Justin Smith

BLOOMINGTON, IN - FEBRUARY 07, 2019 - Forward Justin Smith #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 19, 2019 - during the game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 09, 2018 - Forward Justin Smith #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Montana State Bobcats and the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By John Sims/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 06, 2018 - Forward Justin Smith #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Chicago State Cougars and the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 01, 2018 - Forward Justin Smith #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the University of Texas Arlington Broncos against the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Amelia Herrick/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Ben Solomon

Weight:
227
Height:
6-7
Position:
Forward
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Buffalo Grove, IL
High School:
Stevenson

2019-20 (Junior)
• IU Male Scholar Athlete of the Month (January)

Started all 32 games… led the team in minutes played with 971… averaged 10.4 points and tied for second on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game… improved his free throw percentage from 51.4% to 67.3%... led the team with 31 steals…tied his career-high with 24 points and added 7 boards and a career-high 3 steals against WIU...notched 18 points and 8 rebounds (5 offensive) against Portland State... had 3 points and 2 boards against North Alabama....scored a team-high 22 points, making 8 of 9 field goals, including both of his 3FG. Also had 5 boards and tied a career-high with 3 steals... had 14 points and 2 steals against Princeton and 3 points, 3 boards and 3 steals against Louisiana Tech... finished with 18 points and 8 boards against South Dakota State... posted another solid effort with 14 points and 5 boards against Florida State... finished with 10 points and 2 rebounds at Wisconsin... had 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals against UConn... had his first double-double of the season and fourth of his career with 16 points and 10 boards against Nebraska... had 4 points and 6 rebounds against Notre Dame... had 6 points and 8 boards against Arkansas... had 7 points and 5 boards at Maryland... finished with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals against Northwestern... had 6 points, 3 assists and 2 steals against Ohio State... had a team-high 15 points with 7 boards at Rutgers... finished with 15 points , 7 rebounds and 2 assists at Nebraska... had 6 points, 4 boards and a steal against MSU... had 6 points and 8 rebounds against Maryland... finished with 13 points and 7 rebounds at PSU... had 5 points and 2 steals at OSU... contributed 11 points and 5 rebounds against Purdue... had 6 points and 7 boards and played lock-down defense against Iowa... had 9 points and 2 rebounds at Michigan... chipped in 5 points and 5 boards with a block at Minnesota... played outstanding defense and had 9 points, 8 boards and 2 steals against Penn State... posted 8 points and 4 boards at Purdue... had 8 points, 6 boards and 2 assists at Illinois... contributed 10 points and 2 steals against Minnesota... finished with 7 points against Wisconsin... had 12 points and 6 rebounds against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament.

2018-19 (Sophomore)
• 2019 Academic All-Big Ten

Played in all 35 games and started 32 times... was 5th on the team averaging 8.2 points and 3rd on the team averaging 4.5 boards... also had 22 steals... had 11 points and 5 boards against USI... shot 62.5% from the floor (10/16) in two games (closed scrimmage and exhibition)... notched 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals against Chicago State... had 13 points, 2 steals and a block against Montana State... had 8 points, 6 boards, an assist, a steal and a blocked shot against Marquette... had 13 points, 5 boards and 2 assists against UTA... had 11 points and 2 boards against UC Davis... made his first triple of the year... had 6 points and 2 boards at Duke...had 8 points against Northwestern... had 9 rebounds at Penn State... had 9 points and 9 rebounds along with 2 assists against Louisville... had 7 points and 4 rebounds against Butler... had 10 points, 2 rebounds, an assist and a steal against Central Arkansas... made all 5 field goal attempts... had 13 points and a block against Jacksonville... had 8 points, 6 boards, and 3 blocks against Illinois... had 6 points and 9 boards against Michigan...had 8 points and 3 boards at Maryland and battled foul trouble... had a +22 in the plus minus column... had 5 points, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks against Nebraska... had a season-high 15 points and added 6 boards at Purdue... had the second double-double of his career with 10 points and a career-high matching 12 rebounds at Northwestern... had 7 points and 3 boards against Michigan... had 7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals at Rutgers... had his best overall game as a Hoosier at Michigan State... recorded his third career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds... had 2 assists and 3 blocks, including a game-saving deflection with 3.4 seconds left on a layup by Cassius Winston...had 6 points, 2 rebounds and two steals against Iowa...had 8 points and 3 boards against Ohio State... had 2 points and 6 boards against Purdue... had 2 points and 2 rebounds at Iowa... emergency starter for DeRon Davis against Wisconsin... had 12 points and 6 rebounds against the Badgers... posted career game against Michigan State... had 24 points and 4 rebounds and hit a career-best 3 3FG... had 15 points and 7 boards at Illinois... had 5 points, 5 boards and a career-high 3 assists against Rutgers... had 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State... had 10 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists against St. Francis... had 8 points and 4 rebounds against Wichita State.

2017-18 (Freshman)
Emerged as the top freshman for the Hoosiers... played in all 31 games and started 9 times... averaged 6.5 points and shot 55.0% from the floor... third on the team in scoring in Big Ten play averaging 7.8 points... shot 55.3% from the field in conference play... notched his first career double-double with 16 points and 12 boards against Howard... made his first career start at Seton Hall... had 10 points and four rebounds... had four points and five rebounds against USF... had four points and two boards against Arkansas State... pitched in with six points and five rebounds against Eastern Michigan in 12 minutes... had eight points and five rebounds in 11 minutes against Youngstown State... made second career start at Minnesota and finished with 20 points and knocked in go-ahead triple in the closing minutes... had his third career start against Penn State... started and had all eight of his points in the second half in addition to five boards and a blocked shot against Northwestern... had nine points and four boards in a start at MSU... scored 12 points and had a blocked shot in 21 minutes against Maryland... made all three of his field goal attempts at Illinois... had 4 points and 6 rebounds against Purdue... finished with 13 points and three rebounds in 13 minutes against Illinois... had 15 points and three rebounds at Iowa... had 16 points and eight rebounds at Nebraska... had 16 points and four rebounds against Ohio State.

Prep/Personal
A 2017 graduate of Adlai Stevenson High School… coached by Patrick Ambrose… ranked No. 91 overall in the class by Rivals.com ... as a senior, he averaged 21 points and nearly 10 rebounds ... logged 16 double-doubles during his senior year … received Second Team All-State for Class 4A by the Associated Press ... played AAU basketball for the Mac Irvin Fire program … coached by Mike Irvin… played in the Derby Festival Classic and scored 15 points … named Lake County Player of the Year by the Daily Herald as a junior and senior ... during his junior year, he posted averages of 17 points, eight rebounds and two assists ... helped Stevenson to the Illinois state title as a sophomore alongside Jalen Brunson, who went on to play at Villanova ... son of Edward and Lucy Smith … has two sisters, Devin and Meredith … born March 1, 1999 … majoring in Business.