Malik Smith

Class:
Senior
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Boston, Mass.
High School:
Notre Dame Prep

2013-14 | Senior Season:
Played in 36 games with two starts ? scored six points in 18 minutes off the bench in his Gopher debut against Lehigh (11/8) ? contributed 11 points and three rebounds at Richmond (11/16) ? scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed four rebounds in 30 minutes off the bench against Syracuse (11/25) ? contributed 15 points in 24 minutes off the bench against Arkansas (11/26) ? scored 16 points in 29 minutes against Chaminade (11/27) ? missed the game against New Orleans (12/7) with an injured left ankle ? returned to action against South Dakota State, scoring six points with three assists and two rebounds (12/10) ? scored a season-high 19 points with three rebounds and two steals against Omaha (12/20) ? scored 12 points and added three rebounds, two assists and a steal vs. Michigan (1/2) ? scored 10 points, two assists and a steal against Purdue (1/5) ? scored six points on a perfect night at the free throw line, including the game-winning FTs, and had two assists, one steal and one rebound at Penn State (1/8) ? scored 17 points with two rebounds at Michigan State (1/11) ? scored seven points with one steal and a rebound vs. Ohio State (1/16) ? scored 14 points, three rebounds and three assists vs. Wisconsin (1/22) ? matched school record with eight made 3-pointers, part of career-high tying 29-point night with three steals and two rebounds at Nebraska (1/26) ? scored 14 points at Wisconsin (2/13) ? scored six points and two rebounds with an assist vs. SMU (4/3 - NIT).

2012-13 | Junior Season (Florida International):
Appeared in 32 games - 31 starts - for the Panthers ? named Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection by College Sports Madness ? finished with averages of 14.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ? shot 36.4 percent (135-of-371) from the floor, 36.2 percent (96-of-265) from 3-point range and 76.6 percent (85-of-111) from the free-throw line ? set the FIU record for 3-pointers made is a single season (96) ? ranked No. 1 in the conference and No. 16 in the nation in 3-point field goals made (3.0 per game) ? his 451 total points rank No. 6 all-time by a junior at FIU ? named to the SBC All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, while shooting 51.7 percent from 3-point range ? set the conference tournament record for 3-pointers made with 15 during the Panthers' run.

2011-12 | Sophomore Season (Jacksonville College):
Earned all-region and all-conference honors with the Jaguars during his sophomore season, averaging 15 points, four assists and three rebounds per game ? shot 36 percent from the field and 34 percent from 3-point range ? converted 84 percent of his attempts from the free-throw line.

2010-11 | Freshman Season (South Plains):
Spent one season at South Plains, averaging five points per game in 27 appearances.

High School:
Averaged 16.o points, four assists, five rebounds and two steals per game in lone season at Notre Dame Prep ? graduated from Madison Park High School ? led the Cardinals to a 19-2 record, while leading the State of Massachusetts in scoring with an average of 26.6 points-per-game.

Personal:
Born March 16, 1990 ? son of Gladys Pearson ? has two brothers, Damion and Eddie, and four sisters, Tamara, Wayniesha, Keisha and Charlene ? his cousin, Will Blalock was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons? majoring in communications.