Pepperdine University Athletics

Keith Smith Career Statistics

PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Limited to 15 games as a redshirt junior due to injury ... Averaged 1.5 points and 1.9 rebounds in 12.5 minutes ... Made one start ... Had season highs of six points, five rebounds and 23 minutes played vs. San Diego (2/13) ... Also had five rebounds vs. UC Irvine (11/9) ... Had two assists twice and two steals at CSUN (11/12) ... Appeared in the first four games of the season, the missed the next 17 before returning for the final 11 contests.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules.
 
OREGON: Played two seasons at the University of Oregon ... Appeared in 35 of 36 games, including two starts, as a 2017-18 sophomore ... Averaged 1.9 points and 1.4 rebounds in 8.9 minutes ... Earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention status ... Had a season-best nine points vs. Prairie View A&M (11/13) on 4-for-4 shooting ... As a 2016-17 freshman, was part of an Oregon squad that reached the Final Four and won a share of the Pac-12 regular-season title ... Played in 27 games off the bench and averaged 1.9 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.4 minutes ... Had highs of 15 points and eight rebounds vs. Savannah State (12/3) ... Teammates with fellow transfer M.J. Cage.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Rainier Beach High School, located in Seattle, Wash., in 2016 ... Attended Franklin High School his first two years ... Led Rainier Beach to 3A state championships as a junior and senior ... Averaged 15.7 points as a senior and 18.5 as a junior ... Averaged 21.0 points as a sophomore at Franklin ... ESPN gave him three stars and a grade of 78, and was the nation's 75th-ranked player according to Scout.com.
 
CLUB: Played for Seattle Rotary.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in intercultural communication ... Born in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Son of Keith Smith and Stacey McCrath ... His father played basketball at Loyola Marymount and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2000, and played in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks ... Has one sibling, Stevie ... Chose Pepperdine because “I've known Coach Romar since I was little and began going to his basketball camps at UW, so my relationship with him is really good. Malibu is beautiful. I've been in the Northwest my whole life so seeing some sun and the beach isn't bad.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys listening to music, drawing, painting and watching movies ... Lists his father as his sports hero “because he’s the reason why I picked up basketball in the first place” ... Favorites include Kobe Bryant (pro sports team), Los Angeles Lakers (pro basketball team), Drumline and He Got Game (movies), Chappelle’s Show (TV show), Nipsey Hussle (musical artist), his grandmother’s tacos (food) and football (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite things about basketball are “1) the sound the net makes when you hit a shot, all net; 2) the competition; 3) the process of getting better.”