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Kai Smith
  • Height:
    6'1"
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    La Habra
  • Position:
    Guard
  • HS City/State:
    La Habra, CA
  • gp
    30
  • pts/g
    12.4
  • fg %
    46.5
  • 3pt %
    40.9
  • ft %
    69.9
  • reb/g
    4.9
  • a/g
    2.2

Bio

High School Awards: League MVP 

Favorite NBA Team: Detroit Pistons

Favorite NBA Player: Dennis Rodman

Favorite Food: Fried Chicken and Watermelon 

Favorite Quote: “I like tacos” -James Siy

Hobbies: Basketball

Favorite Basketball Memory: Dunking on Aaron Wadaman

Coach's Comments: 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 8 Golden West W, 103-62
Feb 10 Irvine Valley W, 75-62
Feb 14 at Cypress W, 87-61
Feb 16 at Orange Coast W, 86-77
Feb 22 Chaffey W, 88-72
Feb 25 at Ventura L, 74-69
  Total Conference
Games 30 16
Games started 24 16
Minutes 770 443
Minutes per game 25.7 27.7
FG 127-273 62-141
FG Pct 46.5 44.0
3PT 52-127 27-67
3PT Pct 40.9 40.3
FT 65-93 29-42
FT Pct 69.9 69.0
Off rebounds 42 25
Def rebounds 106 62
Total rebounds 148 87
Rebounds per game 4.9 5.4
Personal fouls 63 30
Disqualifications 1 -
Assists 66 47
Turnovers 60 41
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.1
Steals 43 21
Blocks 6 4
Points 371 180
Points per game 12.4 11.3
Points per 40 min 19.3 16.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 7 Pasadena City   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at El Camino   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 vs. Long Beach L, 89-79 - 10 4-11 36.4 1-5 20.0 3-4 75.0 12
Nov 5 vs. Glendale W, 107-65 1 22 6-10 60.0 4-6 66.7 1-1 100.0 17
Nov 9 at Chaffey W, 82-73 1 18 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 3-3 100.0 10
Nov 11 at MiraCosta W, 95-79 - 28 4-12 33.3 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 11
Nov 16 Southwestern W, 83-71 - 16 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 12
Nov 19 at Copper Mountain L, 95-88 - 32 5-10 50.0 1-4 25.0 2-5 40.0 13
Nov 23 at Mt. San Antonio W, 89-70 - 22 4-9 44.4 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 10
Dec 2 vs. LA Southwest L, 82-78 - 9 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 3 vs. Santa Monica W, 96-85 1 28 6-13 46.2 4-6 66.7 3-3 100.0 19
Dec 7 LA Harbor L, 77-72 1 22 7-11 63.6 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 19
Dec 9 at Palomar W, 88-74 1 33 9-13 69.2 1-4 25.0 6-11 54.5 25
Dec 20 Saddleback W, 81-76 1 31 5-11 45.5 3-6 50.0 3-5 60.0 16
Dec 22 at Riverside W, 82-76 1 22 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 30 at Cerritos W, 87-84 1 25 5-10 50.0 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 16
Jan 4 at Santa Ana L, 80-70 1 21 2-6 33.3 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 6 Fullerton L, 101-76 1 35 4-13 30.8 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 10
Jan 11 at Golden West W, 114-59 1 22 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Jan 13 at Irvine Valley W, 69-59 1 33 5-12 41.7 1-4 25.0 6-7 85.7 17
Jan 18 Cypress L, 73-72 1 37 5-11 45.5 2-2 100.0 3-5 60.0 15
Jan 20 Orange Coast W, 97-91 1 30 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 4-6 66.7 14
Jan 23 at Saddleback L, 87-77 1 31 6-14 42.9 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 16
Jan 25 Riverside L, 87-81 1 29 4-10 40.0 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 12
Jan 27 Santa Ana W, 89-68 1 27 9-14 64.3 4-8 50.0 3-5 60.0 25
Feb 1 at Fullerton L, 100-78 1 17 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 Golden West W, 103-62 1 21 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 4-5 80.0 12
