(2023) CG DeShawn Harris-Smith to Maryland

[Stuhoo 80,873]

So someone is blowing up?!?

https://247sports.com/player/deshawn-harris-smith-46101947/

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2023/deshawn-harris-smith-269431

https://www.on3.com/db/deshawn-harris-smith-35401/

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2023-guard-deshawn-harris-smith/

[mike vannice 281]

Why another guard?

[MemphisHoosier 2,218]

40 minutes ago, mike vannice said:

Why another guard?

Looks like the staff is prioritizing a ~4/5-man class, Cupps, Newton, Big TBD (Booker, Page), Dynamic Wing TBD (Power, Kaiser), and maybe another Guard TBD (Jackson, Harris-Smith)...as @Class of '66 Old Fartsays, these things generally work themselves out and the staff has a plan.

[Stuhoo 80,873]

1 hour ago, mike vannice said:

Why another guard?

Because we think there may be a possibility of one more than X leaving after this year.

[mike vannice 281]

So Tamar must be looking awfully good this offseason.

[Brass Cannon 24,803]

35 minutes ago, mike vannice said:

So Tamar must be looking awfully good this offseason.

I was thinking JHS. But if it’s Bates we are in for a very good year.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,773]

Here's DeShawn's AAU stats for the evaluation periods.  He's averaged 23 min./game.

DeShawn Harris-Smith '23 (CG) - Team Takeover									Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk
4/09	5	1	4	3	5	0	1	5	3	0	0	0
4/09	14	5	9	2	7	2	4	5	2	1	0	0
4/10	8	3	5	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0
4/10	13	3	6	5	6	2	3	5	3	2	0	0
4/22	15	6	14	3	6	0	2	11	2	2	0	0
4/23	11	5	9	1	4	0	0	5	2	1	1	0
4/23	10	4	7	2	5	0	1	5	1	1	2	0
4/24	4	2	5	0	1	0	1	7	4	1	1	0
5/28	21	9	13	3	4	0	0	6	2	1	1	0
5/28	10	3	4	4	4	0	0	2	1	2	0	0
5/29	19	9	12	1	3	0	0	14	2	1	1	1
5/29	3	1	7	1	2	0	0	6	2	0	0	0
5/30	20	6	10	7	11	1	1	9	2	0	0	0
7/7	8	3	6	2	2	0	0	5	3	4	0	0
7/8	10	4	6	0	0	2	2	7	5	2	2	0
7/8	9	3	8	3	6	0	1	9	3	2	1	0
7/9	18	5	11	7	10	1	3	3	0	1	0	0
7/9	19	6	13	7	8	0	1	8	3	1	3	1
7/10	19	7	13	4	4	1	2	5	1	3	0	0
# Gms / Avg	12.4	52%		63%		39%		6	2	1	1	0

[Stuhoo 80,873]

13 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Here's DeShawn's AAU stats for the evaluation periods.  He's averaged 23 min./game.

DeShawn Harris-Smith '23 (CG) - Team Takeover									Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk
4/09	5	1	4	3	5	0	1	5	3	0	0	0
4/09	14	5	9	2	7	2	4	5	2	1	0	0
4/10	8	3	5	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0
4/10	13	3	6	5	6	2	3	5	3	2	0	0
4/22	15	6	14	3	6	0	2	11	2	2	0	0
4/23	11	5	9	1	4	0	0	5	2	1	1	0
4/23	10	4	7	2	5	0	1	5	1	1	2	0
4/24	4	2	5	0	1	0	1	7	4	1	1	0
5/28	21	9	13	3	4	0	0	6	2	1	1	0
5/28	10	3	4	4	4	0	0	2	1	2	0	0
5/29	19	9	12	1	3	0	0	14	2	1	1	1
5/29	3	1	7	1	2	0	0	6	2	0	0	0
5/30	20	6	10	7	11	1	1	9	2	0	0	0
7/7	8	3	6	2	2	0	0	5	3	4	0	0
7/8	10	4	6	0	0	2	2	7	5	2	2	0
7/8	9	3	8	3	6	0	1	9	3	2	1	0
7/9	18	5	11	7	10	1	3	3	0	1	0	0
7/9	19	6	13	7	8	0	1	8	3	1	3	1
7/10	19	7	13	4	4	1	2	5	1	3	0	0
# Gms / Avg	12.4	52%		63%		39%		6	2	1	1	0

That’s a whole lotta rebounds for a guard.

[lillurk 3,756]

2 hours ago, mike vannice said:

So Tamar must be looking awfully good this offseason.

 

2 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

I was thinking JHS. But if it’s Bates we are in for a very good year.  

Maybe both are having a nice summer

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,773]

https://www.pointguardeyes.com/deshawn-harris-smith

[Stuhoo 80,873]

37 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

https://www.pointguardeyes.com/deshawn-harris-smith

That’s a rave review from someone who tells the whole story.

