2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

Rick Yeatts
Colin Mitchell
Colin Mitchell
Rick Yeatts
Rick Yeatts
Roosevelt Smart

3 Roosevelt Smart

  • Position
    Guard
  • Height
    6-3
  • Weight
    185
  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Chicago, IL
  • Highschool
    New Mexico JC

Biography

2018-19
• Preseason All-C-USA
• Played in 26 games and started 23
• Missed the first seven games of the year with a calf injury
• Averaged 10.7 points per game and 3.6 rebounds per game
• Second on the team in three-pointers with 51
• Scored a season-high 20 points twice
• Had a double-double on Feb. 7 versus Marshall with 20 points and 10 rebounds
• Scored his 1,000th career point on March 9 at FIU

2017-18
• Started all 38 games in his first season with the Mean Green
• His 742 total points broke the school record for a single-season and 15th in the nation
• Earned MVP honors for winning the 2018 CBI Tournament, averaged 23 points per game and hit a CBI record 22 three-pointers in six games
• His 138 total points were third-most in CBI history, including a 34-point performance against South Dakota, fourth-most in a single-game in CBI history
• Finished with six double-digit games, 25 points in the CBI Championship game three against San Francisco 
• Was 36-for-38 at the free throw line during the six-game CBI Tournament
• Named Second Team All-District and All-Conference   
• Broke the school record with 133 three-pointers made, shattering the previous mark of 90 by Calvin Watson from 2006-07
• Exploded for a career-high 42 points at Rice (Jan. 13), fifth-most for a single game in school history, and broke the school record with 10 three-pointers made
• Third in the nation with 133 three-pointers made and seventh in three-pointers per game at 3.50
• Led the team in scoring at 19.5 points per game, fourth-most in the C-USA
• Led the team with 221 field goals made (seventh-most in school history), shooting 39.7 percent from the field 
• Second-best free throw percentage in school history at 88.8 percent off 167-for-188 and was 22nd in the nation 
• Led the team with 32 double-figure scoring games and 20 20+ scoring performances
• Finished with five 30-point games or more at San Diego (Dec. 16), at Rice, at Middle Tennessee (Feb. 10), at South Dakota (March 14) and against Mercer (March 19)
• Hit six or more three-pointers in a game eight times 
• Scored 23 points in his Mean Green debut against Eureka College
• Finished with 32 points at Middle Tennessee and hit seven three-pointers pushing his season total to 91 to break the school record
• Started all 18 C-USA games, led the team in scoring at 19.7 points per game and was third in C-USA  
• Had a streak of 27 made free throws in a row before a miss (school record is 30 by Deckie Johnson)
• Two-time C-USA Player of the Week (Jan. 2, Jan. 16) 
• Led the C-USA in three-pointers per game and three-pointers made

2016-17 (New Mexico JC)
• Played one season at New Mexico Junior College, leading the Thunderbirds to a 19-11 record
• Led the team in scoring at 18.8 points per game and field-goal percentage at 50.1
• Led the team in free-throw percentage at 82.6 off 119-for-144 shooting
• Named First-team all-region honoree, scored in double figures in all 28 games and scored 20 points or more in 11 games
• Was ranked No. 79 among the top 100 JUCO players in the nation in 2017, according to JUCOrecruiting.com 

High School Highlights
• 
All-area guard at Palatine his sophomore year
• Averaged 18.3 points per game at Palatine
• Transferred to St. Viator, and was all-area, averaging 15.6 points along with 3.4 rebounds and two assists
• Helped the Lions to a regional title and a 23-6 record

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 0 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 185 lbs
    3