Shakir Smith (basketball)

Shakir Smith (born October 25, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Al Bashaer of the Oman Basketball League. He played college basketball at Wyoming from 2011 to 2012, Pima CC from 2013 to 2014 and Adams State from 2014 to 2016.

Shakir Smith

No. 5 – Al Bashaer
Position	Guard
League	Oman Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1992-10-25) October 25, 1992 (age 32) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Tucson (Tucson, Arizona)
College	Wyoming (2011–2012) Pima CC (2012–2013) Adams State (2014–2016)
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2018	Academic Bultex
2018	Blokotehna
2018–2019	Norrköping
2019	AV Ohrid
2019–2020	Academic Bultex
2020–2021	Sporting CP
2021	ÍR
2021–2022	Sporting CP
2022–2023	CD Estela
2023–2024	BK Aktobe
2024–present	Al Bashaer

College career

As a senior at Adams State in 2015-16 Smith averaged 20.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 30.7 minutes in 28 appearances.^[1]

Professional career

After graduating, on August 10, 2016, Smith signed with Academic Bultex of Bulgarian League.^[2] On April 15, 2017, he was named MVP of Bulgarian League.^[3] On February 2, 2018, he signed with Macedonian basketball club Blokotehna.^[4] He made his debut for Blokotehna against Macedonian basketball champion MZT Skopje on February 5, 2018, scoring 8 points and two rebounds in 96–88 win over MZT at home.^[5] Smith signed for Swedish champions Norrköping Dolphins on July 21, 2018, for the 2018–2019 season.^[6]

In August 2021, Smith signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club ÍR.^[7] On September 3, he scored 51 points in a preseason game against Njarðvík.^[8] He was released from his contract in end of November 2021^[9] after averaging 15.1 points and 8.7 assists in seven games.