Nolan Derek Smith was born on July 25,1988 and is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for the Louisville Cardinals.
31 Facts About Nolan Smith
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Nolan Smith played college basketball for Duke before being drafted 21st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2011 NBA draft.
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On November 13,2006, Nolan Smith signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Duke University.
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Nolan Smith earned first-team EA Sports and Parade All-American honors and was named to the Les Schwab Invitational all-tournament team after leading Oak Hill to the championship.
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Nolan Smith earned his first collegiate start against Cornell on January 6,2008 and scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting, while overall, he scored in double figures six times, including a season-high 21 points against Wake Forest on February 17.
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Nolan Smith finished the season ranked fourth on the team in double-figure scoring games with 17.
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Nolan Smith scored a season-high 16 points, along with five rebounds and four assists, against Michigan on November 21,2008.
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Nolan Smith averaged 17.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
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Nolan Smith led the Blue Devils in field goals made; finished second in assists, steals and three-point field goal percentage; and third on the team in scoring, three-point field goals, free throws made, free throw percentage and minutes.
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Nolan Smith subsequently earned second-team All-ACC honors, and claimed USBWA All-District III and NABC Second Team All-District 2 honors.
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March 28,2010, Nolan Smith scored a then career-high 29 points on 9-of-17 from the field in an Elite Eight game, as Duke defeated Baylor and advanced to the Final Four.
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Nolan Smith went on to earn NCAA All-Final Four team as he led Duke to an NCAA championship victory.
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Nolan Smith averaged 16 points and five assists per game in wins over West Virginia and Butler.
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Nolan Smith was named the 12th ACC Player of the Year in school history after becoming the 11th Duke player to lead the league in scoring.
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Nolan Smith was a finalist for the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy and Bob Cousy Award.
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On February 9,2011, Nolan Smith scored a career high 34 points in a home win over No 20 North Carolina, making a career-high 13 field goal attempts.
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Nolan Smith was well respected amongst his peers as teammates gravitated towards him in the locker room because of his passion for the game, and his ability to remain energetic and loose in high-pressure situations.
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Nolan Smith was selected with the 21st overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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In July 2012, Nolan Smith joined the Trail Blazers for the 2012 NBA Summer League, but managed just two games after he was ruled out for the rest of the competition on July 17 when he received an elbow to the head from Rockets' swingman Zoran Dragic while driving to the hoop.
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Nolan Smith was carried out on a stretcher and the game was called off with 27 seconds left to play.
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On January 6,2013, Nolan Smith was assigned to the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League.
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Nolan Smith averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 38.0 minutes per game as he was named Showcase honorable mention honors.
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Nolan Smith finished his sophomore season with averages of 2.8 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 40 games.
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In July 2013, Nolan Smith joined the Boston Celtics for the 2013 NBA Summer League where he played just one game and scored four points.
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In July 2014, Nolan Smith joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2014 NBA Summer League where he averaged 4.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in five games.
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Nolan Smith later parted ways with Galatasaray on October 27,2014.
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On November 26,2014, Nolan Smith was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.
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On February 22,2016, Nolan Smith joined the Duke Blue Devils coaching staff as a special assistant.
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Nolan Smith's father, Derek Nolan Smith, played at Louisville and was a member of Louisville's 1980 championship team.
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Nolan Smith's father played basketball at Louisville and was a member of the 1980 NCAA championship team that defeated UCLA.
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In 2021, Nolan Smith began co-hosting the "Power Check Ball" podcast alongside Marc Isenberg.