in a row. Haifa, however, could not win the title again, after losing the finals to EuroLeague superpower Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 2014, he was chosen the MVP of the Israeli All-Star game. In June 2014, after two successful seasons with Haifa, Smith signed a three-year contract with Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem. In his first season with the team, he was instrumental in its winning its first ever national championship. He left Hapoel Jerusalem in July 2016 after losing the opportunity for a second title to Maccabi Rishon LeZion BC. On November 23, 2017, Smith signed with New Basket Brindisi for the rest of the 2017–18 LBA season. On June 4, 2018, Smith signed with Santeros de Aguada for the rest of the 2018 BSN Season. On July 9, 2018, Smith signed with the French team Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez for the 2018–19 season. On August 31, 2019, he has signed 3-months deal with Levallois Metropolitans of the LNB Pro A. Smith averaged 8.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. On July 15, 2020, he signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League. On March 8, 2021, he was released by the team. In 2020-21 he was third in the Israel Basketball Premier League in three-point field goal percentage (46.0 per cent), but third in turnovers per game (3.0). On September 23, Smith signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. National team career In August 2013, Smith was naturalized as a Venezuelan, in order for him to be able to play with the Venezuelan national basketball team. He played with Venezuela at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship. References External links Twitter NBA Profile Profile at Eurobasket.com Israeli stats 1983 births Living people Oldham County High School alumni American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Arkansas RimRockers players Atlanta Hawks draft picks Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Louisville, Kentucky Bucaneros de La Guaira players Élan Béarnais players Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Guaiqueríes de Margarita players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Liaoning Flying Leopards players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Marinos B.B.C. players Naturalized citizens of Venezuela New Basket Brindisi players PBC