The 6-4 guard was at his
best in Benedict’s 60-58 semifinal round victory over Morehouse College when he
scored a team high 20 points in draining six of 12 attempts from beyond the
arc.
Smith scored 18 points in
the Tigers quarterfinal victory when canned 4 of 9 three-point attempts in an
82-78 victory. He averaged 12.8 points in Benedict’s four SIAC tournament
games.
Benedict College (19-11)
will be in Lakeland Saturday to face Florida Southern (29-1) in an NCAA
Division II South Region game.
The three day region
tournament will be at Florida Southern, which is the top ranked team in NCAA
Division II men’s basketball. The
eight regional champions advance to the quarterfinals for the 2015 NCAA
Division II Men's Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.
