Ikenna Smart

Height:
6-10
Weight:
245
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Umuahia, Nigeria
High School:
New Garden Friends School

OF NOTE
• Made 15 starts as a grad transfer for the Deacs in 2018-19
• Started 25 games for Buffalo, the 2018 Mid-American Conference Champions, as they reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament
• Collects old basketball shoes from teammates and friends to send home to his hometown in Nigeria where they are needed

2018-19 SEASON (GRADUATE STUDENT)
• Appeared in 27 games, making 15 starts
• Averaged 2.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 15.0 minutes per game
• Missed four games throughout the season due to back injuries
• Had six points and a season-high 10 rebounds at No. 4 Duke (Mar. 5) in a career-high 27 minutes
• Had six points (3-3 FG) and three rebounds vs. No. 17 NC State (Jan. 15)
• Had six points and five rebounds vs. Cornell (Jan. 2)

2017-18 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT BUFFALO)
• Appeared in 27 games, making 25 starts for the MAC Champions
• Averaged 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game
• Shot 67.7 percent from the floor
• Scored a season-high 12 points (6-6 FG) vs. Robert Morris (Dec. 16)
• Had a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds at Ohio (Jan. 26)
• Averaged 5.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in three games at the MAC Tournament
• Averaged 4.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in NCAA Tournament games vs. Arizona (Mar. 15) and Kentucky (Mar. 17)

2016-17 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT BUFFALO)
• Appeared in 31 games, making 16 starts
• Averaged 3.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game
• Shot 65.6 percent from the floor
• Scored a season-high 10 points vs. Nevada (Nov. 25)
• Had a season-high nine rebounds vs. Weber State (Nov. 26) and vs. Western Michigan (Jan. 21)

2015-16 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT BUFFALO)
• Appeared in all 35 games, making 30 starts
• Averaged 3.2 points and 4.3 rebounds
• Shot 54.1 percent from the floor
• Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Kent State (Feb. 23)
• Had a season-high 10 rebounds at Miami (Ohio) (Jan. 19)
• Had eight rebounds in the MAC Championship Game vs. Akron (Mar. 12)

2014-15 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT BUFFALO)
• Redshirt season

HIGH SCHOOL
• Played at New Garden Friends School in Greensboro, N.C.
• Averaged 13 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks per game as a senior
• Set high school record for single-season rebounding with 300 and he also set the record for blocked shots

PERSONAL
• Born September 23, 1995 in Nigeria
• Son of Smart and Comfort Amaobi
• Has three brothers, Osinachi, Godsent, Lucky, and one sister, Blessing
• Brother, Osinachi, is a sophomore on the basketball team at College of Charleston
• Host family is Nick and Cinda Purrington with brothers Alfred, Charles and Joel
• Wife, Jillian, was on the rowing team at Buffalo