Jaleen Smith

Position:
PG
Height:
193 cm
Weight:
93 kg
Age:
30 yo (1994 November 26)
Birth place:
Texas, United States of America
Citizenship:
American
Biggest EuroCup stars in 2024-25 season

2024-09-23

The new EuroCup season starts on Tuesday, and there is much curiosity about who the new stars of Europe's second-biggest competition will be.
Jaleen Smith waived by Partizan, signed by Bahcesehir

2024-07-13

Jaleen Smith has left Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and joined Bahtcesehir. The American-born guard, who has been playing with the Croatian NT since 2022, was announced by his new club.
Jaleen Smith addresses stalled Partizan extension talks, Croatia's upset vs New Zealand

2024-07-04

Croatia's 86-90 defeat by New Zealand in Piraeus on Wednesday afternoon set Group A of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament on fire. 
Jaleen Smith negotiates extension with Partizan

2024-06-09

Jaleen Smith's future with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade seems promising, despite no official agreement being signed yet. In an interview with Nikola Stojkovic of Mozzart Sport, Smith confirmed that negotiations are ongoing and both parties are keen to continue their partnership.
Jaleen Smith on Nunnally-Lazarevic incident: 'James defended himself'

2024-05-20

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade guard Jaleen Smith was the only witness who saw the whole incident between his teammate James Nunnally and Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade member Stefan Lazarevic. Smith revealed he'll need to come over to the police station as a witness and shared some of the details that he saw from an altercation.
Punter and Smith comment on ABA League final: 'An American football game'

2024-05-11

As is customary for the ABA League, Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade will meet in the final series to determine the champion. While it took Crvena Zvezda two games to eliminate Mega Leks Belgrade, Partizan had to fight off a resilient Buducnost VOLI Podgorica in a semifinal series that went down the wire.
Obradovic praises Jaleen Smith: 'I said it in front of all players'

2024-04-18

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade started the ABA League playoffs with a relatively comfortable win over Igokea m:tel. One of the best players of the game was the one who doesn't often see much playing time. Jaleen Smith played over 30 minutes, scored 12 points, made all four of his three-pointers, and recorded 15 PIR points. It was the most Smith had played on the court since he arrived in Belgrade.
Jaleen Smith: Partizan struggles, weirdest thing about Zach LeDay, and lessons abroad

2024-02-29

Jaleen Smith has been on a rollercoaster this season. Starting off with Virtus Segafredo Bologna, he's now with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade. However, his road did not become easier.
Partizan announced three foreign players left out of Korac Cup roster

2024-02-12

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade have settled the uncertainty surrounding their roster for the Radivoj Korac Cup, a tournament that prompted a careful selection of players due to restrictions on the number of foreign athletes without a Serbian passport. Partizan have opted not to register Jaleen Smith, Mateusz Ponitka, and Bruno Caboclo for the tournament.
Jaleen Smith names the main reason why he joined Partizan

2024-01-03

Jaleen Smith played his first EuroLeague game for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade on Tuesday, while the Serbian team comfortably beat LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. After the game, the playmaker shared his impressions about it.
Jaleen Smith explains why he chose Partizan, what went wrong in Virtus

2023-12-25

Jaleen Smith recently moved from Virtus Segafredo Bologna to Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade to conclude his season in Serbia. This decision came amid changes in his representation, as he shifted from Misko Raznatovic and BeoBasket to Teddy Archer. Providing insight into his move, Smith shared the following:
Partizan signs Jaleen Smith

2023-12-24

Virtus Segafredo Bologna's Jaleen Smith has signed with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade. The deal, which is until the end of the season, had been rumored beforehand. Smith will strengthen the backcourt of Partizan, which has been suffering in terms of consistent performances. He will join players such as Kevin Punter, Aleksa Avramovic, Ognjen Jaramaz, Danilo Andjusic, and Savo Drezgic.
Six EuroLeague players that might be moved during transfer window

