| Born: | 03/28/1990 |
| Height: | 6-5 |
| Weight: | 205 |
| Year: | RS Sophomore |
| Hometown: | Woodland Hills, Ca. |
| High School: | Taft HS |
| College: | San Diego State |
| Position: | Guard |
| EXP: | 1V |
2010-11 Season (Sophomore)
Played in three games ... Scored a season-high eight points
against Vanguard (11/20/11).
2009-10 Season
Redshirted after transferring from San Diego State ... Named CSUN
Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... During the Fall semester, Smith
chalked up a perfect 4.0 GPA as a Kinesiology major.
San Diego State (Freshman)
A reserve guard who helped the Aztecs to an NIT berth in
2008-09.
Taft High School
During his senior season, helped lead Taft to a 29-4 overall
record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the West Valley League ... Taft
won the City Section title before losing in the CIF Division I
regional semifinal ... The Toreadors finished the 2007-08 season
ranked #4 in the Los Angeles Times Top 25 and #4 in the state of
California by MaxPreps.com ... Was a McDonald's All-American
nominee, a first team all-league pick and team captain ... Also an
honorable mention all-state selection for two seasons ... Averaged
11.4 points per game during his senior campaign ... Posted 13
double-figure scoring games as a senior including four 20-plus
point performances ... His top scoring effort during his senior
season came against Los Angeles Manual Arts when he scored 25
points in a winning effort ... The team's leading scorer (15.0 ppg)
during his junior campaign ... Also on all-league selection on the
volleyball team.
Matador Memo
Born March 28, 1990 in Northridge, Ca. ... Parents are Marty and
Neal Smith ... Has one sister (Kelley, 20) and one brother
(Geoffrey, 22) ... Enjoys watching the Los Angeles Lakers ... His
favorite athletes are Michael Phelps, J.J. Redick and Tom Brady ...
Also enjoys the acting of Mark Wahlberg, Vincent Chase and Eva
Mendes ... His favorite movie is The Sandlot, and his favorite
television shows are Entourage, Prison Break and House ... Enjoys
sushi and eating Subway sandwiches, but will not eat fast food ...
Favorite musical artist is Eminem ... Transferred to CSUN from San
Diego State to get a fresh start, be closer to home, compete in the
Big West, and help the team go to the NCAA Tournament ... His
greatest sports moment was winning the city championship over
Fairfax HS at the Los Angeles Sports Arena ... The best athlete he
ever played against was former UCLA guard Jrue Holiday ... His best
friends from another college team are Garrett Green (LSU
basketball) and Larry Drew (UNC basketball) ... The best thing
about being a student-athlete, according to Smith, is the
competition and the pressure to get better every day" ... The
toughest part is "taking care of your body and preventing injuries
... If Bryce was NCAA president for one day, he would more clearly
define "bubble teams" and clarify why certain teams get into the
NCAA tournament ... His favorite website is YouTube ... The most
famous persons he has met are Kobe Bryant, Will Smith and John
Wooden ... The persons Bryce would most like to meet are Michael
Phelps, Vincent Chase and Steve Nash ... Would most like to be
stranded on a desert island with Mia Nunez ... Would like to switch
places for a day with Tom Brady and Vincent Chase ... Would like to
have dinner with Steve Nash and Phil Jackson ... If he was forced
to listen to one CD for the rest of his life, it would be "NeYo:
Year of the Gentleman" ... If he had a million dollars, he would
"try to save it in the bank, but probably end up spending it on
food" ... His advice to young people - "never give up, and do not
let others limit your potential" ... Bryce says in the eighth grade
he was ranked #2 in the country in the high jump ... The title of
his autobiography would be - Work Harder Than The World ... Mark
Wahlberg would be the lead actor if a movie was made about his life
...Bryce says he can't imagine going a week without eating at
Subway ... Years from now, Bryce says he will still laugh about the
time his girlfriend ran face first into a sliding glass door ... If
he could change one thing about the world, it would be "to end
racism" ... The biggest obstacle he overcame was "barely playing my
sophomore year in high school, and becoming the leading scorer by
my senior year" ... Always smiles when he sees his city
championship ring ... His greatest hero is Tim Tebow ... Respects
Tim Tebow because he is persistent and finds a way to lead and make
plays despite not being the biggest, fastest or strongest ...
Kinesiology major.
Bryce Smith - Career Highs
Points - 8 vs Vanguard (11/20/10)
Field Goals - 2 vs Vanguard (11/20/10)
3-Point Field Goals - 2 vs Vanguard (11/20/10)
Free Throws - 2 vs Vanguard (11/20/10)
Rebounds - 1 vs Vanguard (11/20/10)
Assists - 1 vs Vanguard (11/20/10)
Blocks - 0
Steals - 1 vs Vanguard (11/2/10)