2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 13
Mark Smith
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 225
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Edwardsville, Ill.
- High School:
- Edwardsville
Smith's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)
2017-18 Freshman
- Played in 31 of 32 games on the season, starting 19 times
- Averaged 5.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists
- Scored in double figures in six games
- Shot 79.6 percent on free throws (43-54)
- Nine points in collegiate debut vs. Southern (Nov. 10)
- 13 points vs. UT Martin (Nov. 12)
- Career-high 21 points with 12-12 shooting at the free throw line vs. DePaul (Nov. 17)
- 13 points in consecutive games vs. Marshall (Nov. 19) and Augustana (Nov. 22)
- Team-high 17 points with four 3-pointers and career-high four assists at UNLV (Dec. 9)
- 11 points with two steals in Braggin' Rights win over Missouri (Dec. 23)
- Eight points on 3-4 shooting at Michigan (Jan. 6)
- Eight points over game’s final 10 minutes in win over Nebraska (Feb. 18)
High School
- Consensus four-star, top-100 recruit ranked No. 55 by Rivals, No. 78 by 247Sports Composite and No. 80 by Scout.
- Averaged 21.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior, leading Edwardsville to a 30-2 record and IHSA Class 4A Super-Sectionals
- Illinois Mr. Basketball
- Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year
- Champaign-News Gazette Player of the Year
- First-team All-State by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association
- Scored in double figures in 30 of 32 games, with eight 30-point performances
- Scored career-high 45 points in sectional final win over Ottawa (March 10)
- Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Year
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Team
- Collinsville Holiday Classic MVP
- High school coach was Mike Waldo
- Played for the Ramey-Jets United AAU program, coached by Andre McMurray
Personal
- Born Aug. 16, 1999
- Majoring in learning and education studies
- Parents are Anthony and Yvonne Smith
- Both parents played college basketball, father at SIU Carbondale and mother at SIU Edwardsville
- Mother still ranks No. 16 on the SIU-E all-time scoring list with 1,118 points.
- Was a college pitching prospect before suffering an injury that led him to focus solely on basketball
- Proudest sports moment was playing on the Edwardsville varsity team as a freshman that finished third in the state
- Honor roll student
- Favorite players are LeBron James and Russell Westbrook
- Favorite food is tacos
- Favorite places on campus are Ubben and Chipotle
David Mirković Will Return to Illinois
Wednesday, April 15
Illinois Men's Basketball | Postgame Press Conference - NCAA Final Four vs. UConn 4/4/26
Sunday, April 05
Illinois Men's Basketball | NCAA Final Four Pregame Press Conference 4/3/26
Friday, April 03
Illinois Men's Basketball | Brad Underwood Pre-Final Four On-Site Press Conference 4/2/26
Thursday, April 02