Feb 10 Irvine Valley W, 75-62 1 35 3-6 50.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 14 at Cypress W, 87-61 1 27 4-9 44.4 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 16 at Orange Coast W, 86-77 1 25 7-11 63.6 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 17
Feb 22 Chaffey W, 88-72 1 32 5-10 50.0 3-5 60.0 4-5 80.0 17
Feb 25 at Ventura L, 74-69 1 30 3-9 33.3 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 7 Pasadena City   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at El Camino   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 vs. Long Beach L, 89-79 - 10 2 2 4 1 3 0 0
Nov 5 vs. Glendale W, 107-65 1 22 2 2 4 2 0 1 0
Nov 9 at Chaffey W, 82-73 1 18 2 1 3 1 1 0 0
Nov 11 at MiraCosta W, 95-79 - 28 2 4 6 0 1 2 0
Nov 16 Southwestern W, 83-71 - 16 0 2 2 1 2 1 1
Nov 19 at Copper Mountain L, 95-88 - 32 0 1 1 2 0 3 0
Nov 23 at Mt. San Antonio W, 89-70 - 22 2 5 7 2 0 2 0
Dec 2 vs. LA Southwest L, 82-78 - 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 3 vs. Santa Monica W, 96-85 1 28 4 5 9 2 2 2 0
Dec 7 LA Harbor L, 77-72 1 22 0 5 5 2 3 1 0
Dec 9 at Palomar W, 88-74 1 33 2 5 7 3 1 5 1
Dec 20 Saddleback W, 81-76 1 31 2 5 7 3 3 1 0
Dec 22 at Riverside W, 82-76 1 22 0 3 3 4 1 1 0
Dec 30 at Cerritos W, 87-84 1 25 0 3 3 1 1 2 0
Jan 4 at Santa Ana L, 80-70 1 21 2 1 3 1 4 0 0
Jan 6 Fullerton L, 101-76 1 35 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Jan 11 at Golden West W, 114-59 1 22 0 5 5 1 1 0 1
Jan 13 at Irvine Valley W, 69-59 1 33 1 5 6 3 3 1 2
Jan 18 Cypress L, 73-72 1 37 1 7 8 2 5 3 0
Jan 20 Orange Coast W, 97-91 1 30 6 5 11 4 5 2 0
Jan 23 at Saddleback L, 87-77 1 31 3 5 8 2 2 0 0
Jan 25 Riverside L, 87-81 1 29 1 3 4 3 4 2 1
Jan 27 Santa Ana W, 89-68 1 27 2 2 4 7 2 1 0
Feb 1 at Fullerton L, 100-78 1 17 0 1 1 2 2 0 0
Feb 8 Golden West W, 103-62 1 21 2 5 7 3 3 2 0
Feb 10 Irvine Valley W, 75-62 1 35 1 3 4 3 1 2 0
Feb 14 at Cypress W, 87-61 1 27 2 6 8 5 1 2 0
Feb 16 at Orange Coast W, 86-77 1 25 2 4 6 2 3 3 0
Feb 22 Chaffey W, 88-72 1 32 1 4 5 1 2 2 0
Feb 25 at Ventura L, 74-69 1 30 0 5 5 1 2 1 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 7 Pasadena City   - - - -
Oct 20 at El Camino   - - - -
Nov 3 vs. Long Beach L, 89-79 - 1 - 0.3
Nov 5 vs. Glendale W, 107-65 1 4 - -
Nov 9 at Chaffey W, 82-73 1 1 - 1.0
Nov 11 at MiraCosta W, 95-79 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 16 Southwestern W, 83-71 - 0 - 0.5
Nov 19 at Copper Mountain L, 95-88 - 4 - -
Nov 23 at Mt. San Antonio W, 89-70 - 4 - -
Dec 2 vs. LA Southwest L, 82-78 - 5 1 0.0
Dec 3 vs. Santa Monica W, 96-85 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 7 LA Harbor L, 77-72 1 0 - 0.7
Dec 9 at Palomar W, 88-74 1 0 - 3.0
Dec 20 Saddleback W, 81-76 1 3 - 1.0
Dec 22 at Riverside W, 82-76 1 3 - 4.0
Dec 30 at Cerritos W, 87-84 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 4 at Santa Ana L, 80-70 1 1 - 0.3
Jan 6 Fullerton L, 101-76 1 0 - 2.0
Jan 11 at Golden West W, 114-59 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 13 at Irvine Valley W, 69-59 1 0 - 1.0
Jan 18 Cypress L, 73-72 1 1 - 0.4
Jan 20 Orange Coast W, 97-91 1 4 - 0.8
Jan 23 at Saddleback L, 87-77 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 25 Riverside L, 87-81 1 1 - 0.8
Jan 27 Santa Ana W, 89-68 1 1 - 3.5
Feb 1 at Fullerton L, 100-78 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 8 Golden West W, 103-62 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 10 Irvine Valley W, 75-62 1 3 - 3.0
Feb 14 at Cypress W, 87-61 1 2 - 5.0
Feb 16 at Orange Coast W, 86-77 1 4 - 0.7
Feb 22 Chaffey W, 88-72 1 4 - 0.5
Feb 25 at Ventura L, 74-69 1 3 - 0.5

