked eighth in the American Athletic Conference…Shot 99-for-202 (.490) from the field as his field goal percentage also ranked in the top 10 in the league…Scored double-digit points in 12 contests…Blocked multiple shots in 11 different games and had at least three rejections five times…Averaged 11 points and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 29-for-43 (.674) in six games during the month of December…Notched his first-career double-double comprising 14 points and 10 rebounds to go with two steals in just 21 minutes in the home win over Southeastern Louisiana (11/14)…Compiled 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks against Oklahoma (11/17)…Shot 7-for-9 from the field and scored a career-high 17 points against St. John’s (12/2)…Tallied 14 points and blocked four shots against McNeese State (12/19)…Scored 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting and blocked a career-high six shots against Texas State (12/23)…Made all four field goal attempts for 11 points in 20 minutes in the win at USF (1/11)…Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds against SMU (1/15)…Rejected three shots in 16 minutes of court time at Tulsa (1/18)…Shot 6-for-9 overall and scored a team-high 15 points against No. 20 Cincinnati (1/21)…Had 10 points and six rebounds at Houston (1/24)…Scored 10 points at UConn (1/28)…Tallied 11 points, six boards and three assists against Temple (1/31)…Chipped in 10 points at East Carolina (2/4) for his fifth-straight game in double-figures…Chipped in four points, six rebounds, two blocks and a career-high three steals against Houston (2/8)…Put up 12 points, seven boards and a pair of blocks in the win over USF (2/18)…Blocked four shots against East Carolina (2/21).

2015-16: Played in 33 games, making 23 starts ... Had four points and five rebounds in the opener against Alabama A&M ... Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in just six minutes of action against Drake ... Grabbed three rebounds at Southern ... Scored six points in his first start of the year against Appalachian State ... Scored five points in seven minutes against Liberty in Nashville ... Had three rebounds and two points against Southern Miss ... Had four points, four rebounds and two blocks in the conference opener at Memphis ... Made the start against UConn ... Had four points against Tulsa ... Grabbed five rebounds in the win at USF ... Brought down six rebounds at UConn ... Had four rebounds and four points at Tulsa ... Added five points and four rebounds against UCF ... Scored four points in the triple overtime win at East Carolina ... Added four points and a rebound in nine minutes of action against East Carolina ... Had six points and six rebounds against Temple ... Didn't miss a shot in the second round of the AAC Tournament against two-seed Houston, scoring eight points and grabbing six rebounds.

2014-15: Played in 31 games with 27 starts...Hit a season high 10 points against Tennessee Tech...Recorded eight rebounds against UCF in his second longest stint of the season with 17 minutes played.

2013-14: Played in 26 games with three starts...Made his collegiate debut against Southern...Got the start against Northern Kentucky and posted two points, six rebounds, a block and a steal.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Dave Peter at California Lutheran High School ... Averaged 16.4 points, 12.3 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game during his senior season that was cut short by a knee injury in January ... Despite missing time as a senior, earned all-league MVP and all-league defensive MVP honors ...Totaled 14.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game during his high school career.

PERSONAL: Has one brother and a sister...A digital design major.