Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Chris Smith was born on December 24, 1999, in Chicago, Illinois. He is a forward in the NBA. 

Smith's father, Sean, was his coach in middle school. During his first two years at Fort Worth Country Day School, Smith was the quarterback on the football team in addition to playing basketball. He grew 9 inches (23 cm) between his freshman and sophomore years in high school. He transferred to Huntington Prep School. In January 2017, Smith announced he would reclassify from the class of 2018 to the class of 2017. A three-star recruit, Smith signed with UCLA after considering offers from Oregon, TCU, Michigan, Ohio State, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech.

Smith is on a two-way contract with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors as a junior in 2020, when he was also named the conference's most improved player.