Roscoe R. Smith is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Nea Kifissia of the Greek Basket League.
Education
A 6"8" small forward born in Baltimore, Maryland, Smith attended Walbrook High School through his junior season, averaging 21.4 points and 11.0 rebounds per game his last season there. After fielding recruiting offers from a number of schools, he chose to play for Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun at the University of Connecticut.
Career
He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (University of Nevada, Las Vegas). As a freshman, Smith was a starter on the Connecticut Huskies" 2011 national championship team He then moved to prep basketball power Oak Hill Academy.
As a freshman, Smith played in all 41 Husky games (starting 33) and averaged 5.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.
Smith returned in the 2011-2012 season, but saw his minutes decrease with the addition of highly touted freshman Andre Drummond. He averaged 4.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
Following the season, it was announced that Connecticut would be banned from postseason play in the 2012-2013 season due to issues with new National Collegiate Athletic Association Academic Progress Rate guidelines. Several upperclassmen chose to leave the program, including Smith, who transferred to University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After sitting out the 2012-2013 season per National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules, Smith joined the Runnin" Rebels for the 2013-2014 season.
He finished in the top five nationally in rebounding, finishing the season averaging 10.9 rebounds per game.
Following the season, Smith decided to bypass his final year of eligibility and entered the 2014 National Basketball Association draft. After going undrafted in the 2014 National Basketball Association draft, Smith joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League. On September 23, 2014, he signed with the Lakers.
However, he was later waived by the Lakers on October 25, 2014.
On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the Los Angeles Doctorate-Fenders as an affiliate player. On February 12, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 National Basketball Association Doctorate-League All-Star Game as a replacement for James Michael McAdoo.
On August 13, 2015, Smith signed with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He then moved to the Greek club Nea Kiffisia.