2023-12-14

As the EuroLeague approaches a transfer window, allowing players to switch teams and join their new clubs after December 30, BasketNews has identified several key candidates for potential moves in the upcoming weeks. Some prominent EuroLeague figures may even hit the transfer window from December 30 to February 7, the deadline for new player registrations.
Jaleen Smith pens two-year deal with Virtus

2023-07-20

Virtus Segafredo Bologna have made their agreement with point guard Jaleen Smith official. The deal is set to keep the American-born guard in the Italian city through 2025. A naturalized Croatian international, Smith took his first steps at Brazosport High School and then continued at the University of New Hampshire. In 2017, he began his professional career wearing the Heidelberg jersey.
Jaleen Smith hits free agency, two potential suitors reportedly after him

2023-07-12

Jaleen Smith has left ALBA Berlin and is officially a free agent after spending two seasons with the German club. The player's agent Misko Raznatovic announced his client has been released by ALBA (with one year more left on his contract), and that his next destination will be known by the following week. 
Jaleen Smith about naturalized players: 'Small countries like Croatia need it'

2022-09-15

The topic of naturalized players and their role in European national teams has been widely discussed throughout EuroBasket 2022, with both countries and fans splitting into two different camps. Half of all EuroBasket 2022 teams feature a naturalized player in one of the positions, most often a guard. During an interview with Mozzart Sport, Croatia's Jaleen Smith expanded on the topic.
Jaleen Smith impressed by Estonia: 'I didn't know they were such a basketball country'

2022-09-05

Securing the win against Estonia was far from an easy job for Croatia today. Coach Mulaomerovic's side had to fight until the very end to get the W and put themselves in a better position to advance to the second phase of EuroBasket.  Once again, Estonia looks fearless on the court, putting impressive defensive pressure on their opponents and creating issues for the entire game. 
Jaleen Smith feels already in sync with Croatia: 'Coach is giving me a lot of freedom'

2022-09-03

After a very intense battle against Greece in the first game, which ended up in a loss, Croatia reacted promptly today and defeated Great Britain 86-65, securing their first win of EuroBasket. 
Jaleen Smith officially obtains Croatian citizenship

2022-08-19

Jaleen Smith played his first game for the Croatian national team as a local last night. After officially playing the first two friendly matches as a guest on the roster, the ALBA Berlin guard will now have the full rights to participate in EuroBasket 2022 as a Croatian citizen.
Jaleen Smith expected to obtain Croatian passport and play in EuroBasket

2022-07-22

After a fiasco in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, the Croatian national team is set to be reshaped. According to Croatian news outlet Dubrovacki vjesnik, ALBA Berlin's American guard Jaleen Smith is set to obtain Croatian citizenship and help the team in the upcoming EuroBasket.
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EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
24/25 Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul 28:18 45.9%
52/113
34.8%
40/115
96%
48/50
2.7
2.2/0.6
5.6 1.1 2 0.1 0.2 2.7 2.6 12.4 13.3 22 »

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
23/24 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 18:03 55.6%
10/18
38.9%
7/18
100%
6/6
1.7
1.3/0.4
1.3 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.7 1.6 6.7 6.7 7 »
23/24 All Teams 13:42 51.3%
20/39
44.7%
21/47
92.9%
13/14
1.6
1/0.6
1 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.4 0.9 5.8 5.4 20 »
23/24 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 11:22 47.5%
10/21
48.4%
14/29
87.1%
7/8
1.5
0.9/0.6
0.9 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.2 1.2 0.5 5.3 4.6 13 »
22/23 ALBA Berlin 24:34 47.6%
49/103
37.5%
70/187
83.8%
51/61
2.7
1.9/0.8
2.6 0.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 2 2.3 11.6 10.8 31 »
21/22 ALBA Berlin 21:02 41.3%
54/131
31.7%
46/145
93.4%
28/30
2.2
1.7/0.5
2.3 0.8 1.6 0.1 0.5 1.6 2 8.3 6.6 33 »

