St. John's University Athletics
2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Smith, Stef
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Jersey Number 3
Stef Smith
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Ajax, Ont.
- High School:
- Bill Crothers Secondary
- Prev School:
- Vermont
Bio
2021-22
Appeared in 31 games, making 10 starts… averaged 6.3 points and 1.9 assists per outing… reached double figures eight times… scored a season-high 16 points and came away with three steals at Indiana (Nov. 17)… tallied 10 points and a season-high six assists against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 23)… netted 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Monmouth (Dec. 9)… poured in 12 points against Villanova at Madison Square Garden (Feb. 8)… connected on five of his six field goal attempts to finish with 13 points against Creighton (Feb. 23)… reached double figures in both of the Red Storm’s BIG EAST Tournament games, scoring 13 against DePaul (March 9) before posting 10 against Villanova (March 10).
2020-21 (Vermont)
America East All-Conference Second Team selection… graduated from Vermont ranked 24th (1,211) on the school’s career points list… also ranked eighth all-time in 3-pointers made (198) and seventh in three-point field goal percentage (38.8%)… finished his four-year Vermont career with an overall team record of 90-27… started all 14 of his appearances for the Catamounts, averaging 13.6 points on 40.3 percent shooting, including a 36.0 percent mark from beyond the arc… had three 20-point games, highlighted by a season-high 27 points against NJIT (Dec. 27)… scored 20 points and went 6-for-7 from deep against UMBC (Feb. 18)… poured in 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Stony Brook (Feb. 13)… began the season with four straight double-figure outings, including 18 in the opener at UMass Lowell (Dec. 21).
2019-20 (Vermont)
America East All-Conference First Team selection… finished second on the team with 14.2 points per game, trailing only America East Player of the Year Anthony Lamb in that category… shot a conference-best 42.3 percent from three-point range, including a blistering 49.4 percent against league foes… reached double figures 26 times in 33 appearances with seven 20-point outings… scored a career-high 28 points on 8-of-13 shooting against Stony Brook in the Catamounts’ America East opener (Jan. 8)… netted 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting in the team’s win over St. John’s at Carnesecca Arena (Nov. 16)… helped guide the Catamounts to a regular season conference title and a spot in the conference tournament championship game before COVID-19 forced its cancelation… led Vermont in assists (85) and steals (35).
2018-19 (Vermont)
Averaged 12.4 points per game for a Vermont team that went 27-7, won the America East and held a second-half lead over Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, a game in which Smith scored 15 points and went 3-of-5 from deep (March 21)… started 33 of his 34 appearances, finishing in double figures 23 times… tallied 20 or more points six times, including a career-high 28 points in the semifinals of the America East Tournament… went 8-of-10 from beyond the arc in that outing against Binghamton (March 12)… posted 22 points in the season opener at Boston University (Nov. 9)… finished with 13 points and eight boards at Kansas (Nov. 12)… poured in 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including a 4-for-7 effort from three, at Louisville (Nov. 17)… netted 21 points in back-to-back games against St. Bonaventure (Dec. 18) and Lipscomb (Dec. 21)… tallied 17 points and eight boards in the America East Championship Game against UMBC (March 6).
2017-18 (Vermont)
Played in 34 games and made one start as a freshman… named to the America East All-Rookie Team after averaged 3.9 points in 11.0 minutes per game… reached double figures three times, including a 20-point performance at Marquette (Dec. 5)… went 7-of-8 from the floor, including a perfect 6-for-6 from deep against the Golden Eagles… scored 14 points in his second collegiate appearance against Bradley (Nov. 17)… netted 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Siena (Dec. 11).
Before College
The all-time leading scorer and two-time male athlete of the year at Bill Crothers Secondary in Unionville, Ont… earned First Team All-Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association honors as a senior and was the valedictorian of his graduating class… also lettered in football... competed for Canada in the 2016 FIBA U17 World Cup, averaging 5.3 points in seven games and helping Canada finish in fifth place.
Personal
Stefan Ethan Elliott Smith… born in Winnipeg… son of Verona and Lewis Smith… has an older brother, Christopher… chose St. John’s for the opportunity to get his master’s degree and further his development in the game of basketball… lists LeBron James as the person he admires most and Israel Adesanya as his favorite athlete.
