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Men’s basketball welcomes newcomer Tirus Smith

Nina Titovets

The 6-foot-9, 230 pound forward compiled 10 double-doubles his senior season in high school with season-highs of 30 points (versus Neshoba Central HS) and 19 rebounds (versus South Jones HS). Smith shot 51 percent from the field and 32 percent from beyond the arc in the same season.

“I was in ninth-grade going into my tenth-grade year whenever I was offered a scholarship. Actually, it was even before that when I dunked the basketball for the first time; that’s when I knew I can do this,” said Smith said, reflecting his dream to be a college basketball player.