Smith is the fourth "One and Done" player from Auburn to enter the draft after his freshman year, joining Isaac Okoro in 2020 and Sharife Cooper and J.T. Charles Barkley and Isaac Okoro were selected No. The Tigers now boast 33 all-time NBA draft picks, including nine first-round draft picks and two NBA Lottery picks (Isaac Okoro in 2020).Ĭhuck Person and Chris Morris were previously Auburn's highest-ever NBA Draft Picks. But he's going to go to a really good young club with really good pieces. I'm absolutely disappointed that he wasn't the No. "The fact that he gets to go to Houston, a pretty good basketball town and a really good organization, I'm excited for him. "I'm so excited for Jabari and his family," Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said. His cousin, Kwame Brown, was selected as the No. Smith is the son of Jabari Smith Sr., who played at LSU from 1998-2000 and was drafted in the second round, 45th overall, by the Sacramento Kings in the 2000 NBA Draft.
"My shooting ability, my ability to score, my ability to guard multiple positions and just my will to win. "I'm just going to bring a competitive edge (to Houston)," added Smith. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and the third-most wins in school history. 1 national ranking, an SEC regular-season championship, a No. This past season, the SEC Freshman of the Year and All-SEC First Team selection helped lead the Tigers to the program's first No. "I'm glad they took a chance on me, and I'm ready to get in there and show them they made the right decision." "I'm happy to be where I'm wanted," Smith said. Smith, the 2022 USBWA Wayman Tisdale and NABC Division I National Freshman of the Year, became the highest draft pick in program history at No. 3 overall by the Houston Rockets on Thursday night at the 2022 NBA Draft held at the Barclays Center. – Auburn All-American Jabari Smith was selected No.
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