2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster

Andrew Smith
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 220
- Prev School:
- Highlands Christian
- Hometown:
- Pompano Beach, Fla.
2014 (Jr.)
• Appeared in all 32 contests, starting 18
• Began the conference season with four straight double-digit scoring performances, despite not posting back-to-back double figure scoring performances previously in his collegiate career
• Had three straight double-doubles in games against Charleston Southern, Winthrop and UNC Asheville
• Third on the team in scoring in Big South contests (11.4 ppg) and led the team in rebounding (7.4 rpg)
• Team leader in blocked shots (36) and field goal percentage (62.0), second in rebounds (5.8 rpg), third in steals (25) and fifth in scoring (8.4 ppg).
• Led team in points (16), rebounds (10), steals (1) and blocks (3) versus Winthrop (Feb. 4)
• Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds at Charleston Southern (Feb. 15), while also finishing with 15 points
• Recorded a career-high 17 point against High Point (Jan. 18) and Liberty's Big South Championship contest versus Winthrop (March 5)
• One of two Flames to have five steals in a game on the year doing so against UNC
• Asheville (Feb. 8)
• Recorded five blocks against Longwood (Feb. 25), the most since Antwan Burrus recorded six against Campbell exactly two years prior (Feb. 25, 2012).
• Appeared on SportsCenter Top 10 Plays twice for put back dunks in games against Campbell (No. 9, Jan. 14) and Longwood (No. 5, Feb. 25).
2013 (So.)
• Appeared in all 36 contests
• Started the final nine games of the season, which included Liberty's 2013 Big South Championship run and NCAA First Four matchup
• Second on the team in blocked shots with 20
• Finished with a career-high 14 points versus Union College (Dec. 28)
• Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in games against William & Mary (Nov. 12) and VMI (Feb. 26)
• Appeared at No. 7 on ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10 plays for his highlight reel layup versus Campbell (Jan. 29)
• Finished with seven points, four rebounds, two blocks and one steal in Liberty's NCAA First Four contest versus North Carolina A&T (March 19)
2012 (Fr.)
• Appeared in 22 contests
• Posted a season-high six points versus Montreat (Dec. 20)
• Finished with two points in seven games
• Recorded five points in Liberty's Big South Championship quarterfinal matchup versus Charleston Southern (Feb. 29)
Prep
• Three-year letter winner at Highlands Christian
• Two-time first team all-county selection
• Team MVP three straight years
• Averaged 17.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 2.0 assists his sophomore season and was named to the holiday classic all-tournament team
• Averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 3.2 assists during his junior year, garnering third team all-state honors
• Tabbed MVP of holiday classic and Clearwater Christian tournament
• Capped off senior year with first team all-state honors, averaging 25.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 3.3 assists per game
• Named to St. Andrews holiday tourney all-tournament team
Personal
• Son of Larry and Monika Smith
• Birthday is Dec. 14
• Majoring in sport management