Andrew Smith (basketball, born 1992)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Andrew Smith

| image =

| caption =

| position = Power forward / center

| partner =

| league =

| team = Free Agent

| number =

| height_m = 2.06

| weight_kg = 100

| nationality = American / Latvian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|14}}

| birth_place = Pompano Beach, Florida

| high_school = Highlands Christian
(Pompano Beach, Florida)

| college = Liberty (2011–2015)

| draft_year = 2015

| career_start = 2015

| career_end =

| years1 = 2015–2016

| team1 = Jūrmala

| years2 = 2016–2017

| team2 = Donar

| years3 = 2017–2018

| team3 = Rasta Vechta

| years4 = 2018–2019

| team4 = Jämtland

| years5 = 2019

| team5 = Södertälje Kings

| years6 = 2019–2020

| team6 = Donar

| years7 = 2020–2021

| team7 = Science City Jena

| years8 = 2021–2022

| team8 = Luleå

| years9 = 2022–2023

| team9 = Kleb Basket Ferrara

| years10 = 2023

| team10 = Soles de Mexicali

| years11 = 2023–2024

| team11 = Hapoel Eilat

| years12 = 2024

| team12 = New Basket Brindisi

| years13 = 2024–2025

| team13 = Pistoia Basket 2000

| highlights =

ProA champion (2018)
Dutch League champion (2017)
Dutch Cup champion (2017)
Dutch Supercup champion (2016)
DBL blocks leader (2017)

}}

Andrew Smith (born December 14, 1992) is an American-Latvian professional basketball player who last played for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Smith played for the Liberty Flames team for four years as a collegiate.

College career

Smith attended Liberty University. As a senior, he averaged 9.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Smith scored a career-high 21 points against Longwood on February 17, 2015. He finished his career with 737 points and 558 rebounds.{{cite news |title=Smith Inks Deal with Jurmalas Fenikss of Latvia |url=https://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=36963&newsID=15081&TeamID=6 |accessdate=March 7, 2020 |work=Liberty Flames |date=August 25, 2015}}

Professional career

In August 2015, Smith signed with Jūrmala of the Latvian league.

On July 18, 2016, Smith signed a 1-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League.{{Cite news|url=https://www.donar.nl/nieuws/donar-contracteert-andrew-smith|title=Donar contracteert Andrew Smith|date= 18 July 2016|language=nl|publisher=Donar.nl}}

In July 2017, Smith signed with Rasta Vechta of the German second division ProA.{{Cite news |date=25 July 2017 |title=Neuer Weisser Riese: Smith Für Rasta |url=https://www.rasta-vechta.de/home/einzelansicht/neuer-weisser-riese-smith-fuer-rasta/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801194527/https://www.rasta-vechta.de/home/einzelansicht/neuer-weisser-riese-smith-fuer-rasta/ |archive-date=2017-08-01 |access-date=31 March 2018 |publisher=Rasta Vechta |language=de}} With Rasta, Smith won the ProA championship and gained promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

On July 3, 2019, Smith was announced by Södertälje Kings for the 2019–20 season.{{Cite tweet|number=1146366333233373184|user=SodertaljeBBK|title=BOOM: SMITH KLAR FÖR KINGS|date=July 3, 2019}}

On November 29, 2019, Smith returned to Donar.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/216238/Donar-haalt-Smith-terug-naar-Groningen-Freeman-vertrekt|title=Donar haalt Smith terug naar Groningen, Freeman vertrekt|work=RTV Noord|accessdate=29 November 2019}} The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Smith returned to the United States. In 10 games, he recorded 9.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.0 block per game. On September 10, Smith signed with Science City Jena in Germany.{{cite web |title=Andrew Smith (ex Groningen) agreed terms with Jena |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Latvia/news/644042/Andrew-Smith-(ex-Groningen)-agreed-terms-with-Jena |website=Eurobasket |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |date=September 10, 2020}}

On July 4, 2021, Smith signed with BC Luleå in the Sweden.{{cite news |title=Tuff publikfavorit är klar för BC Luleå |url=https://www.bclulea.se/tuff-publikfavorit-ar-klar-for-bc-lulea/ |access-date=4 July 2021 |work=BC Luleå |date=3 July 2021 |language=sv-SE}}

On February 15, 2024, he signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/happy-casa-brindisi-sign-eric-washington-and-andrew-smith/|title=Happy Casa Brindisi sign Eric Washington and Andrew Smith|last=|first=|date=February 15, 2024|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=February 17, 2024}}

On November 19, 2024, he signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://www.pistoiabasket2000.com/home/estra-pistoia-basket-firma-ala-pivot-andrew-smith/|title=Estra Pistoia Basket firma l’ala/pivot Andrew Smith|last=|first=|date=November 19, 2024|website=pistoiabasket2000.com|publisher=|language=it|access-date=November 24, 2024}}

Personal

As Andrew's grandmother was Latvian citizen, in May 2015, Smith was granted a Latvian passport. This allowed him to be eligible to play for the Latvian national basketball team.{{Cite news|url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltic_news/?doc=14856|title=U.S. b-baller Andrew Smith granted Latvian passport; could become candidate to play on national team|publisher=Baltic-Course.com|date=18 May 2015}}