Brandon Smith Class: Junior Hometown: San Ramon, Calif. High School: De La Salle HS Height / Weight: 5-11 / 185 Position: Guard Experience: 2V

Brandon Smith Cal Sports Report Feature

Recognized as one of the greatest defensive players in school history at De La Salle High School ... a pure point guard.

As a Sophomore (2010-11): Took over as one of the team's starting guards after the departure of Gary Franklin ... finished the season ranked in the top six in assists along with Jorge Gutierrez ... sported a career-high 18 points at Oregon, including shooting 4-for-5 from behind the arc ... also tied his personal high in steals at Oregon with three ... tallied his sixth double-digit scoring performance of the season with 10 points against USC in the Pac-10 Tournament, shooting 4-for-5 from the field ... produced his second double-digit performance at USC, totaling 12 points, including two treys after entering the game with one on the season ... following that game at SC, went on to shoot 19-for-37 from three-point distance the rest of the season ... nailed a clutch three-pointer vs. Arizona State (2/3) to extinguish a Sun Devil rally and put Cal back in the lead ... also made a huge trey in overtime against UCLA (2/20) ... tied his career high in steals with three against Arizona (2/5) ... also against the Wildcats in the triple overtime game on Feb. 5, notched career highs in assists (11) and rebounds (8), just missing his first career double-double (9 points) in 53 minutes of work ... made his first collegiate start against Hartford, posting a then-career high of 15 points, shooting 8-for-10 from the free throw line ... had a career night against Washington State (1/16), tallying new personal bests in assists (9) and rebounds (5) to go with his nine points in 44 minutes of play ... also in the overtime clash against the Cougars, shut down Klay Thompson in the overtime period ... logged seven assists against Oregon State and at Washington State ... earned a then-career high seven assists against New Mexico... also had two steals with nine points at UCLA ... tied his then-career high in rebounds with three against Temple in the Old Spice Classic, at Iowa State and against San Diego State ... scored four points and tallied three assists against Boston College in the Old Spice Classic ... collected six assists vs. Southern Miss.

As a Freshman (2009-10): Played as a true freshman, making appearances in 26 of the team's 35 games ... scored a season-high six points in just five minutes of action vs. Stanford ... had four assists vs. UCLA and three more at New Mexico ... played a season-high 17 minutes four times, including in back-to-back games at Washington and vs. Oregon at home

High School: First-team all-state as a senior ... MVP of the East Bay Athletic League as a member of the Bay Area Hoosiers ... all-state as a junior and a senior ... named a finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year ... holds the school records at De La Salle in assists in a season and in a career, assists per game, most steals in a game (9) and winning percentage (114-10) ... three-time team captain (the only sophomore team captain in school history) ... academically, was a three-time recipient of the NCS Scholar- Athlete Award, made the Honor Roll four consecutive years and won the Good Citizen of the Year Award.

Personal: Brandon Josiah Smith ... born Jan. 25, 1991, in Chico, Calif. ... parents are Sean and Barbara Smith ... has been to four different continents, including working for an outreach program for schools and orphanages in India ... media studies major ... post-graduate plans include getting his MBA going into either the ministry or a field in the media if not continuing his basketball career.

Career Highs

Points:   18 at Oregon, Feb. 24, 2011
Rebounds: 8  vs. Arizona, Feb. 5, 2011
Assists:  11 vs. Arizona, Feb. 5, 2011
Blocks:	  0
Steals:	  3  many times, last vs. Stanford, March 5, 2011

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