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Russ Smith: The big screen, bourbon, and beyond

BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14: Russ Smith ££2 of Fujian SBS in action during the 2017/2018 CBA League match between Beijing Beikong Fly Dragons and Fujian SBS at Beijing Olympic Sports Center on November 14, 2017 in Beijing, China. (Photo by XIN LI/Getty Images)

A look inside the former Louisville basketball star’s continued successes on and off the court.

Merely six years removed from his illustrious career donning the Louisville basketball red and black, Russ Smith is just getting warmed up.

One of the most prolific scorers in program history has checked the boxes in his athletic career: overlooked prospect turned NCAA Champion turned pro, but now Smith also has his sights set on other enterprises: The Russ Smith Foundation, a budding rap career, the bourbon industry, and Tinseltown to name a few.