Skyforce Selects Three Players in 2022 NBA G League Draft
October 22, 2022 - NBA G League (G League)
Sioux Falls Skyforce News Release
Sioux Falls, SD -The Sioux Falls Skyforce announced today that the team has selected four players in the 2022 NBA G League Draft, including Kadeem Jack (6th), Jai Smith (21st) and Landon Kirkwood (35th).
Jack is a 6-9, 225-pound forward out of Rutgers and played four seasons for the Scarlet Knights. He averaged 9.4 points on 45.5 percent shooting, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per 31.0 minutes a game in 111 appearances (66 starts). Jack, who has five years of NBA G League experience, played parts of two seasons with the Skyforce in 2016-17 and 2017-18. He appeared in two games in 2016-17 and 45 games (28 starts) in 2017-18, where Jack averaged 11.9 points on 61.3 percent shooting, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per 23.3 minutes a game. He last played in the Puerto Rican BSN League in the 2020-21 season.
Smith, a 6-9, 215-pound center via Overtime Elite played with the Sacramento Kings to start the 2022 NBA Summer League. The Syracuse, NY native appeared in one game for the Kings. Prior to committing to Overtime Elite, he played at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Kirkwood, a 6-5, 205-pound guard from Barry University appeared in 27 games (23 starts) as a senior in 2021-22, where he averaged 10.8 points on 46.9 percent shooting, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per 23.7 minutes a game. He played at Broward Community College as a junior in 2019-20, where he averaged a career-high 16.2 points on 59.9 percent shooting, 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 26 appearances (24 starts). Kirkwood spent his first three seasons at Cal State Fullerton.
Following is the list of players selected by the Skyforce in the 2022 NBA G League Draft:
Rd Pick Name Pos Ht Wt DOB From
1 6 Kadeem Jack F 6-9 225 10/27/92 Rutgers
1 21 Jai Smith C 6-9 215 1/30/03 Overtime Elite
2 35 Landon Kirkwood G 6-5 205 1/1/98 Barry
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