Dane Smith (basketball)

Canadian basketball player

Dane Smith playing in an open run Dane SmithNo. 3 – Cape Breton Highlanders

Position| Point guard
League| NBL Canada
Personal information
Born|  (1989-03-28) March 28, 1989 (age 36)
Toronto, Ontario
Nationality| Canadian
Listed height| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight| 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school| West Hill (Toronto, Ontario)
College|

* Kilgore (2008–2010)
* UT Martin (2010–2012)

NBA draft| 2012: undrafted
Playing career| 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013| London Lightning
2013–2015| Saint John Mill Rats
2015| UBC Muiscas
2016–present| Cape Breton Highlanders
Career highlights and awards

* NBL Canada champion (2013)
* 2× Nike Crown League champion (2015, 2018)
* 2× OVO Bounce champion (2015, 2017)

Dane Smith (born March 28, 1989) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Cape Breton Highlanders of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He has spent most of his career with the Saint John Mill Rats and the London Lightning. The Lightning won the league championship in Smith's rookie year in the 2013 NBL Canada Finals. He also competed with Colombian club UBC Muiscas in 2015. Smith is the author of Everything Being Said With No Words: Memoir Of A True Canadian Great.[1]

## College career

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Smith played junior college basketball at Kilgore College in Texas under Brian Hoberecht for the 2008–10 season. After graduating from Kilgore College, his love for basketball continued to grow and he continued to train even harder. Smith later transferred to play for the University of Tennessee at Martin, in the Ohio Valley Conference of the NCAA Division I, from 2010 to 2012. As a senior, he started in 29 games.[citation needed]

## Professional career

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In his rookie season, Smith signed with the London Lightning of the NBL Canada and played one season under head coach Micheal Ray Richardson. At training camp, he competed with fellow Canadian guards Tyler Murray and Josh Whyte for a roster spot.[2] The team won the 2013 NBL Canada Finals over the Summerside Storm.[3]

## Personal life

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Smith began playing basketball at an early age, which was encouraged by friends and family while growing up. Along with his twin brother Dwayne Smith, Dane is one of the many basketball players from the Jungle/Lawerence Heights community who have gone on to compete in University. His mother, Monica, is Jamaican and his father, Tyrone, is Jamaican. In 2019, Smith became engaged to Nehnika Williams. Their, daughter, Kalliyah N. Smith was born on April 2, 2018. Smith resides in Toronto.[citation needed]

Dane Smith playing against Houston Rocket Guard Dillon Brooks

## References

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1. ^ Noble, Barnes &. "Everything Being Said With No Words: Memoir of A True Canadian Great Dane Smith". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
2. ^ Dalla Costa, Morris. "Dane Smith, Tyler Murray and Josh Whyte are three solid contenders". The London Free Press. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
3. ^ Dalla Costa, Morris. "Celebrity roster 'some list' of stars". The London Free Press. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

## External links

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* Dane Smith at RealGM