St. John's University Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Smith, Deivon
Open Practice Press Conference 8.5.2025
Tuesday, August 05
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Wednesday, July 16
Coach Pitino Press Conference Yankee Stadium 6.4.2025
Wednesday, June 04
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Friday, May 09
Jersey Number 5
Deivon Smith
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Decatur, Ga.
- High School:
- Grayson
- Prev School:
- Utah
Bio
2024-25:
All-MET Honorable Mention… Played in 30 games making 17 starts averaging 9.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game… Ranked top-11 in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio (6th at 2.4), assists per game (9th at 3.9) and steals per game (11th at 1.43)… Recorded 13 points and six rebounds in NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. Arkansas (March 22)… Logged 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in win over UConn (Feb. 23)… Went for a conference play high 18 points in a win at DePaul (Feb. 19)… Added eight points in return from injury against then-No. 24/21 Creighton (Feb. 16)… Went off for season-high 20 points on 4-of-5 (80%) shooting from 3-point range, a career-high 13 rebounds and eight assists against Delaware (Dec. 28)… Posted 17 points on 8-for-15 (53.3%) shooting in a road win at Providence (Dec. 20)… Chipped in nine points, eight assists and six boards in BIG EAST opener vs. DePaul (Dec. 17)… Recorded 10-point, 10-rebound double-double vs. Virginia in the Bahamas (Nov. 22)… Chipped in 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in win over New Mexico (Nov. 17) Became first St. John’s player since Justin Simon to record 10-plus points, 10-plus assists, five or more rebounds and three or more steals in a single-game finishing with 13 points, 10 assists, five boards and three swipes against Quinnipiac (Nov. 9)
2023-24 (Utah):
Helped reach the NIT Semifinals and 22 wins with the Utes … averaged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 28 games played with 21 starts … wrapped up the year ranked sixth in assists per game (7.1), 21st in assists (198), 32nd in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.79) and 33rd with 13 double-doubles in the NCAA … recorded five triple-doubles, tying him with Vonterius Woolbright (Western Carolina) for the NCAA lead in 2023-24, marking the most by a Pac-12 player in league history and registering the second-most in a single-season in the NCAA Division I history … reached double-figures in 20 of 28 games and posted 10 contests with double-digit assists … Only player in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) since 1996-97 to average at least 18.0 points, 9.0 assists and 8.0 rebounds (min. 3 games) … logged his first double-digit point game at Arizona State (Jan. 4) with 13 points off the bench … recorded his first double-double as a Ute against UCLA (Jan. 11) with 11 points and 11 assists to go with four rebounds … made his first start with Utah against Stanford (Jan. 14) on the road and posted his first triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists … rattled off 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the team’s third-ever win over Oregon (Jan. 21) in the Pac-12 Era … flirted with a triple-double against Colorado (Feb. 3) with 17 points, 11 boards and nine helpers … recorded his second triple-double against #8/8 Arizona (Feb. 8) with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists … notched 13 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 13 dimes against Stanford (Feb. 29) … posted 15 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists in the Pac-12 Tournament opener against Arizona State (March 13) … unloaded 13 points, 10 helpers and six boards in the first round of the NIT against UC Irvine (March 19) … went off for 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Iowa (March 24) … scored 15 points to go with 11 rebounds and 12 assists against VCU (March 27) in the NIT quarterfinal game … tallied a career-high 28 points on a perfect 6-for-6 night beyond the arc against Indiana State (April 2) in the NIT semifinal game to go with seven boards and six assists.
2022-23 (Georgia Tech):
Appeared in 24 games, starting in 13 as a junior … averaged 8.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists to go with a 2.8 assists/turnover ratio … opened the season with 10 points, seven rebounds and a pair of steals against Clayton State (Nov. 7) … nearly posted a double-double against NIU (Nov. 17) with 11 points and nine rebounds … scored 15 points to go with six boards and four assists against Utah (Nov. 21) … posted back-to-back double-doubles, first at Notre Dame (Jan. 10) with 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, followed by a 15-point, 11-board effort against Pitt (Jan. 14) … notched 11 points and 10 boards at Clemson (Jan. 24).
2021-22 (Georgia Tech):
Saw action in 24 games, starting five contests as a sophomore … averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists … Nearly posted a double-double against Wisconsin (Dec. 1) with nine points and 11 rebounds … produced a season-best 16 points against North Carolina (Jan. 15) … Helped Yellow Jackets defeat Clemson (Feb. 5) with a matching 16 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists.
2020-21 (Mississippi State):
Was one of three players to play in 33 games as a freshman, making eight starts … averaged 5.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists that year off the bench … started against Clemson (Nov. 25) in his collegiate and season debut … dished out a season-high nine assists against Iowa State (Jan. 30) to go with 10 points at home … pulled down a season-best eight rebounds at Texas A&M (March 3) while scoring seven points with six assists … Helped the Bulldogs earn runner-up honors in the NIT, scoring season-high 17 points with three rebounds and a trio of assists in the championship game against Memphis (March 28).
Before College:
Played at Grayson High School during his prep career … ranked No. 63 nationally in 247Sports composite rankings and No. 69 according to ESPN … averaged 17.6 points, 8.3 assists, 8.1 rebounds and 3.5 steals as a senior at Grayson … named the 2020 Gwinnett Prep Sports Player of the Year … averaged 17.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 2.1 blocks and 2.0 steals his junior year … helped guide Grayson to a 25-4 overall record and a Region 8-AAAAAAA championship while advancing to the state final four in 2017-18 … guided AAU team, the Atlanta Celtics, to the 2019 Adidas Gauntlet U17 Title in Birmingham, Ala.
