ST. LOUIS – Averaging 13.5 points in four games while setting his career mark with 24 points, Antoine Smith Jr. was recognized as the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week on Monday.
Smith averaged just 2.6 points per game over the first five games of the season, but in a 4-game week, he turned the corner to finish with an average of 13.5 points per game. His shooting was off the charts, hitting 59.4% of his field goal attempts, 11 out of 21 3-pointers (52.4%) and 81.8% from the line. Smith played an average of 36.