Appeared in 31 games, making 10 starts… averaged 6.3 points and 1.9 assists per outing… reached double figures eight times… scored a season-high 16 points and came away with three steals at Indiana (Nov. 17)… tallied 10 points and a season-high six assists against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 23)… netted 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Monmouth (Dec. 9)… poured in 12 points against Villanova at Madison Square Garden (Feb. 8)… connected on five of his six field goal attempts to finish with 13 points against Creighton (Feb. 23)… reached double figures in both of the Red Storm’s BIG EAST Tournament games, scoring 13 against DePaul (March 9) before posting 10 against Villanova (March 10).
2020-21 (Vermont)
America East All-Conference Second Team selection… graduated from Vermont ranked 24th (1,211) on the school’s career points list… also ranked eighth all-time in 3-pointers made (198) and seventh in three-point field goal percentage (38.8%)… finished his four-year Vermont career with an overall team record of 90-27… started all 14 of his appearances for the Catamounts, averaging 13.6 points on 40.3 percent shooting, including a 36.0 percent mark from beyond the arc… had three 20-point games, highlighted by a season-high 27 points against NJIT (Dec. 27)… scored 20 points and went 6-for-7 from deep against UMBC (Feb. 18)… poured in 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Stony Brook (Feb. 13)… began the season with four straight double-figure outings, including 18 in the opener at UMass Lowell (Dec. 21).
2019-20 (Vermont)
America East All-Conference First Team selection… finished second on the team with 14.2 points per game, trailing only America East Player of the Year Anthony Lamb in that category… shot a conference-best 42.3 percent from three-point range, including a blistering 49.4 percent against league foes… reached double figures 26 times in 33 appearances with seven 20-point outings… scored a career-high 28 points on 8-of-13 shooting against Stony Brook in the Catamounts’ America East opener (Jan. 8)… netted 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting in the team’s win over St. John’s at Carnesecca Arena (Nov. 16)… helped guide the Catamounts to a regular season conference title and a spot in the conference tournament championship game before COVID-19 forced its cancelation… led Vermont in assists (85) and steals (35).
2018-19 (Vermont)
Averaged 12.4 points per game for a Vermont team that went 27-7, won the America East and held a second-half lead over Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, a game in which Smith scored 15 points and went 3-of-5 from deep (March 21)… started 33 of his 34 appearances, finishing in double figures 23 times… tallied 20 or more points six times, including a career-high 28 points in the semifinals of the America East Tournament… went 8-of-10 from beyond the arc in that outing against Binghamton (March 12)… posted 22 points in the season opener at Boston University (Nov. 9)… finished with 13 points and eight boards at Kansas (Nov. 12)… poured in 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including a 4-for-7 effort from three, at Louisville (Nov. 17)… netted 21 points in back-to-back games against St. Bonaventure (Dec. 18) and Lipscomb (Dec. 21)… tallied 17 points and eight boards in the America East Championship Game against UMBC (March 6).
2017-18 (Vermont)
Played in 34 games and made one start as a freshman… named to the America East All-Rookie Team after averaged 3.9 points in 11.0 minutes per game… reached double figures three times, including a 20-point performance at Marquette (Dec. 5)… went 7-of-8 from the floor, including a perfect 6-for-6 from deep against the Golden Eagles… scored 14 points in his second collegiate appearance against Bradley (Nov. 17)… netted 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Siena (Dec. 11).
Before College
The all-time leading scorer and two-time male athlete of the year at Bill Crothers Secondary in Unionville, Ont… earned First Team All-Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association honors as a senior and was the valedictorian of his graduating class… also lettered in football... competed for Canada in the 2016 FIBA U17 World Cup, averaging 5.3 points in seven games and helping Canada finish in fifth place.
Personal
Stefan Ethan Elliott Smith… born in Winnipeg… son of Verona and Lewis Smith… has an older brother, Christopher… chose St. John’s for the opportunity to get his master’s degree and further his development in the game of basketball… lists LeBron James as the person he admires most and Israel Adesanya as his favorite athlete.