All-MET Honorable Mention… Played in 30 games making 17 starts averaging 9.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game… Ranked top-11 in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio (6th at 2.4), assists per game (9th at 3.9) and steals per game (11th at 1.43)… Recorded 13 points and six rebounds in NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. Arkansas (March 22)… Logged 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in win over UConn (Feb. 23)… Went for a conference play high 18 points in a win at DePaul (Feb. 19)… Added eight points in return from injury against then-No. 24/21 Creighton (Feb. 16)… Went off for season-high 20 points on 4-of-5 (80%) shooting from 3-point range, a career-high 13 rebounds and eight assists against Delaware (Dec. 28)… Posted 17 points on 8-for-15 (53.3%) shooting in a road win at Providence (Dec. 20)… Chipped in nine points, eight assists and six boards in BIG EAST opener vs. DePaul (Dec. 17)… Recorded 10-point, 10-rebound double-double vs. Virginia in the Bahamas (Nov. 22)… Chipped in 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in win over New Mexico (Nov. 17) Became first St. John’s player since Justin Simon to record 10-plus points, 10-plus assists, five or more rebounds and three or more steals in a single-game finishing with 13 points, 10 assists, five boards and three swipes against Quinnipiac (Nov. 9)
2023-24 (Utah):
Helped reach the NIT Semifinals and 22 wins with the Utes … averaged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 28 games played with 21 starts … wrapped up the year ranked sixth in assists per game (7.1), 21st in assists (198), 32nd in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.79) and 33rd with 13 double-doubles in the NCAA … recorded five triple-doubles, tying him with Vonterius Woolbright (Western Carolina) for the NCAA lead in 2023-24, marking the most by a Pac-12 player in league history and registering the second-most in a single-season in the NCAA Division I history … reached double-figures in 20 of 28 games and posted 10 contests with double-digit assists … Only player in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) since 1996-97 to average at least 18.0 points, 9.0 assists and 8.0 rebounds (min. 3 games) … logged his first double-digit point game at Arizona State (Jan. 4) with 13 points off the bench … recorded his first double-double as a Ute against UCLA (Jan. 11) with 11 points and 11 assists to go with four rebounds … made his first start with Utah against Stanford (Jan. 14) on the road and posted his first triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists … rattled off 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the team’s third-ever win over Oregon (Jan. 21) in the Pac-12 Era … flirted with a triple-double against Colorado (Feb. 3) with 17 points, 11 boards and nine helpers … recorded his second triple-double against #8/8 Arizona (Feb. 8) with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists … notched 13 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 13 dimes against Stanford (Feb. 29) … posted 15 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists in the Pac-12 Tournament opener against Arizona State (March 13) … unloaded 13 points, 10 helpers and six boards in the first round of the NIT against UC Irvine (March 19) … went off for 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Iowa (March 24) … scored 15 points to go with 11 rebounds and 12 assists against VCU (March 27) in the NIT quarterfinal game … tallied a career-high 28 points on a perfect 6-for-6 night beyond the arc against Indiana State (April 2) in the NIT semifinal game to go with seven boards and six assists.
2022-23 (Georgia Tech):
Appeared in 24 games, starting in 13 as a junior … averaged 8.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists to go with a 2.8 assists/turnover ratio … opened the season with 10 points, seven rebounds and a pair of steals against Clayton State (Nov. 7) … nearly posted a double-double against NIU (Nov. 17) with 11 points and nine rebounds … scored 15 points to go with six boards and four assists against Utah (Nov. 21) … posted back-to-back double-doubles, first at Notre Dame (Jan. 10) with 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, followed by a 15-point, 11-board effort against Pitt (Jan. 14) … notched 11 points and 10 boards at Clemson (Jan. 24).
2021-22 (Georgia Tech):
Saw action in 24 games, starting five contests as a sophomore … averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists … Nearly posted a double-double against Wisconsin (Dec. 1) with nine points and 11 rebounds … produced a season-best 16 points against North Carolina (Jan. 15) … Helped Yellow Jackets defeat Clemson (Feb. 5) with a matching 16 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists.
2020-21 (Mississippi State):
Was one of three players to play in 33 games as a freshman, making eight starts … averaged 5.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists that year off the bench … started against Clemson (Nov. 25) in his collegiate and season debut … dished out a season-high nine assists against Iowa State (Jan. 30) to go with 10 points at home … pulled down a season-best eight rebounds at Texas A&M (March 3) while scoring seven points with six assists … Helped the Bulldogs earn runner-up honors in the NIT, scoring season-high 17 points with three rebounds and a trio of assists in the championship game against Memphis (March 28).
Before College:
Played at Grayson High School during his prep career … ranked No. 63 nationally in 247Sports composite rankings and No. 69 according to ESPN … averaged 17.6 points, 8.3 assists, 8.1 rebounds and 3.5 steals as a senior at Grayson … named the 2020 Gwinnett Prep Sports Player of the Year … averaged 17.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 2.1 blocks and 2.0 steals his junior year … helped guide Grayson to a 25-4 overall record and a Region 8-AAAAAAA championship while advancing to the state final four in 2017-18 … guided AAU team, the Atlanta Celtics, to the 2019 Adidas Gauntlet U17 Title in Birmingham, Ala.