Galin Smith

Photo by: Kent Gidley

7/25/19 Mugs
Gavin Smith
Photo by Jeff Hanson

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
240
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Clinton, Miss.
High School:
Clinton HS

Career Accolades

• 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2018 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll

Junior (2019-20)

•   Collected a season-high 11 points to go along with four rebounds in 23 minutes of action vs. Mississippi State (1/8)
•   Finished with 10 points, shooting 85.7 percent (6-of-7) from the charity stripe to go along with six boards against LSU (2/15)
•   Scored 8 points, shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field while registering 2 rebounds against Ole Miss (2/22)
•   Went for 7 points, shooting 3-of-4 from the field and grabbed 3 boards against Florida (1/4)
•   Scored 4 points while registering 5 rebounds and a block against Iowa State in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament (11/28)
•   Scored 4 points, going 2-for-2 from the field while adding an assist against Penn State (12/14)
•   Dropped 6 points, going 3-for-5 from the field while grabbing 2 rebounds and a block against Rhode Island (11/15)
•   Led the Tide with 3 blocks, while earning a career-high 2 assists and dropping 2 points against FAU (11/11)
•   Led the Tide with 3 blocks to go along with 2 rebounds and an assist against Stephen F. Austin (12/6)
•   Grabbed 4 rebounds and led the team with 2 blocks in 14 minutes of action against Penn (11/5)
•   Got the start and finished with 5 points and 2 rebounds in 15 minutes of action vs. Georgia Tech (10/27)
•   Scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting in the overtime win at Georgia (2/8)

Sophomore (2018-19)

•   Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
•   Selected to the SEC Community Service Team
•   Saw action in 29 games, making nine starts on the year
•   Scored a career-high 11 points in the start against Ole Miss (3/14) while grabbing seven rebounds and adding one assist and block
•   Tied a career high of 10 points in 15 minutes, while adding three rebounds and one block vs. then-No. 20 Ole Miss (1/22)
•   Provided a spark off the bench by exploding with six points in five minutes of action against Georgia (2/6)
•   Registered seven points, three rebounds and one steal off the bench against then-No. 22 Mississippi State (1/29)
•   Turned in seven points, two rebounds and one block at Arkansas (3/9)
•   Finished with five points and one rebound aginst then-No. 4 Kentucky (3/15)
•   Started and finished with six points vs. Wichita State (11/18)
•   Went 4-of-6 from the field to total eight points, three rebounds and one block and a steal against Arizona (12/9)
•   Dropped eight points and collected five rebounds against Ball State (11/16)
•   Led the team in blocks (3) while adding four points and two rebounds against Norfolk State (3/20)
•   Put up four points, three rebounds and one block against Murray State (11/26)
•   Added two points and three rebounds against Northeastern (11/15)
•   Scored four points while totaling two rebounds and one block in 22 minutes against Appalachian Sate (11/11)
•   Collected two rebounds and three points at Stephen F. Austin (12/30)

Freshman (2017-18)

•   Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
•   Played in 33 games, making three starts on the season
•   Made the first start of his Alabama career in the SEC Tournament opener vs. Texas A&M, finishing with eight points, three rebounds and a block (3/8)
•   Went 3-for-3 from the field and finished with eight points and six rebounds in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals vs. Auburn (3/9)
•   Led the team in rebounds (8) and shot 3-of-5 from the floor to finish with 10 points, while totaling three blocks and one steal against then-No. 14 Minnesota (11/25)
•   Scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting while adding four rebounds and one block against LSU (1/13)
•   Made his collegiate debut and finished with two points and two rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench against Memphis (11/10)
•   Collected five points and four rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench in the home opener vs. Lipscomb (11/14)
•   Was perfect from the field (3-for-3) to total seven points in 18 minutes against Alabama A&M (11/17)
•   Added eight points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in UA’s NCAA Tournament game vs. Virginia Tech (3/15)
•   Scored five points and added three rebounds in the NCAA Tournament second round contest vs. No. 1 seed Villanova (3/17).
•   Went 3-of-3 and scored six points while adding four rebounds vs. South Carolina (1/9)
•   Led the team in blocks (3) while adding four points and one rebound against then-No. 17 Auburn (1/17)
•   Recorded a season-high four blocks to go along with four points, four rebounds and a steal at Texas A&M (3/3)
•   Blocked two shots while pulling down a rebound and scoring two points in seven minutes off the bench against then-No. 5 Texas A&M (12/30)
•   Blocked two shots and grabbed three rebounds in 12 minutes against Louisiana Tech (11/29)
•   Grabbed three rebounds in three minutes off the bench against UCF (12/3)
•   Saw six minutes of action off the bench against BYU (11/24)

Prep Highlights

•   Played at Clinton High School under head coach and athletic director Clay Norton
•   Ranked as the top center and the No. 2 overall player in Mississippi according to 247Sports.com
•   The same site ranked him as the No. 21 center in the nation
•   Was the No. 2 player in the state according to Hoopseen.com
•   Selected to play in the 2017 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game where he matched up against Alabama teammates Herbert Jones and Alex Reese
•   Received second team all-state honors as a junior in 2016 and as a senior in 2017
•   Averaged 14.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 5.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game while leading Clinton to a 21-8 overall record during his senior season
•   As a junior, he averaged 21.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 5.1 blocks and 1.5 assists per game
•   Named to the 2016 North/South Basketball Boys All-Star Team for the state of Mississippi
•   Twice earned a spot on the “Dandy Dozen” awarded to the top 12 prep players in the state in 2016 and 2017