▁at ▁U CLA , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁set ter ▁and ▁outside ▁h itter ▁in ▁head ▁coach ▁Al ▁Sc ates ' ▁ 6 - 2 ▁system . ▁The ▁U CLA ▁Bru ins ▁won ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁Smith ' s ▁fresh man ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁the ▁Bru ins ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁final ▁four , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁the ▁team ▁again ▁reached ▁the ▁final s ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Pe pp erd ine . ▁Smith ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁all ▁tournament ▁team . ▁In ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁the ▁Bru ins ▁again ▁reached ▁the ▁final s , ▁defe ating ▁cross ▁town ▁rival ▁US C ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁national ▁championship . ▁Smith ▁was ▁again ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁all - t ourn ament ▁team , ▁and ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁championship ' s ▁most ▁out standing ▁player . ▁Smith ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁an ▁All ▁American ▁in ▁both ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁years . ▁▁▁ ▁Smith ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁beach ▁tournament ▁with ▁former ▁U CLA ▁team mate ▁" St orm in " ▁Mike ▁Norm and . ▁His ▁first ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁Open ▁was ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁team ing ▁with ▁another ▁U CLA ▁al um , ▁Jim ▁M eng es . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁successful ▁beach ▁team ▁pair ing ▁with ▁former ▁U CLA ▁team mate ▁K arch ▁Kir aly . ▁They ▁split ▁up ▁when ▁K arch ▁committed ▁full ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁National ▁Men ’ s ▁Vol ley