Malachi Smith has declared for the NBA draft twice in 2022 and 2023. Malachi Smith is an American college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference.
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Malachi Smith declared for the 2021 NBA draft before returning to college. On November 18, 2021, he scored a career-high 36 points in an 87–76 loss to Murray State.
At the close of his sophomore season, Malachi Smith was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year by both the league’s coaches and media.
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Malachi Smith started playing high school basketball at Belleville High School-East in Belleville, Illinois before transferring to Belleville High School-West for his senior season.
As a freshman at Wright State, Malachi Smith averaged 5.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, earning Horizon League All-Freshman Team honors. For his sophomore season, Smith transferred to Chattanooga.
Malachi Smith averaged 16.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, earning First Team All-Southern Conference (SoCon) honors from the league’s coaches, in his first year with the team.
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