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      Tarin Smith

      Expect the 6'2" freshman to immediately play minutes in a PG rotation with Benny Parker, allowing Tai Webster to shift back to his natural position of SG. Smith has been facing plenty of Div I competition during his playing time at HOF coach Bob Hurley's St. Anthony's program in addition to the Jersey based Sports U AAU squad.

      Smith was a 4.0 high school student and expects to immediately enroll in summer classes at Nebraska this June.

      The Huskers have 3 more scholarships available.

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    UNL's Release

    Lincoln – University of Nebraska Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Miles announced Wednesday that point guard Tarin Smith (Ocean Township, N.J.) signed a National Letter-of-Intent with the Nebraska basketball program.

    Smith is a 6-foot-2, 175-pounder who played for Hall of Fame Coach Bob Hurley at St. Anthony, helping the Friars to consecutive state runner-up finishes. In two seasons as a starter, Smith guided the Friars to a 53-7 record and a pair of sectional titles.

    "Tarin is a great addition to our program,” Nebraska Coach Tim Miles said. “He is the complete package at the point guard. He has excellent feel for the game. He is a leader. He has a terrific skill set, and is long and athletic on the defensive end. I love his personality, and he is really an endearing, bright young man. The Huskers landed a treasure in Tarin Smith!"

    As a senior, he was a third-team all-state selection by the Newark Star-Ledger, averaging 15 points, four rebounds and four assists per game, as St. Anthony went 25-5 on the season. Smith reached double figures in all but two games as a senior, including a pair of 23-point outings. One of his best performances was a 12-point, eight-assist, six-rebound effort in a win over eventual state champion Roselle Catholic.

    Smith averaged more than seven points per game as a junior, sharing time at guard with a pair of current Division I performers Hallice Cooke (Oregon State) and Josh Brown (Temple), as St. Anthony went 28-2 and finished second in the state in its class. Smith was the only sophomore on the varsity team in 2011-12, when the Friars went 32-0 and won the Tournament of Champions title as the best team in the state.

    Smith, who selected Nebraska over Ole Miss, Providence and Duquesne, is also a standout in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA. He is in the running for valedictorian of his high school class. Smith also played with the Sports U AAU team and was one of five players to sign with power-conference teams this season.

    Smith is another in a long line of guards for Coach Hurley at St. Anthony, as Hurley has won over 1,100 games and 25 state titles since taking over the program in 1972. During his tenure, he has coached over 150 players who have signed with Division I programs.

    Smith joins a Nebraska program that went 19-13 under Miles and reached the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Huskers return all five starters, including All-Big Ten performers Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields, and a roster that returns 82 percent of its scoring and 86 percent of its rebounding from a year ago.

    Smith is the second member of Nebraska’s recruiting class, joining 6-foot-10 center Jacob Hammond (Comanche, Okla.), who signed with Nebraska in the fall. Hammond averaged 26.2 points, 14.8 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game this season while earning second-team all-state honors (all-classes) from the Daily Oklahoman. A finalist for Mr. Basketball in the state of Oklahoma, Hammond was also named District 5 Player of the Year by the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association in 2014.




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    Why not?

    Because I teach high school students...I don't need my twitter feed filled with the ramblings of more high school students.

    Not even the tweets of the # 1 kid in his class? ;)

     

    Not even.  :)

     

     

    Yeah seriously, he has a 4.0 at a tough school.  Maybe you should follow him as a way to encourage your students to buy in to school!

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    Anyone know what his stats are like?  I've seen like boxscore type stuff but not season averages.

     

    Have to give credit to Miles for getting in on a kid and getting a commit BEFORE his recruiting blew up.  We weren't quite as lucky with guys like Buddy Hield. 

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    Anyone know what his stats are like?  I've seen like boxscore type stuff but not season averages.

     

    Have to give credit to Miles for getting in on a kid and getting a commit BEFORE his recruiting blew up.  We weren't quite as lucky with guys like Buddy Hield. 