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2024 Croatia 29:47 50%
8/16
30%
6/20
100%
4/4
3
3/0
4.5 0.3 2.3 0 0 2.5 - 9.5 7 4 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2022 Croatia 29:22 46.5%
13/28
39.2%
11/28
86.8%
13/15
2.7
2.5/0.2
4.7 1.5 1.7 0.2 - 1.7 - 12 12 6 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
72-76 28 50%
5/10
42.9%
3/7
100%
3/3
3
3/0
4 2 1 0 0 4 1 22 18
69-68 18 50%
1/2
0%
0/2
100%
2/2
4
3/1
5 0 1 0 0 3 1 4 7
74-66 19 25%
1/4
33.3%
1/3
0%
0/1
1
0/1
6 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 8
85-81 22 50%
2/4
50%
1/2
100%
2/2
3
3/0
7 0 3 0 1 5 3 9 10
69-56 31 0%
0/1
20%
1/5
100%
2/2
6
5/1
1 1 3 0 0 2 2 5 5
85-81 28 25%
1/4
50%
3/6
100%
4/4
3
2/1
3 2 3 0 0 2 4 15 16
84-77 29 40%
4/10
33.3%
1/3
100%
2/2
2
2/0
7 0 2 0 2 4 4 13 10
76-81 35 55.6%
5/9
33.3%
2/6
90%
9/10
9
7/2
3 3 1 0 0 1 10 25 39
95-93 39 60%
3/5
50%
2/4
100%
7/7
3
3/0
9 3 3 0 0 3 8 19 32
69-73 35 66.7%
4/6
28.6%
2/7
100%
1/1
4
3/1
6 1 4 2 0 2 1 15 16
73-65 28 0%
0/5
20%
1/5
100%
2/2
2
2/0
5 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 1
89-82 31 40%
4/10
0%
0/4
100%
3/3
0
0/0
11 0 3 0 0 3 2 11 8
84-74 27 100%
1/1
37.5%
3/8
100%
2/2
1
1/0
4 1 1 0 0 2 2 13 13
89-78 25 60%
3/5
60%
3/5
100%
2/2
1
0/1
3 1 3 0 0 2 1 17 14
72-80 27 50%
3/6
33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
3
1/2
4 0 2 0 1 3 1 9 6
90-82 36 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/5
-
0/0
2
2/0
15 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 10
79-67 28 50%
3/6
33.3%
5/15
100%
1/1
3
2/1
3 1 4 0 0 3 3 22 12
75-92 19 75%
3/4
66.7%
4/6
100%
2/2
1
1/0
3 0 1 0 0 4 2 20 18
110-70 24 40%
2/5
14.3%
1/7
100%
2/2
3
2/1
7 4 1 0 0 1 2 9 14
66-63 34 50%
2/4
50%
3/6
-
0/0
3
3/0
4 2 2 0 0 2 3 13 16
87-66 26 40%
2/5
100%
2/2
100%
2/2
2
2/0
5 0 0 0 0 5 2 12 13
69-80 22 50%
2/4
25%
1/4
-
0/0
1
1/0
7 0 1 0 0 4 2 7 7

