Low-usage Howard guard still fighting for a larger role
River Smith’s 2025-26 impact at Howard has been limited so far, with very modest counting stats and efficiency across a small sample, but he has shown flashes of guard value through ball security, a little defensive activity, and the kind of persistence that can keep a rotation spot alive. The numbers suggest he is not yet a scoring threat or primary creator, so he makes sense more as a developmental fit than an immediate plug-and-play answer; if your team wants a rugged, low-ego guard who can grow into a niche role, he is worth watching.[1][2][5][6][7]