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 30 25.7 4.2-9.1 1.7-4.2 2.2-3.1 12.4
2023-24 29 31.8 6.3-12.6 1.5-4.9 3.8-5.0 17.9
Total 59 28.7 5.3-10.8 1.6-4.5 2.9-4.0 15.1

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 30 24 770 127-273 46.5 52-127 40.9 65-93 69.9 371
2023-24 29 28 921 184-365 50.4 43-141 30.5 109-144 75.7 520
Total 59 52 1691 311-638 48.7 95-268 35.4 174-237 73.4 891

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 30 770 25.7 6.6-14.2 2.7-6.6 40.9 3.4-4.8 19.3
2023-24 29 921 31.8 8.0-15.9 1.9-6.1 30.5 4.7-6.3 22.6
Total 59 1691 28.7 7.4-15.1 2.2-6.3 35.4 4.1-5.6 21.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 30 1.4 3.5 4.9 2.2 2.0 1.4 0.2
2023-24 29 1.6 4.2 5.8 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.2
Total 59 1.5 3.8 5.4 2.2 1.9 1.4 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 30 24 42 106 148 66 60 43 6
2023-24 29 28 47 121 168 66 53 39 5
Total 59 52 89 227 316 132 113 82 11

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 30 2.2 5.5 7.7 3.4 3.1 2.2 0.3
2023-24 29 2.0 5.3 7.3 2.9 2.3 1.7 0.2
Total 59 2.1 5.4 7.5 3.1 2.7 1.9 0.3

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 30 25.7 4.2-9.1 1.7-4.2 2.2-3.1 12.4
Conference 16 27.7 3.9-8.8 1.7-4.2 1.8-2.6 11.3
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 11 28.6 4.7-9.5 2.1-4.5 3.0-4.1 14.5
Away 15 25.7 3.9-8.8 1.3-3.9 1.7-2.7 10.7
Neutral 4 17.3 4.2-9.0 2.5-4.8 1.8-2.0 12.8
Result            
Wins 19 26.2 4.5-9.1 1.8-4.2 2.7-3.8 13.6
Losses 11 24.8 3.7-9.1 1.6-4.4 1.2-1.8 10.3
Month            
November 7 21.1 4.1-9.1 1.4-4.3 2.4-3.7 12.1
December 7 24.3 4.9-9.4 2.0-4.1 2.6-3.6 14.3
January 9 29.4 4.3-10.0 2.0-4.7 2.1-3.2 12.8
February 7 26.7 3.6-7.6 1.4-3.7 1.6-1.9 10.1

