Naje Smith

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Boise State University Athletics, Menâ??s Basketball vs South Dakota State, Photo by Tyler McFarland

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Degenhart and Smith, N. postgame 2021-22

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Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Spokane, Wash.
Position:
Forward
High School:
Lewis & Clark HS
Height:
6-7
Prev School:
Cochise College
Weight:
208
NIL Exchange:
Naje Smith

BOISE STATE CAREER
FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2022-23)
Played in all 34 games, including 31 starts...averaged 10.2 ppg and 5.6 rpg...led the team with 34 blocks and added 22 steals...had one 20-point game, one double double and two 10-rebound games...scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting while grabbing five rebounds against South Dakota State (Nov. 9)...notched 12 points, four rebounds and three blocks against Washington State (Nov. 12)...made his first-career start against Loyola Chicago, grabbing five rebounds (Nov. 18)...scored 10 points in 16 minutes against Colorado (Nov. 20)...scored 17 points, all in the second half, and blocked three shots against Utah Valley (Nov. 26)...logged nine rebounds including four on the offensive end against CSUN (Nov. 29)...notched 11 points, seven rebounds and three steals against New Orleans (Dec. 13)...scored 20 points while grabbing five rebounds against Nevada (Dec. 28)...blocked six shots against UNLV, the most in the Leon Rice era (Jan. 11)...posted 18 points on 4-8 shooting from three-point range and grabbed seven rebounds against Wyoming (Jan. 14)...logged 12 points and eight rebounds against Nevada (Jan. 17)...corralled 13 rebounds and blocked three shots at New Mexico (Jan. 20)...tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds - including five on the offensive end - and three steals against Wyoming for his first-career double-double (Feb. 11)...scored 17 points while grabbing seven rebounds against Colorado State (Feb. 15)...racked up 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocks against San Jose State (Feb. 25)...scored 18 points while grabbing six rebounds in the MW Tournament quarterfinal against UNLV (March 9)...posted 14 pints and four rebounds in the MW Tournament semifinal against Utah State (March 10)...posted the first double-double in an NCAA Tournament game in Boise State history with 14 points and 11 rebounds - seven of which were offensive - against Northwestern (March 16).

SENIOR (2021-22): Appeared in 34 games...averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 16.1 minutes per game...six games scoring in double figures...scored 15 points off the bench in season opener against Utah Valley (Nov. 9), added five rebounds, two steals, an assist and a block...nine points on 3-of-3 shooting against Temple (Nov. 19)...five rebounds and two steals against Ole Miss (Nov. 21)...career-high 17 points at CSUN (Dec. 7) on 7-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-3 from three-point range...added four rebounds, three blocks, a steal and an assist...three points and three rebounds against Santa Clara (Dec. 14)...six points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal against Montana Tech (Dec. 19)...six points, four rebounds, three blocks and two steals against Washington State (Dec. 22)...seven points against Fresno State (Dec. 28)...11 points, three rebounds, two steals and a block at Nevada (Jan. 12)...14 points and five rebounds at New Mexico (Jan. 15)...hit back-to-back threes in a eight-point, five-rebound performance against Wyoming (Jan. 25)...made two threes and added four rebounds against Fresno State (Jan. 28)...13 points, four steals and two blocks in 21 minutes against San Diego State (Feb. 22)...10 points, three rebounds, a block and a steal against Wyoming (March 11)...tallied six points and four rebounds in 13 minutes against Memphis in the NCAA Tournament (March 17).

JUNIOR (2020-21): Appeared in 17 games...averaged 0.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per game...made Boise State debut at No. 17 Houston (Nov. 27)...four points and five rebounds in 18 minutes against Sam Houston State (Nov. 29)...six rebounds against Weber State (Dec. 13)...two points, three rebounds and two assists at San Jose State (Dec. 31)...three points and two rebounds at Wyoming (Jan. 13)...five points and a blocked shot in NIT first round against SMU (March 18).

COCHISE COLLEGE (2018-20): In two seasons at Cochise College, led Apaches to back-to-back Arizona Community College Athletic Conference titles...as a sophomore in 2019-20, averaged 23.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per earned ACCAC Player of the Year honors and was named a first-team NJCAA Division I All-American...first NJCAA All-America First Team honoree to sign with Boise State in program history...first member of any NJCAA All-America team to join the Broncos since Sean Imadiyi, who was a third-team selection in 2008...his 23.3 points per game ranked No. 11 nationally in scoring...shot 56 percent from the field, 38.3 percent from three-point range and 82.1 percent from the free throw line.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane, Wash...all-state selection as a senior...led the Tigers to a third-place finish at the 2018 WIAA 4A State Tournament in his final prep campaign, the school's best finish at state since 1958....averaged 25.5 points per game at the tournament...played alongside fellow Bronco Max Rice with Washington Supreme on the AAU circuit.