Russ Smith

Quick Facts

Full Name	Russ Smith
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 19, 1991(1991-04-19)
Age	33
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Aries

Russ Smith Biography

Russ Smith is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 19, 1991 in New York City, New York State, United States. Guard is known for his speed and aggression; he helped the University of Louisville win an NCAA title in 2013.

Head coach Head coach Rick Pitino nicknamed him Russdiculous. referred to him as Russdiculous.

Louisville overlooked Smith at first. Assistant coaches Ralph Willard and Steve Masiello were on a recruiting trip in South Kent in September 2009, looking at another player. They saw Smith, who they thought would be perfect for their system. Masiello had also known Smith’s father since he was 15. Louisville started looking at Smith seriously, and Smith liked Louisville so much that he tried to commit before he had a scholarship offer. Houston, LaSalle, Baylor and Arizona showed interest before he signed with the Cardinals.

Smith was born in New York City at NY Presbyterian Hospital to Paulette A. O’Neal and Russell Smith. He went to Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, N.Y. and played basketball for head coach Jack Curran. He led the New York City Catholic league (CHSAA) in scoring as a junior averaging 24.5 points a game and as a senior averaging 29.6 points, he also had a 7.3 rebound and 3.2 assist average his final season for the Molloy Stanners. His career high in points was 47, which he reached twice as a senior against St. Francis Prep and Christ the King. Smith was named to the 2009 New York State Sportswriters Association all-state team, made the first-team all-CHSAA “AA”, and New York Daily News All-Queens first team as a senior. He played in the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game at Madision Square Garden on April 18. Where he scored 27 points and earned co-MVP honors as his City team beat the Suburban team 129–120. Russ played prep school basketball at South Kent School in 2010 averaging 19.7 points and 3.9 assists a game as South Kent went 20–12 on the season.

His father, “Big Russ,” opened Harlem’s first basketball-themed barbershop.

Russ Smith Net Worth

Russ Smith is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Russ Smith 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a basketball player at Archbishop Molloy High school in New York.

He was a First Team All-Big East selection for 2013.

Russ Anton Smith (born April 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Guizhou White Tigers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, playing a starring role as a junior in helping them win the 2013 NCAA championship, while earning third-team All-American by the NABC and the Sporting News. As a senior at Louisville, he was named a consensus first-team All-American.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Russ Smith height 6 ft 0 in Russ weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Russ Smith Dating?

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Louisville, with a 29–5 record, was selected the #1 overall seed for the 2013 NCAA Tournament. In his first two games of the NCAA tournament at Rupp Arena he had 23 points verses North Carolina A&T and had 27 against Colorado State. Louisville fans liked what Smith was doing on the floor so much they started chanting RussArena near the end of the Colorado State game and made a Twitter hashtag #RussArena. He tied his career high of 31 points and the Cardinals beat the Oregon Ducks 77–69 in the Sweet Sixteen. In Louisville’s 85–63 regional final win against Duke, Smith recorded 23 points and was subsequently named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament’s Midwest Region. During the Duke game Smith witnessed Kevin Ware suffer a horrible broken leg accident that left the team very emotional. Ware said “Just go win this game for me. Just go win this game. Don’t worry about me, I’m fine.” while being attended to by medical staff who was preparing him for a trip to the hospital. Louisville outscored Duke 64 to 43 after the Ware injury and credited Ware’s positive attitude about his injury for their win. In Louisville’s next game Smith had 21 points in a 72–68 win over Wichita State in the Final Four. Smith averaged 18.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals this season for the Cardinals who won the national championship over Michigan with a 35–5 record.

Facts & Trivia

Russ Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Russ Smith celebrates birthday on April 19 of every year.

On December 17, 2015, Smith was reassigned to the Iowa Energy, but was recalled later that day. He was reassigned again on December 22, and recalled two days later. On December 29, he was waived by the Grizzlies.

Is Russ Smith related to JR Smith?

Russ dominates the ball like J.R., he hails from the New York metropolitan area like J.R., displays a similar lack of impulse control within the offense and he played in the same backcourt as J.R.’s brother Chris last season. But he’s not J.R. Smith’s brother.

How old is Russ Smith?

31 years (April 19, 1991)

How tall is Russ Smith?

6′ 0″

Where is Peyton Siva now?

Panathinaikos B.C.

What happened to Russ Smith?

The former Louisville star is back in the league. FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Russ Smith is finally back in the league. The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, who are the NBA G-League affiliate for the Indiana Pacers, announced Thursday that they had signed the former Louisville star from the available player pool.