veteran EIU floor general with a distributor’s touch and clutch shot-making
Shareef Smith’s calling card in the 2019-20 season at Eastern Illinois was steady backcourt control: he averaged 5.1 points per game, dished 62 assists, and finished his EIU career with 185 assists, which ranked seventh in program history among two-year players[1]. He also showed real shooting gravity, including four double-figure games and 79 straight games with a made 3-pointer entering the end of that season[1][10]. If a team wants a guard who can organize offense, hit timely threes, and bring veteran poise, Smith fits; if it needs a high-usage scorer, he’s more table-setter than takeover artist[1].
