Career
Smith played his high school ball at Oldham County High School (Buckner, Kentucky), where he was a standout forward on the high school team and record-setting wide receiver on the football team He also played on the Kentucky (high school) All-Stars in their annual two-game series against the Indiana All-Stars. After two years of junior college basketball at Southeastern Illinois College, Smith was rated as one of the top JUCO prospects and committed to play ball for Rick Pitino at the University of Louisville.
But he backed out of the commitment and entered the 2004 National Basketball Association Draft instead.
Smith was taken by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2004 National Basketball Association Draft after playing college basketball at Southeastern Illinois College and averaged 3.3 points per game for the Hawks during his two-season stint. On December 2, 2005, the Hawks assigned Smith to their National Basketball Association Development League affiliate, the Arkansas RimRockers.
In January 2007, Smith signed a one-month contract with Bulgarian champions Academic Sofia, which could possibly be extended to five months. On December 24, 2008, Smith signed with the South Dragons of the Australian National Basketball League.
He had previously been with the Chinese Basketball Association"s Shanxi Zhongyu but was waived to make roster space available for Bonzi Wells.
After one season with the South Dragons, Smith would return to the Shanxi Zhongyu for the 2009-2010 season. In December 2010 he signed with the Liaoning Dinosaurs. In 2011, Smith signed with Fuerza Regia in Mexico.
He later played for the Indios de Mayaguez of Puerto Rico, and Maccabi Haifa British Columbia of Israel.
Smith led Haifa to its first Israeli League title ever during the 2012-2013 season, his first with his team, along with teammate Gal Mekel. In 2014 he was chosen as an Most Valuable Player of the Israeli AllStar match.
In June 2014, after two successful seasons with Haifa, Smith signed a three-year contact with Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem. In his first season with the team, he was instrumental in its winning its first ever national championship.
In August 2013, Smith was naturalized as a Venezuelan to participate with the country"s national basketball team