2023-24 (INDIANA): Appeared in 61 games (14 starts) and averaged a career-high 9.9 ppg alongside 5.5 rpg, 1.0 apg in 17.2 mpg … shot career bests of .592 from the field and .424 from three, while shooting .692 from the free-throw line … set the Pacers franchise record for the highest field goal percentage in a season (min. 300 FGA) ... tallied five double-doubles alongside 31 games with 10-plus points and five games with 10-plus rebounds ... Set the Pacers franchise record for the highest field goal percentage (.592) in a season (min. 250 FGA). 2024 PLAYOFFS: Played in seven games of Indiana's postseason run to the Eastern Conference Finals and averaged 1.9 ppg and 2.0 rpg in 6.0 mpg. CAREER: Has appeared in 207 games (54 starts) over four seasons with Phoenix and Indiana … owns career averages of 8.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 0.8 apg and 0.7 bpg …has shot .517 from the field, .335 from three and .740 from the free-throw line … has logged 22 career double-doubles, 90 games of double-digit scoring and 25 games with 10-plus rebounds … in the postseason, has played in 13 games, averaging 1.4 ppg and 1.5 rpg in 4.5 mpg.

COLLEGE CAREER: Played two seasons at Maryland and averaged 3.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg and 1.8 blocks in 28.9 mpg through 64 games (all starts) ... shot .516 from the field, .323 from three and .709 from the free-throw line ... 2019-20: Appeared in 31 games (all starts) and averaged 15.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 2.4 bpg in 31.3 mpg ... shot .538 from the floor, .368 from three and .750 from the free-throw line ... earned 2019-20 All-Big Ten First Team and 2019-20 Big Ten All-Defense honors ... was named a finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award … ranked second in the Big Ten in rebounds per game (10.5), blocks per game (2.4), total rebounds (326) and total blocks (73) ... 2018-19: Appeared in 33 games (all starts) and averaged 11.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 0.9 apg and 1.2 bpg in 31.3 mpg ... shot .492 from the floor, .268 from three and .658 from the free-throw line ... tallied five double-doubles and six games with 10-plus rebounds ... named to the 2018-19 Big Ten All-Freshman team.

Born March 16, 2000 in Portsmouth, Virginia ... nickname is “Stix” which caught on due to his skinny frame early in his AAU days ... son of Charles and Orletha Smith ... father is a retired Navy officer ... majored in Information Science while at Maryland ... carried a 3.9 grade point average in high school ... played at Mount Saint Joseph H.S. in Baltimore and was a two-time winner of Baltimore Sun All-Metro Co-Player of the Year and a two-time Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year ... averaged 23.0 ppg, 12.5 rpg and 3.0 bpg as a senior at Mount Saint Joseph.