A smart and solid defender that can post up and shoot the three ... ranks 11th in program history with 104 three-pointers ... named co-captain for upcoming season ... As a junior: Finished the season second on team in scoring and rebounding ... named Doc Jacobs Thanksgiving Classic Most Outstanding Player after averaging more than 17 points and five boards to lead Purple Knights to back-to-back season opening victories ... tied career-high of 22 points in dramatic two-point win over Le Moyne ... scored in double figures in five of last six games, including another 22-point performance against Pace on Feb. 8th ... named to NE-10 weekly honor roll three times ... As a sophomore: Tied for team lead of 6.2 rebounds per game with Delbert Randall ... notched team-high five double-doubles ... dropped career-high 22 points and 14 boards on Saint Anselm during overtime loss on Jan. 26, hitting four three-pointers in last four minutes to force overtime ... at Green Mountain on Dec. 16, had 15 points, 14 boards and seven assists, the season-high for a Purple Knight ... hit double-digits in points in seven of team's first eight games ... named to NE-10 Honor Roll four times ... shot 35.7 percent from beyond the arc on 50-of-140 shooting ... knocked down career-high five three-pointers twice: on eight attempts versus Stonehill and Saint Anselm ... shot a perfect eight-for-eight from the line versus New Haven ... As a freshman: Came off the bench in 30 games ... established himself as a solid role player ... subbed in for All-American Todd Roberts ‘01 at the power forward spot ... best game of the year was against Southern N.H. on Jan. 25 when he had 14 points in 18 minutes and hit all four three-pointers he attempted ... High School: An all-state performer at Boothbay Region High School in Maine for coach I.J. Pinkham … named to the Maine Sunday Telegram and Maine Roundball Magazine all-state teams … first team Mountain Valley Conference selection … averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior and 18 points and 11 rebounds as a junior … team won Western Maine Class C Championship in his senior year … second player in history of Boothbay Region High School to score 1,000 points … was a member of the National Honor Society … Personal: Benjamin Weston Smith ... born April 16, 1981 … son of Jonathan and Cindy Smith … brother, Pete, competed in sailing at the University of Rhode Island … majoring in Business Administration.