carl_smith
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Carl Smith
- Player
- Position: G
- Height: 5' 11“
- Weight: 162 lbs.
- Hometown: Kings Mountain, NC
- High School: ?
- Prep School: Fork Union Military Academy
- Transfer From: none
- Birthdate: ?
At UMass
Career
- Two-time team captain.
- Played a total of 3,952 minutes, third-most in program history.5)
- Led the team in assists in each of his four years.
- His 633 assists were, at the time, most in Atlantic 10 history. Since then, that has fallen to tenth place in A-10 history.6)
- Within UMass, Smith's 633 assists have since been surpassed by Chaz Williams (702) and Chris Lowe (678).
- Smith dished 405 assists in A-10 conference games, which is still best for a UMass player. (Chaz Williams 345).7)
- Tied UM's program record for assists in a game, with 15, on 1/23/1986.10)
- Tallied 15 games with 10+ assists, a mark that stood as UM's best through the end of the 2007-08 season. Chaz Williams later tallied 16.
- Recorded at least one assist in all of his 112 games. The 112 consecutive mark stood as UM's longest, through the end of the 2007-08 season.11)
- Great three-point shooter. His percentages of .443 in all games, and .455 in A-10 games, stood as UM's career bests, through the end of the 2020-21 season.
- Shot .770 from the free throw line, which was seventh-best in UM program history, but has since been pushed out of the top ten.
- Tallied 139 steals (1.2 per game), which was second-best in UM program history, but has since been pushed out of the top ten.
- Team's best free throw shooter in his Freshman thru Junior seasons.
1986-87 Senior year

Smith in action at The Cage.
- Co-captain, along with Lorenzo Sutton
- Shot .476 from three in Atlantic 10 conference games. Through the end of the 2019-20 season, this stood as UM's best percentage in a single season.
- Shot .447 from three across the full season. Through the end of the 2019-20 season, this was seventh-best in program history.
- Shot .473 overall from the floor, which led the team.
- Shot .725 from the free throw line, falling out of team lead position (.833 from Lorenzo Sutton).
1985-86 Junior year
- Co-captain, along with Lorenzo Sutton
- Tied UM's program record with 15 assists versus Duquesne (1/23).
- Dished 191 assists in the season, which stands as ninth-best in UM program history.12)
- Led the Atlantic 10 in assists, in both total (191) and average (6.8).
- His .781 free throw percentage led the team.
- Led team in steals with 40.
1984-85 Sophomore year
- His .757 free throw percentage led the team.
- Lead team in minutes played: 1055 total / 37.7 average. The 37.7 average stands as eighth-most in UM program history.13)
- Fourth in the Atlantic 10 in assists with a 4.5 average.
- Scored 19 points, sharing the team lead with Horace Neysmith, in the A-10 Tournament game versus Rutgers (3/7).
1983-84 Freshman year
- Named to the Atlantic 10 Rookie Team.
- Led the team in assists (212 total, 7.3 average), setting a new best for a UM freshman, a mark that stood as UM's best as of mid-2008.14)
- The 212 assists stands as seventh-best in UM program history.15)
- Led the A-10 in assists, in both total (212) and average (7.3), the latter was a full two better than the next highest player.
- The average of 7.3 assists per game ranks seventh in A-10 history.16)
- Dished 13 assists, his personal best at the time, in consecutive games, versus Rutgers (3/1) and Duquesne (3/3).
- His .811 free throw percentage led the team.
- Led team in steals with 47.
Statistics
| Season | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | TRB | RPG | AST | APG | TOV | A:TO | STL | BLK | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | 29 | 29 | 1004 | 34.6 | 66 | 136 | .485 | 66 | 136 | .485 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 77 | 95 | .811 | 209 | 7.2 | 70 | 2.4 | 212 | 7.3 | 96 | 2.2 | 47 | 3 | 64 |
| 1984-85 | 28 | 28 | 1055 | 37.7 | 81 | 213 | .380 | 69 | 185 | .373 | 12 | 28 | .429 | 84 | 111 | .757 | 246 | 8.8 | 79 | 2.8 | 125 | 4.5 | 81 | 1.5 | 31 | 2 | 74 |
| 1985-86 | 28 | 28 | 982 | 35.1 | 71 | 160 | .444 | 71 | 160 | .444 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 57 | 73 | .781 | 199 | 7.1 | 48 | 1.7 | 191 | 6.8 | 92 | 2.1 | 48 | 3 | 64 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | 27 | 911 | 33.7 | 96 | 203 | .473 | 54 | 109 | .495 | 42 | 94 | .447 | 50 | 69 | .725 | 284 | 10.5 | 68 | 2.5 | 105 | 3.9 | 63 | 1.7 | 21 | 0 | 72 |
| Career | 112 | 112 | 3952 | 35.3 | 314 | 712 | .441 | 260 | 590 | .441 | 54 | 122 | .443 | 268 | 348 | .770 | 938 | 8.4 | 265 | 2.4 | 633 | 5.7 | 332 | 1.9 | 147 | 8 | 274 |
The Atlantic 10 did not use the three-point shot in the 1983-84 or 1985-86 seasons.
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Freshman season roster https://umassathletics.com/sports/2016/7/1/sports-m-baskbl-archive-011010aca-html.aspx
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Sophmore season roster https://umassathletics.com/sports/2016/7/1/sports-m-baskbl-archive-011010acb-html.aspx
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Through the end of the 2020-21 season. Chaz Williams 6.8, Joe DiSarcina 6.7.
10)
UM's individual high mark for assists in a game still stands at 15, through the end of the 2020-21 season.
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