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 30 24 770 127-273 46.5 52-127 40.9 65-93 69.9 371
Conference 16 16 443 62-141 44.0 27-67 40.3 29-42 69.0 180
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 11 10 315 52-105 49.5 23-50 46.0 33-45 73.3 160
Away 15 12 386 58-132 43.9 19-58 32.8 25-40 62.5 160
Neutral 4 2 69 17-36 47.2 10-19 52.6 7-8 87.5 51
Result                    
Wins 19 16 497 86-173 49.7 34-79 43.0 52-73 71.2 258
Losses 11 8 273 41-100 41.0 18-48 37.5 13-20 65.0 113
Month                    
November 7 2 148 29-64 45.3 10-30 33.3 17-26 65.4 85
December 7 6 170 34-66 51.5 14-29 48.3 18-25 72.0 100
January 9 9 265 39-90 43.3 18-42 42.9 19-29 65.5 115
February 7 7 187 25-53 47.2 10-26 38.5 11-13 84.6 71

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 30 770 25.7 6.6-14.2 2.7-6.6 40.9 3.4-4.8 19.3
Conference 16 443 27.7 5.6-12.7 2.4-6.0 40.3 2.6-3.8 16.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 11 315 28.6 6.6-13.3 2.9-6.3 46.0 4.2-5.7 20.3
Away 15 386 25.7 6.0-13.7 2.0-6.0 32.8 2.6-4.1 16.6
Neutral 4 69 17.3 9.9-20.9 5.8-11.0 52.6 4.1-4.6 29.6
Result                
Wins 19 497 26.2 6.9-13.9 2.7-6.4 43.0 4.2-5.9 20.8
Losses 11 273 24.8 6.0-14.7 2.6-7.0 37.5 1.9-2.9 16.6
Month                
November 7 148 21.1 7.8-17.3 2.7-8.1 33.3 4.6-7.0 23.0
December 7 170 24.3 8.0-15.5 3.3-6.8 48.3 4.2-5.9 23.5
January 9 265 29.4 5.9-13.6 2.7-6.3 42.9 2.9-4.4 17.4
February 7 187 26.7 5.3-11.3 2.1-5.6 38.5 2.4-2.8 15.2

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 30 1.4 3.5 4.9 2.2 2.0 1.4 0.2
Conference 16 1.6 3.9 5.4 2.9 2.6 1.3 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 1.5 3.9 5.4 2.8 2.8 1.6 0.2
Away 15 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.0 1.5 1.5 0.3
Neutral 4 2.0 2.3 4.3 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.0
Result                
Wins 19 1.7 3.9 5.6 2.5 1.7 1.7 0.3
Losses 11 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.6 2.5 1.0 0.1
Month                
November 7 1.4 2.4 3.9 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.1
December 7 1.1 3.7 4.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 0.1
January 9 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.8 3.0 1.1 0.4
February 7 1.1 4.0 5.1 2.4 2.0 1.7 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 30 24 42 106 148 66 60 43 6
Conference 16 16 25 62 87 47 41 21 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 11 10 16 43 59 31 31 18 2
Away 15 12 18 54 72 30 23 22 4
Neutral 4 2 8 9 17 5 6 3 0
Result                  
Wins 19 16 33 74 107 48 33 32 5
Losses 11 8 9 32 41 18 27 11 1
Month                  
November 7 2 10 17 27 9 7 9 1
December 7 6 8 26 34 15 12 12 1
January 9 9 16 35 51 25 27 10 4
February 7 7 8 28 36 17 14 12 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 30 2.2 5.5 7.7 3.4 3.1 2.2 0.3
Conference 16 2.3 5.6 7.9 4.2 3.7 1.9 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 2.0 5.5 7.5 3.9 3.9 2.3 0.3
Away 15 1.9 5.6 7.5 3.1 2.4 2.3 0.4
Neutral 4 4.6 5.2 9.9 2.9 3.5 1.7 0.0
Result                
Wins 19 2.7 6.0 8.6 3.9 2.7 2.6 0.4
Losses 11 1.3 4.7 6.0 2.6 4.0 1.6 0.1
Month                
November 7 2.7 4.6 7.3 2.4 1.9 2.4 0.3
December 7 1.9 6.1 8.0 3.5 2.8 2.8 0.2
January 9 2.4 5.3 7.7 3.8 4.1 1.5 0.6
February 7 1.7 6.0 7.7 3.6 3.0 2.6 0.0

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Hawks Soar over Panthers for 83-71 Home Victory

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Hawks Dominate from Start to Finish to Defeat Glendale College

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