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Bryce Smith Season 2008-09

#25
PositionG
Weight202 lbs
Height6-3
ClassFreshman
HometownWoodland Hills, Calif.

Abig, athletic shooting guard who can shoot ball from distance... Is able to give defenders fits with his size at the two guard... Will be able to stretch opposing defenses with his perimeter shot.

High School
Played at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif., for head coach Derrick Taylor... Helped the Toreadors to a 27-4 overall record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the West Valley League his senior season... Taft won the city section title before losing in the CIF Division I regional semifinal... The Toreadors finished the 2007-08 season ranked No. 4 in The Los Angeles Times top 25 and No. 4 in the state of California by MaxPreps.com... Was a McDonald[apos]s All-American nominee, first-team all-league pick and team captain... Finished his senior season as the West Valley[apos]s seventh-leading scorer at 11.4 points and was the top three-point shooter in the conference after averaging 2.4 per game... He also had senior averages of 2.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals... Posted 13 double-figure scoring games as a senior, including four 20-plus point performances... His top scoring effort during his senior year came vs. Los Angeles Manual Arts when he scored 25 in a winning effort... Connected on multiple three-pointers as few as 16 times... At the end of the season, he was selected to play in the 2008 Battle of the Valley all-star basketball game... Played with Larry Drew, Jr., the son of former NBA player Larry Drew, who begins 2008-09 as a freshman at North Carolina... Considered LSU, Oregon, Gonzaga, Oregon State, Charlotte, Santa Clara and Harvard among others during the recruiting process.