TANNER SMITH O v e r v i e w : Va l u a b l e contributor to the Tiger program in each of his three seasons at Clemson... has appeared in 96 games during that time...has started 62 games the past two seasons for the Tigers...has shown steady improvement in several areas from his freshman year heading into his senior season...along with roomate and classmate Andre Young, will be expected to provide senior leadership for a young Tiger team in 2011-12...has scored 640 points in three years, an average of 6.7 points per game... has 192 assists and 107 steals heading into his final season...improved his assist-toturnover ratio and three-point accuracy as a junior...a veteran of 2,156 minutes at the collegiate level...when he was 12 years old he formed a nonprofit called Tanner’s Totes, which delivers tote bags full of items designed to help preteens and teenagers cope with long term care in hospitals across the country... first came up with the idea while writing a school paper in the fourth grade...his father was diagnosed with cancer when Tanner was a young child...his dad is cancer-free but suffers from what is known as Graft vs. Host disease...as a result of his charitable efforts, he and his family received a home makeover by celebrity designer Vern Yip...the makeover was shown by HGTV on the show “Deserving Design”...his story was well-documented in his first year with the Clemson program, as he received publicity from an ESPN.com article written by Dana O’Neil in February of 2009...his organization received over $20,000 in donations within one year after the article was published... Tanner’s Totes was profiled on a new ABC reality show “Everyday Health” in the fall...presented with a special Coaches vs. Cancer Award at the team’s season-ending banquet in 2009...three-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team, he has a chance to join Shawan Robinson as the only four-time winner in Clemson history this season...earned team’s Academic Excellence Award and Mr. Effort Award as a sophomore...2011 Tiger Pride Award winner...earned the 2011 C.J. Spiller Award, given by the student body to a student-athlete in appreciation of their dedication through athletic endeavors, commitment to academics, and exc e pt i o n a l re p re s e ntat i o n of Clemson University to the community, state and country... member of the 2010-11 NABC Year GP-GS Honors Court, an honor given to 2008-09 32-0 student-athletes who possess at 2009-10 32-32 2010-11 32-30 least a 3.2 cumulative GPA. Totals
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#5 - Senior - Guard 6’5” - 210 Alpharetta, GA Wesleyan High School Major: Marketing
which included 3-5 shooting from long distance... posted 11 points and four rebounds in home win over Boston College...followed that performance with 11 points and seven rebounds in close home loss to North Carolina...tallied eight assists, with zero turnovers, in 34 minutes in the road win over Miami (FL)...posted nine points and seven assists against Wake Forest... scored 10 against UAB in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, OH.
In 2010-11: Named to All-ACC Academic Team for the third straight season, one of eight players in Clemson history to be named three times...started 30 of 32 In 2009-10: Named to All-ACC Academic Team for the second straight season...started all 32 games at guard games, he missed two mid-season due to a knee injury suffered in the Jan. 18 game at North Carolina...third for the Tigers and averaged 8.7 points per game, fourthbest on the team...a willing rebounder, he was third on on the team in playing time, averaging 29.3 minutes the squad with 4.2 caroms per contest...averaged 24.9 per game...averaged 7.8 points per game, sixth-best on minutes per game...improved his free throw shooting the team...third on the team with 89 assists, he also from 66.7 percent as a had a 1.48 assist-to-turnover freshman to 74 percent as a ratio...third on the team in “Tanner is in the best shape of his sophomore...ranked second three-pointers, he made life. He’s worked hard on his shot this on the team, behind only 31-93 for a .333 figure... summer. He needs to be a leader, but first-team All-ACC forward one of six players on Trevor Booker, in free throw the team over 70 he’s excited about that challenge.” attempts (100)...doubled his p ercent fro m - Head Coach Brad Brownell on Smith assist total from his freshman the free throw season, he was fourth on line, he shot the team with 69 as a sophomore...defensively, 72.8 percent for the season...added 3.5 rebounds per game and was third contributed 37 steals, fifth-best on the team, and 13 blocked shots...reached double figures in the scoring on the squad with 41 steals as well... column 13 times...posted two double-doubles on the led team in charges taken with 15, he was especially proficient in that area season, both in non-conference action...led or tied for the team lead in assists in seven games...took nine during the first half of the season...scored charges, third-best total on the team...his numbers double figures in 12 games...led or tied for slightly improved on the road, as he averaged 9.3 points team lead in assists in nine games...shot better and 4.8 rebounds per game in 11 contests. from the field (.440) and three-point range (.389) during ACC play...played well at home, Best Games of 2009-10: Posted first career doubleaveraging 8.6 points per game in 17 contests. double in December win over rival South Carolina with 14 points and 10 rebounds...hit 5-of-8 shots, including Best Games of 2010-11: Matched career-high 2-of-4 from three-point range versus the Gamecocks... in scoring with 17 against Long Beach State also had 14 points and 10 rebounds at East Carolina, in in the Paradise Jam...ironically, his previous addition to career-high six assists...scored career-best high was also 17 the year before against 17 points in 76 Classic win over Long Beach State... the 49ers...made 4-7 shots, including 2-3 from three, and all seven of his free throws made 7-of-11 field goals against the 49ers...added six rebounds in that game...posted 14 against Presbyterian that game...added six rebounds and four assists in his best all-around game of the College in the season opener, while adding six boards... scored 14 points, half of which came from the charity season...posted ACC-high 16 points against his hometown team, Georgia Tech, at stripe, against Texas A&M...scored 13 points in nonconference game versus Western Carolina...hit 5-of-9 Littlejohn Coliseum on Jan. 12...hit 5-8 field goals and totaled 12 points in ACC win over Boston field goals, including 3-3 from three-point College...followed with solid 14-point, six-rebound, distance, and 3-4 from the free throw line... five-steal performance in a rout of a then-ranked North made 5-9 shots, including 4-7 three-pointers, Carolina team...hit 7-of-8 free throws, several in the and scored 14 points against No. 1 seed final minutes, and tallied 11 points, six rebounds and North Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament...posted 12 points and seven four assists at NC State...hit 3-of-5 from long distance rebounds in season opener with Western and finished with 10 points and six rebounds at Georgia Carolina...posted 10 points and eight rebounds Tech in front of hometown family and friends...scored 11 points at Virginia Tech, including a perfect 6-for-6 in Paradise Jam overtime victory over Seton performance at the free throw stripe...scored 13 points Hall...made 7-8 free throws in that win...made in road game against Wake Forest...scored nine points 4-8 field goals, 2-5 threes, and 3-4 free throws for 13-point total in road game at Florida in consecutive non-conference road wins over Liberty and UNC Greensboro. State...scored 11 points and five rebounds versus Savannah State...scored 11 points in important road win at College of Charleston,
Min/Avg 422/13.2 798/24.9 936/29.3 96-62 2156/22.5
Smith’s Career Statistics FG-FA 43-96 89-222 79-192 211-510
Pct .448 .401 .411 .414
3FG-FA 15-42 25-91 31-93 71-226
Pct FT-FTA .357 14-21 .275 74-100 .333 59-81 .314 147-202
Pct .667 .740 .728 .728
OR/Reb/Avg A-T BS-ST Pf-D 15/57/1.8 34-36 6-29 53-0 38/133/4.2 69-66 13-37 69-1 19/112/3.5 89-60 8-41 72-1 72/302/3.1 192-162 27-107 194-2
Pts-Avg 115/3.6 277/8.7 248/7.8 640/6.7