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul 27:46 46%
52/113
34.8%
40/115
96%
48/50
2.7
2.2/0.5
5.5 1.1 2 0.1 0.2 2.7 2.6 12.4 13.3 22 »
Regular season 29:06 46.2%
43/93
34.7%
35/101
97.6%
41/42
2.7
2.2/0.6
5.6 1.2 2.1 0.1 0.2 2.7 2.8 12.9 13.9 18 »
Playoffs 21:45 45%
9/20
35.7%
5/14
87.5%
7/8
2.8
2.3/0.5
5.5 0.8 1.5 0 0.3 3 1.8 10 10.8 4 »
Home game 27:30 42.1%
24/57
36.2%
25/69
96.4%
27/28
2.3
1.8/0.4
5.9 1.4 1.9 0 0.1 2.7 2.5 12.5 13.4 12 »
Away game 28:06 50%
28/56
32.6%
15/46
95.5%
21/22
3.3
2.6/0.7
5.1 0.7 2 0.2 0.3 2.8 2.8 12.2 13.2 10 »
Wins 27:30 47.4%
36/76
36.4%
32/88
94.7%
36/38
2.6
2/0.6
5.6 1.2 1.9 0.1 0.1 2.6 2.8 12.8 14.3 16 »
Losses 28:30 43.2%
16/37
29.6%
8/27
100%
12/12
3
2.7/0.3
5.3 0.8 2 0 0.3 3 2.2 11.3 10.7 6 »
Last 5 games 23:36 42.9%
9/21
31.6%
6/19
90%
9/10
3.4
2.8/0.6
4.6 0.8 1.8 0 0.2 2.8 1.8 9 9.6 5 »
September 22:00 50%
2/4
25%
1/4
- 1
1/0
7 0 1 0 0 4 2 7 7 1 »
October 26:12 50%
12/24
41.7%
15/36
100%
7/7
2.4
2/0.4
4.4 1.4 1.6 0 0 3 2.4 15.2 14.6 5 »
November 29:20 50%
7/14
30.8%
4/13
100%
2/2
2
1/1
7.3 0.3 2 0 0.3 2.3 1 9.3 10 3 »
December 28:40 31.3%
5/16
23.5%
4/17
100%
7/7
1
1/0
6.7 1 2 0 0 2.7 1.7 9.7 7.3 3 »
January 33:12 50%
17/34
38.5%
10/26
95.8%
23/24
4.2
3.4/0.8
5.6 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.4 2.4 5.4 17.4 22.6 5 »
February 31:00 0%
0/1
20%
1/5
100%
2/2
6
5/1
1 1 3 0 0 2 2 5 5 1 »
March 19:40 40%
4/10
28.6%
2/7
80%
4/5
2.7
2/0.7
6 0.3 1.7 0 0.3 2.7 2 6 8.3 3 »
April 28:00 50%
5/10
42.9%
3/7
100%
3/3
3
3/0
4 2 1 0 0 4 1 22 18 1 »
Versus Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 29:00 66.7%
6/9
60%
6/10
100%
9/9
2
2/0
6 1.5 2 0 0 3.5 5 19.5 25 2 »
Versus Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 28:30 40%
6/15
33.3%
2/6
100%
5/5
1
1/0
8 0 1.5 0 0 4 2 11.5 10.5 2 »
Versus Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 22:00 50%
2/4
50%
1/2
100%
2/2
3
3/0
7 0 3 0 1 5 3 9 10 1 »
Versus Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 32:30 38.5%
5/13
12.5%
1/8
100%
2/2
2
2/0
11 0 1.5 0 1 3 2.5 7.5 10 2 »
Versus Dolomiti Energia Trento 29:30 54.5%
6/11
21.4%
3/14
100%
3/3
3.5
2.5/1
6.5 2.5 2.5 1 0 1.5 1.5 12 15 2 »
Versus Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius 24:30 60%
3/5
33.3%
4/12
100%
2/2
1
1/0
5.5 0.5 1 0 0 3 2 10 10 2 »
Versus Joventut Badalona 28:00 50%
3/6
40%
4/10
100%
4/4
3.5
2.5/1
2 1 3 0 0 2 1.5 11 9.5 2 »
Versus Trefl Sopot 31:30 53.3%
8/15
33.3%
7/21
90.9%
10/11
6
4.5/1.5
3 2 2.5 0 0 2 6.5 23.5 25.5 2 »
Versus Dreamland Gran Canaria 25:24 36%
9/25
34.8%
8/23
87.5%
7/8
2.6
2.2/0.4
4.8 1.4 1.4 0 0 2.4 1.6 9.8 10 5 »
Versus Ratiopharm Ulm 27:30 40%
4/10
44.4%
4/9
100%
4/4
3
1.5/1.5
3.5 1 2.5 0 0.5 2.5 2.5 12 11 2 »
Height:
193 cm
Weight:
93 kg
Age:
30 yo (1994-11-26)
Birth place:
Texas, United States of America
Citizenship:
American
Height:
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Weight:
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Age:
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Birth place:
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Citizenship:
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