66ers Acquire Guard JaJuan Smith
March 30, 2010 - NBA G League (G League)
Tulsa 66ers News Release
TULSA, Okla., March 30, 2010 - The Tulsa 66ers announced today that the team has signed free agent guard JaJuan Smith.
The 6-2 guard played most recently in Brazil and Spain, where he averaged 6.8 points per contest. Smith was a member of the Dallas Mavericks 2008 NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, where he averaged 7.6 points, and 1.0 rebound in five games. He played in France during the 2008-09 season.
The Cleveland, Tennessee native played four seasons at the University of Tennessee and averaged 11.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 126 games for the Volunteers. Smith ranks third all-time in career three-point field goals made with 681, fourth in career steals with 183 and 19th in career points with 1,384. He was named by the Associated Press to the All-SEC Honorable Mention team his senior season in 2007-08, and helped lead his team to an SEC Championship with a 31-5 record.
Smith will wear jersey # 9 and will join the team in time for their game at the Austin Toros on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. CST. The contest can be heard on 1300 AM The Buzz or viewed live online for free via NBA Futurecast at tulsa66ers.com. The updated 66ers roster is below:
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. School
7 Wink Adams G 6-0 200 UNLV
11 Cecil Brown G 6-4 200 UC Santa Barbara
17 Moses Ehambe G 6-6 210 Oral Roberts
44 DeVon Hardin C 6-11 250 California
99 Marcus Lewis F 6-8 265 Oral Roberts
15 Byron Mullens** C 7-0 275 Ohio State
23 Larry Owens F 6-7 215 Oral Roberts
22 Mustafa Shakur G 6-3 190 Arizona
9 JaJuan Smith G 6-2 200 Tennessee
41 Deron Washington F 6-7 215 Virginia Tech
21 Latavious Williams F 6-8 210 Christian Life Academy (Tx.)
**On NBA Assignment from Oklahoma City Thunder
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