2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

#3 Braeden Smith Men's Basketball Roster

Height 6-0

Weight 170

Class Graduate

Eligibility Senior

Hometown Seattle, WA

Last Team Gonzaga / Colgate

Bio

CAREER NUMBERS

Boasts a career 2.53 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranks top-20 amongst active players
Career averages of 9.7 points and 4.6 assists
Has shot 43.7 percent from the floor, 33.0 percent from three and 80.6 percent from the line

CAREER HONORS

AT GONZAGA

AS A SENIOR (2025-26):

Academic All-District
Honorable Mention Academic All-WCC
Played in all 35 games, helping Gonzaga to a 31-4 record and Second Round NCAA Tournament appearance
Totaled 178 points, 127 assists, 77 rebounds and 34 steals
Shot 46.7 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three and 80.5 percent from free-throw line
Produced a 3.34 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranked 12th in the country
Dished a season-high 9 assists at Arizona St. on Nov. 14
Swiped a season-high 5 steals vs. Maryland on Nov. 25
Grabbed a season-high 6 rebounds in two games, at Kentucky on Dec. 5 (including a season-best 6 defensive rebounds) and vs. Washington St. on Feb. 10 (with a season-high 3 offensive rebounds)
Scored a season-high 21 points at Oregon on Dec. 21, going 7-for-10 from the field and 6-for-6 from the line
Drained a season-high 3 3-pointers vs. Portland on Feb. 25, finishing 3-for-3 from deep.

AS A JUNIOR (2024-25):

AT COLGATE

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24):

Patriot League Player of the Year
First sophomore to be named PL Player of the Year since 2014-15
All-Patriot First Team honoree
Averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists in the Patriot League Tournament to earn MVP honors
Started in all 35 games played
Ranked in the top 25 nationally in assists (196) and assists per game (5.6)
Led the team, averaging 12.5 points and 5.6 assists per game
Posted three double-doubles
Paced the team in scoring 12 times with five 20-point performances
Posted a career-high 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Colgate’s comeback win over Gardner-Webb (11/18)
Named to the Atlantic Slam All-Tournament Team, helping Colgate to back-to-back wins over Gardner-Webb (11/18) and Weber State (11/19)
Matched his career-high scoring effort with 25 points in Colgate’s win at Navy (1/6)
Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Syracuse (11/14)
Notched a point-assist double-double with 11 points and 10 assists at Boston University (2/7)
Scored 21 points and hauled in eight rebounds in Patriot League semifinal win over Bucknell (3/10)

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23):

Named a finalist for National Freshman of the Year
Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors
Four-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week
Appeared and started every game at point guard, anchoring an offense that ranked first nationally in three-point field goal percentage, second in field goal percentage, and second in assists per game.
Scored 20 or more points in five games
Reached double figures in 19 games
Recorded at least six assists in 14 games
Scored a season-high 24 points on 8-13 from the field in win at Lehigh (1/2)
Finished with 19 points and was perfect (3-3) from behind the arc in Patriot League quarterfinal win over Loyola (3/2)
Posted season-high nine assists in league opener against Loyola (12/30)

PREP CAREER

Two-time Metro League Athlete of the Year (2021, 2022) as a four-year starter at Seattle Prep
Scored 1,403 points during his high school career and set the school record for career assists (502) and steals (210)
Holds single-game records for assists (13) and steals (8)
Garnered First Team All-State and First Team All-Metro honors
Averaged 18.5 points, seven assists and 2.5 steals during senior campaign on his way to Metro League Athlete of the Year
Also, First Team All-League quarterback in 2022 and All-League wide receiver in 2021.