(2027) - CG L. J. Smith to Ohio State

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Listed as a 6'4" the 4-star combo guard attends Lincolnton HS in Lincolnton, NC.  Plays AAU for Team Thad 17U on the EYBL circuit.  Unfortunately, when he received an offer from UNC in June, he was quoted as saying UNC was his "dream school".  He knows how to score.  In 2024-25, he broke the NCHSAA sophomore single-season scoring record.  He was offered by WVU while DDV was still its head coach.

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https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-national-top-50-class-of-2027-guard-lj-smith/

https://www.on3.com/teams/indiana-hoosiers/news/indiana-basketball-offers-2027-four-star-guard-lj-smith/

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Yeah, literally the 1st  article I opened about him was the UNC/dream school article. But that’s a pretty recent offer and DDV appears to have been in pretty early. S’pose we’ll see. 

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L. J. Smith '27 - Team Thad 17U													DDV Offer
Date	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk
4/25  W			8		3	9	2	5	0	0	4	0	3	1	2
4/26  W			16		6	9	1	2	3	6	2	1	2	2	0
4/27  L			6		0	4	0	0	6	6	6	2	1	1	1
5/16  W			4		1	7	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	0
5/17  W			10		3	7	2	3	2	2	4	0	1	2	0
5/17  L			17		6	14	2	8	3	3	5	1	0	3	0
5/18  W			19		4	6	4	6	7	7	6	1	1	1	0
5/23  W			21		8	13	3	4	2	3	6	2	1	2	0
5/24  L			4		1	9	1	5	1	2	5	2	3	2	0
5/25  W			23		6	12	3	7	8	10	2	1	2	1	0
5/26  W			24		8	12	6	9	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
Count/Avg	11		13.8		45%		48%		84%		3.9	1.1	1.4	1.5	0.3
HS 24-25	29		33.1		45%		32%		82%		9.2	3.0	n.a.	2.6	1.0
HS 23-24	16		32.2		56%		46%		64%		7.6	0.4	n.a.	24.0	0.9

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I got tuned on to this guy a couple of  years ago. He's a bucket. Small school, not much competition and hasn't grown much recently.  2A ???

The release is quick and he can get space. He'll be off the ball and can he get open? 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Transferring to Oak Hill Academy

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Committed to Ohio State today.