[PointGuardEyes 56]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

https://www.pointguardeyes.com/deshawn-harris-smith

You would love this kid. Plays so hard, but is also extremely smart. Have watched him play A LOT since he was a freshman, and he has gotten better and better. Saw him play several times during the DMV Live Events in June with his high school team, Paul VI. Their Assistant Coach, Lamar Butler, who played guard for the George Mason team who went to the final 4 back in 2006, started him at PG a few times and he was stellar. An absolute dog on both ends of the court. Just gotta keep working on the jumper.

[Demo 20,026]

17 minutes ago, PointGuardEyes said:

You would love this kid. Plays so hard, but is also extremely smart. Have watched him play A LOT since he was a freshman, and he has gotten better and better. Saw him play several times during the DMV Live Events in June with his high school team, Paul VI. Their Assistant Coach, Lamar Butler, who played guard for the George Mason team who went to the final 4 back in 2006, started him at PG a few times and he was stellar. An absolute dog on both ends of the court. Just gotta keep working on the jumper.

Great write up. You do good, good work. Do you see him eventually evolving into a full-time point guard or as more of a secondary facilitator? 

[PointGuardEyes 56]

19 minutes ago, Demo said:

Great write up. You do good, good work. Do you see him eventually evolving into a full-time point guard or as more of a secondary facilitator? 

Thank you for the kind words!

Honestly, I will have to reserve judgment until I see him play more of the position this year. I will say that he looked great during the live period events against some good comp, but it will obviously be different playing point in the Big 10. He was able to push the pace and get what he wanted at will, but I'd like to see him in games where he needs to handle heavy full-court man pressure, enter the ball into the offense, and run the half-court offense in more methodical environments that will mimic close college games (some, not all). He's been in plenty of these over the first 3 years of his prep career playing a national schedule and in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, but none really playing the point for extended periods. His team will be loaded this year, and they do have a pure PG on the roster, who he will undoubtedly split minutes at the point with, so it will be interesting. Sorry for the long-winded answer...

I think the important thing to take away is that he is capable... He is capable of serving, at minimum, as a primary ballhandler who can spare a starting PG when needed, while also serving primarily as a secondary facilitator. 

Hope I answered that one okay...

[mike vannice 281]

OK note to self never question a Mike Woodson offer again. This young man sounds like someone we would love as a Hoosier-- intense, aggressive competitor who plays to win.

[go iu bb 6,070]

17 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Here's DeShawn's AAU stats for the evaluation periods.  He's averaged 23 min./game.

DeShawn Harris-Smith '23 (CG) - Team Takeover									Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk
4/09	5	1	4	3	5	0	1	5	3	0	0	0
4/09	14	5	9	2	7	2	4	5	2	1	0	0
4/10	8	3	5	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0
4/10	13	3	6	5	6	2	3	5	3	2	0	0
4/22	15	6	14	3	6	0	2	11	2	2	0	0
4/23	11	5	9	1	4	0	0	5	2	1	1	0
4/23	10	4	7	2	5	0	1	5	1	1	2	0
4/24	4	2	5	0	1	0	1	7	4	1	1	0
5/28	21	9	13	3	4	0	0	6	2	1	1	0
5/28	10	3	4	4	4	0	0	2	1	2	0	0
5/29	19	9	12	1	3	0	0	14	2	1	1	1
5/29	3	1	7	1	2	0	0	6	2	0	0	0
5/30	20	6	10	7	11	1	1	9	2	0	0	0
7/7	8	3	6	2	2	0	0	5	3	4	0	0
7/8	10	4	6	0	0	2	2	7	5	2	2	0
7/8	9	3	8	3	6	0	1	9	3	2	1	0
7/9	18	5	11	7	10	1	3	3	0	1	0	0
7/9	19	6	13	7	8	0	1	8	3	1	3	1
7/10	19	7	13	4	4	1	2	5	1	3	0	0
# Gms / Avg	12.4	52%		63%		39%		6	2	1	1	0

I don't pay attention to AAU numbers but is that kind of inconsistency common? 

[Demo 20,026]

55 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I don't pay attention to AAU numbers but is that kind of inconsistency common? 

Very much so. These events are actually  pretty tough on the kids They play a bunch of games over several days with nothing really to do in between. Mentally, they’re much better some games than others. TJ Power was the leading scorer at EYBL Session 4 and was arguably as good as anybody there. The kid shot 6-19 yesterday and looked completely toasted.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,386]

Official visit scheduled

[Hoosierfanyuh 2,260]

That was fast

[cthomas 6,476]

2 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Official visit scheduled

Apparently, CMW connects with kids. It was a concern when he was hired, but kids seem to like what he is selling. The new financial opportunity landscape probably helps, but I never thought he would connect the way he seems to be. We don't seem to have much problem getting kids on campus. Once on campus, anything is possible.