# Jaime Smith

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{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
 | name              = Jaime Smith
 | image             = Jaime Smith.jpg
 | image_size        = 
 | caption           = Smith in Italy with [Dinamo Sassari](/source/Dinamo_Sassari)
 | position          = Assistant coach
 | height_ft         = 6
 | height_in         = 3
 | weight_lb         = 183
 | number            = 
 | league            = [Missouri Valley Conference](/source/Missouri_Valley_Conference)
 | team              = UIC Flames
  | birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1989|7|11}}
 | birth_place       = [Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama), U.S.
 | highschool        = [Hoover](/source/Hoover_High_School_(Alabama)) ([Hoover, Alabama](/source/Hoover%2C_Alabama))
 | college           = [Alabama–Huntsville](/source/Alabama%E2%80%93Huntsville_Chargers_men's_basketball) (2009–2013)
 | draft_year        = 2013
 | career_start      = 2013
 | career_end        = 2023
 | years1            = 2013–2014
 | team1             = [Lusitânia](/source/S.C._Lusit%C3%A2nia_(basketball))
 | years2            = 2014–2015
 | team2             = [Fribourg Olympic](/source/Fribourg_Olympic)
 | years3            = 2015–2016
 | team3             = [Liège](/source/Li%C3%A8ge_Basket)
 | years4            = 2016–2017
 | team4             = [Khimik](/source/BC_Khimik)
 | years5            = 2017–2018
 | team5             = [Cantù](/source/Pallacanestro_Cant%C3%B9)
 | years6            = 2018–2019
 | team6             = [Dinamo Sassari](/source/Dinamo_Sassari)
 | years7            = 2019–2020
 | team7             = [Teksüt Bandırma](/source/Band%C4%B1rma_B.%C4%B0.K.)
 | years8            = 2020
 | team8             = Dinamo Sassari
 | years9            = 2020–2021
 | team9             = Cantù
 | years10           = 2022–2023
 | team10            = [ADA Blois](/source/ADA_Blois_Basket_41)
 | coach_start       = 2023
 | cyears1           = 2023–2024
 | cteam1            = [Longwood](/source/Longwood_Lancers_men's_basketball) (DPD)
 | cyears2           = 2024–present
 | cteam2            = [UIC](/source/UIC_Flames_men's_basketball) (assistant)
 | highlights        = 
*[FIBA Europe Cup](/source/FIBA_Europe_Cup) champion ([2019](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_FIBA_Europe_Cup))
}}

'''James Elliott "Jaime" Smith''' (born July 11, 1989) is an American [basketball](/source/basketball) coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at the [University of Illinois Chicago](/source/UIC_Flames_men's_basketball).

==Professional career==
In June 2015 Smith signed with the Belgium club [Liège Basket](/source/Li%C3%A8ge_Basket), after a season with the [Fribourg Olympic](/source/Fribourg_Olympic) in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportando.com/it/europa/belgio/164030/liegi-firmato-jaime-smith.html |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=15 June 2015 |title=Liegi, firmato Jaime Smith |website=sportando.com |access-date=23 October 2017 |language=Italian |trans-title=Liège, signed Jaime Smith}}</ref>

On June 10, 2017, Jaime Smith signed with the Italian basketball club, [Pallacanestro Cantù](/source/Pallacanestro_Cant%C3%B9), in the top-tier [LBA](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pallacanestrocantu.com/news.html?id=6629 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=10 June 2017 |title=JAIME SMITH E' IL NUOVO PLAYMAKER DELLA PALLACANESTRO CANTU' |website=pallacanestrocantu.com |access-date=23 October 2017 |language=Italian |trans-title=Jaime Smith is the new Pallacanestro Cantù's point guard}}</ref>

On June 7, 2018, Smith became new player for [Dinamo Sassari](/source/Dinamo_Sassari).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ansa.it/sardegna/notizie/2018/06/07/dinamo-sassari-jaime-smith-nuovo-play_694275ec-0603-425c-98ce-1efc009e0af1.html |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=7 June 2018 |title=Dinamo Sassari, Jaime Smith nuovo play |website=ansa.it |language=Italian |trans-title=Dinamo Sassari, Jaime Smith new player}}</ref>

On August 1, 2019, he has signed contract with [Teksüt Bandırma](/source/Banvit_B.K.) of the [Turkish Basketball Super League](/source/Turkish_Basketball_Super_League) (BSL).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/jaime-smith-is-a-newcomer-of-banvit/|title=Jaime Smith is a newcomer of Banvit|date=August 2, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 5, 2019|archive-date=March 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311053044/https://sportando.basketball/en/jaime-smith-is-a-newcomer-of-banvit/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On March 2, 2020, he has signed with [Dinamo Sassari](/source/Dinamo_Sassari) of the Italian [Lega Basket Serie A](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/621290/Smith-is-back-at-Sassari,-ex-Bandirma|title=Smith is back at Sassari, ex Bandirma|last=|first=|date=March 2, 2020|website=|publisher=Eurobasket|language=En|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref>

On July 11, 2020, he has signed with [Pallacanestro Cantù](/source/Pallacanestro_Cant%C3%B9) of the [Lega Basket Serie A](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) (LBA).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/cantu-announces-the-return-of-jaime-smith/|title=Cantù announces the return of Jaime Smith|last=|first=|date=July 11, 2020|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=July 11, 2020}}</ref>

On July 5, 2022, after recovering from a torn ACL, he signed with the [ADA Blois](/source/ADA_Blois_Basket_41) of the [LNB Pro A](/source/LNB_Pro_A).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/blois/betclic-elite-l-ada-blois-signe-un-combo-guard-us | title=Betclic élite : l'ADA Blois Basket signe un nouveau meneur américain | date=5 July 2022 }}</ref>

==Coaching career==
After the conclusion of his playing career, Smith returned to the United States as a coach. After spending a year as the director of player development at [Longwood](/source/Longwood_Lancers_men's_basketball), he accepted a position as an assistant coach at [UIC](/source/UIC_Flames_men's_basketball).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://uicflames.com/staff-directory/jaime-smith/2561| title=Jaime Smith| website=uicflames.com| access-date=November 8, 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Smith's older brother, [Joe Troy Smith](/source/Joe_Troy_Smith), also played professional basketball.{{cn|date=November 2025}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=SMI-JAI-89 Legabasket.it profile]
*[http://www.uahchargers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=155 UAH Chargers Player biography]
*[https://uicflames.com/staff-directory/jaime-smith/2561 UIC Flames bio]

{{Dinamo Sassari 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jaime}}
Category:1989 births
Category:Living people
Category:ADA Blois Basket 41 players
Category:Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's basketball players
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Bandırma B.İ.K. players
Category:Basketball players from Birmingham, Alabama
Category:BC Khimik players
Category:Dinamo Sassari players
Category:Fribourg Olympic players
Category:Lega Basket Serie A players
Category:Liège Basket players
Category:Pallacanestro Cantù players
Category:Point guards
Category:Hoover High School (Alabama) alumni
Category:S.C. Lusitânia (basketball) players
Category:UIC Flames men's basketball coaches

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