Covenant College

AWARDS

CCS Defensive Player of the Year (2025-26)
All-CCS First Team (2025-26)
CCS Defensive Player of the Year (2024-25)
All-CCS Second Team (2024-25)
CCS Player of the Week (Jan. 13, 2025)

2025-26: CCS Defensive Player of the Year... All-CCS First Team... Played in all 26 games, starting 25 of them... Broke his previous program and conference record for blocks in a season with 81 in 2025-26... Led the CCS with 3.1 blocks per game... Averaged 14.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, with that rebound average ranking second in the CCS... Posted a near triple-double against Belhaven (Jan. 16), going for 10 points, nine boards, and 10 blocks... Collected 25 points and 19 rebounds in a matchup with Piedmont (Jan. 17)

2024-25: CCS Defensive Player of the Year... All-CCS Second Team... Played in all 25 games with 24 starts for a total of 481 minutes of playing time... Averaged 10.8 points and a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game... Broke the school record and ranked third in NCAA Division III in blocks with 80 on the season... Set numerous career-highs throughout the season: Blocks (8, 12/7 vs. Toccoa Falls), Points (19, 2/15 at Huntingdon), and Rebounds (14, 2/4 vs. Asbury)... Seven double-doubles for the season... 55.5% (106-191) from the field... CCS Player of the Week (1/13) 

2023-24: Appeared in 16 games with four starts for a total of 219 minutes on the court... Made collegiate debut on 11/30 in a win over Johnson... Averaged 4.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game... Led the Scots with 27 blocks for the year... 53% from the field... Posted 13 points and 11 rebounds in a home loss to Piedmont for his first career double-double... Had four blocks in two different games.

High School: Attended Bethlehem Christian 

Personal: Parents are Lance and Julie Smith, both of which were student-athletes at the Universty of the Cumberlands. Has one brother, Tillman who played college football at Maryville... Favorite Bible verse is Matthew 6:34... Chose Covenant because the school seemed to care for him not just as a student, but as a person... Sport Management major