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Full Name: Ishmael Larry Smith
Major: Undecided
Birth Date: July 5, 1988
Birth Place: Charlotte, N.C.
Parents' Names: Gwen and Larry Smith
High School Coach: Scott Brewer
One of the quickest players in college basketball... coming off an outstanding freshman season in which he started from Day One... was considered one of the best freshmen guards in the nation... led the ACC in assists as a rookie and broke Chris Paul's Wake Forest freshman season record for assists in the process... a perfect fit for Wake Forest's up-temp offense... looks to pass first, but has scoring ability as well... was Wake's second-leading scorer last season... made great strides as a freshman, learning to pull the ball back when there is no fast-break opportunity... reminds some of Chris Paul because of his quickness and fearlessness in the lane... will team with freshman Jeff Teague to give the Deacons one of the top point guard tandems in the nation... needs to add some bulk to his 155-pound frame... injured his wrist early last season and waited until April for surgery.
In The Wake Forest Record Books
- 1st in Freshman season assists (186)
- 1st in Freshman single-game assists (15) {also ranks second and third with 11}
- 1st in ACC Tournament single-game assists (15)
- 3rd (tie) in single-game assists (15)
- 4th (tie) in Freshman single-game minutes played (46)
- 5th in Freshman season minutes played (927)
- 6th in single-season assists (186)
- 6th in Freshman season games started (30)
- 9th in Freshman season steals (36)
- 10th in Freshman season three-point field goals (23)
2006-07
Played in all 31 games and started 30 times... missed just one start (Nov. 17 vs. Elon) when he was five minutes late to shoot-around... became just the fifth freshman in the history of the ACC to lead the league in assists (6.0 apg)... was the first Deacon in 20 years, since Muggsy Bogues in 1987, to lead the ACC in assists... broke the Wake Forest freshman record for assists, previously held by Chris Paul, with 186... was the second-leading scorer on the team (8.7 ppg)... ranked fourth on the team with 3.8 rebounds per game... sank 23 three-point field goals... struggled at the free throw line, shooting just 46.2 percent (42-of-91)... had 186 assists and just 112 turnovers, giving him the seventh-best assist-turnover ratio in the ACC... led the team in steals with 36... scored in double figures 12 times... had three double-figure assist games... recorded three double-doubles... led the Deacons in rebounding four times... was Wake's leader in assists in 27 of 31 games... drew 8 charges on defense... dished out 8 or more assists 9 times... began his college career in grand fashion with a double-double (12 points, 11 assists) in season opener vs. James Madison, breaking the Wake Forest Freshman record for single-game assists... scored 14 points and hit a key three-pointer in overtime at Bucknell Nov. 14... scored 17 points and dished out 9 assists in a key win over Vanderbilt Nov. 21... had another double-double -- 12 points, 11 assists -- Dec. 29 at South Floirda... scored 15 points and was 2-of-3 from three-point range Jan. 1 against East Carolina... scored 13 points at Virginia Jan. 21... had 14 points, 5 assists and 3 steals Feb. 28 at NC State... dished out a career-high 15 assists, breaking a WFU Freshman record and an ACC Tournament record, March 28 against Georgia Tech in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.
High School
Central Cabarrus High School in Concord, N.C., 2006... finished his career with 1,775 points and a school-record 687 career assists... led CCHS to a 25-3 record and a MECA-6 Conference regular season and tournament title as a senior... averaged 24.8 points and 9.8 assists per game as a senior... scored 30 points and dished out 9 assists against powerful Oak Hill Academy in 2005-06... led Central Cabarrus to a 20-8 record and to the sectional finals as a junior... averaged 24.7 points, 8 assists and 5 steals per game as a junior... named the Charlotte Observer's Piedmont Player of the Year in 2005... earned All-Meca-6 Conference honors in 2005 and 2006... played for coach Scott Brewer... played in the 2006 Carolinas Classic All-Star game ... played AAU ball for the North Carolina Gaters... played two years of varsity basketball.
Personal
Chose Wake Forest because he liked the Demon Deacons' style of play ... selected Wake Forest over a number of schools including Charlotte, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Xavier and Maryland.
