Joshua Smith Class: Sophomore Hometown: Kent, WA High School: Kentwood Height / Weight: 6-10 / 305 Position: Center Birthdate: 05/14/1992 Experience: 1V

2010-11
Joshua Smith started in 15 of 34 games at center for UCLA as a true freshman ... was fourth on the team in scoring at 10.9 points per game ... led the team and the Pac-10 in offensive rebounds per game at 3.5 ... shot 55.5 percent (132-for-238) from the field, which was second on the team and ranked 7th in the Pac-10 ... was third on the team in rebounding at 6.3 rpg (ranked 11th in the Pac-10), giving UCLA three of the top 11 rebounders in the league ... had his third double-double of the season with 12 points and a season-best 16 rebounds in a loss at Washington (Mar. 3) ... had 17 points, four rebounds, three assists and a block in the home blowout win over No. 10 Arizona (Feb. 26) ... had at least one block in 13 of the last 14 games of the season (24 total in that stretch) and was second on the team and 7th in the Pac-10 in blocks per game at 1.0 bpg ... had 13 points, nine rebounds, one block and one steal in a win at Stanford (Feb. 17) ... left the game in the first half of the win over California (Jan. 20) after hitting his head on the floor attempting to take a charge ... he had four points and five rebounds in just six minutes against the Golden Bears ... had a head injury and missed the game against Stanford (Jan. 22) ... came back to score 13 points and grab one rebound in a loss at Arizona (Jan. 27) ... then led the Bruins in scoring with 15 points and added six boards in a home win over USC (Feb. 2) ... led UCLA in scoring for the second-straight game with a career-high-tying 19 points and eight rebounds and a career-high-tying three blocks in a win over St. John's (Feb. 5) ... had a great outing at No. 4 Kansas (Dec. 2) when he came off the bench to record 17 points and 13 rebounds (eight offensive) against the Jayhawks to complete his first double-double of the season ... had his second double-double with a season-high 19 points and 12 rebounds with two assists, a block and a steal in a season-high 31 minutes in a win over Cal Poly (Dec. 11) ... had 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in the win over UC Irvine (Dec. 23) ... tallied 15 points and eight rebounds in the win over No. 16 BYU (Dec. 18) ... was in foul trouble in 11 of 15 games as a starter, recording four or more fouls in each of those 11 contests ... but when coming off the bench, he only had four or more fouls in four of 18 contests ... had 114 offensive rebounds compared to 95 defensive boards on the year ... led the squad in second chance points (115) and in charges taken (16) ... was second in points in the paint (260) and fourth on the squad in dives for loose balls (16) ... had at least one offensive rebound in 30-of-33 games he played and three or more offensive boards in 21-of-33 games on the year ... POSTSEASON HONORS: 2010-11 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team and earned the Seymour Armond Memorial Award/Most Valuable Freshman at the team's annual post-season banquet.

High School
Joshua Smith earned four varsity letters in basketball for the Conquerors at Kentwood High School in Covington, Wash. ... his basketball coach was Michael Angelidis ... his Kentwood High team won the 2010 State Championship during his senior season while going 21-10 and 11-5 (second) in the South Puget Sound League 4A North Division ... he scored a game-high 22 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out five assists, leading the Conquerors past Jackson 67-58 in the title game ... injured his right knee early in his senior year, but returned to the team to lead KHS to the state title while averaging 21.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game ... Kentwood HS posted an overall record of 75-37 (.670) in his four years ... Smith garnered first team All-State honors all four years and was named the SPSL North MVP his final three years (2007-08 to 2009-10) ... after picking up second team All-SPSL plaudits as a freshman in 2006-07, he earned first team All-SPSL honors the final three years of his prep career ... was a third-team All-American in 2010 and played in the McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Game (scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in 15 minutes of the West's 107-104 victory over the East) ... Smith averaged 24.1 points, 14.5 rebounds (school record) and 3.3 blocks per game as a junior in 2008-09, leading the Conquerors to a 19-7 overall record and a SPSL North Division Championship (14-2) ... his team also finished 19-7 in 2007-08 with Smith averaging 21.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game as a sophomore while shooting a school-record 74.0 percent from the field ... he averaged 14.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game as a freshman with the team going 16-13 ... he was rated the No. 1 center and No. 10 overall recruit in the country by ESPN ... also rated the No. 3 center in the country and the No. 19 overall recruit by Rivals.com ... Scout.com rated Smith as the No. 4 center and No. 13 overall recruit in the country and he finished second in the voting for the Press-Telegram's 31st Best in the West.

Personal
Full name: Joshua LaTrell Smith ... born in Seattle, on May 14, 1992 ... his parents are Josh, Sr. and Tracey Smith ... has an older brother, John (27) and a younger brother, Jeremy (16) ... also has one older sister, Antwanette Johnson (25) ... his brother, John, played football at the University of Washington ... chose to attend UCLA because, "it has a great tradition where you can receive an excellent education and it is in a great location" ... lists the professional athlete he most admires as the Detroit Pistons' star Rodney Stuckey, who played at the same high school as Smith, Kentwood HS ... lists winning the state championship over Jackson 67-58 in 2010 as his biggest thrill in athletics ... played AAU basketball for Seattle Rotary ... has yet to declare a major.