     

    Old man problems? I linked before a page that updates scoring for the players, in response to the same question in the recruiting forum on him.  Granted it only does points accurately its up to date.

     

    http://highschoolsports.nj.com/school/jersey-city-st-anthony/boysbasketball/stats/

     

    He averaged 13.8 points a game.  No clue on assists, rebounds, or steals as they obviously dont update those ever.

     

    Also if you click the hyper link of his name it links all stories from the newspaper that have him included in the story itself.

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    One thing about all this attention we're getting is that it has to help nabbing a few people in the next two cycles. We've gotten more press this season than the previous dozen years combined.

    Now if we can sustain it by upsetting Baylor, that's going to get a lot of kids' attention.

    Oh, and welcome, Tarin! Lincoln will adopt you as her own in no time!

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    Interesting sentence in Lee B's write-up about Smith...

    Smith said the Nebraska staff promised him a chance to compete for regular playing time next season.

    http://bigredtoday.com/article/20140317/HUSKERS/140318681/1002#husker-hoops-lands-new-jersey-point-guard-tarin-smith

    Doesn't everyone have the chance to compete for playing time?

     

     

    Technically, yes, but there was some talk from posters about him being a possible redshirt.

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    Also BR says we're showing interest in Smith's AAU teammate Markis McDuffie, rivals No. 142 player in 2015. He is a 6-6 wing.

     

    Would love to get a St Anthony's pipeline going

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    Interesting sentence in Lee B's write-up about Smith...

     

    Smith said the Nebraska staff promised him a chance to compete for regular playing time next season.

     

    http://bigredtoday.com/article/20140317/HUSKERS/140318681/1002#husker-hoops-lands-new-jersey-point-guard-tarin-smith

     

    Does that mean other schools were telling him he wouldn't have a chance to compete for playing time?

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    Interesting sentence in Lee B's write-up about Smith...

     

    Smith said the Nebraska staff promised him a chance to compete for regular playing time next season.

     

    http://bigredtoday.com/article/20140317/HUSKERS/140318681/1002#husker-hoops-lands-new-jersey-point-guard-tarin-smith

     

    Does that mean other schools were telling him he wouldn't have a chance to compete for playing time?

     

    I assumed it was more to the fact that a lot of us, myself included, think he will redshirt this year. However, that quote makes it seem like he will have the chance to play right away. 

     

    But shouldn't every player get the chance to play?

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    St. Anthony pipeline is HUGE!!!! Nebraska getting to that upper-echelon of college basketball will only come from creating long term pipelines at big time schools/AAU programs. If Tarin turns out to be great, awesome! But I'm more excited about Miles & co. grabbing a kid from a factory like St. Anthony.

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    Interesting sentence in Lee B's write-up about Smith...

     

    Smith said the Nebraska staff promised him a chance to compete for regular playing time next season.

     

    http://bigredtoday.com/article/20140317/HUSKERS/140318681/1002#husker-hoops-lands-new-jersey-point-guard-tarin-smith

     

    Does that mean other schools were telling him he wouldn't have a chance to compete for playing time?

     

    I assumed it was more to the fact that a lot of us, myself included, think he will redshirt this year. However, that quote makes it seem like he will have the chance to play right away. 

     

    But shouldn't every player get the chance to play?

     

     

    Our coaching staff is straight up with guys.

    They told Pitch he needed to redshirt to come here.

    Smith seems like a kid with a head on his shoulders....he definitely should play if he's physically ready to contribute in the B1G

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    Interesting sentence in Lee B's write-up about Smith...

     

    Smith said the Nebraska staff promised him a chance to compete for regular playing time next season.

     

    http://bigredtoday.com/article/20140317/HUSKERS/140318681/1002#husker-hoops-lands-new-jersey-point-guard-tarin-smith

     

    Does that mean other schools were telling him he wouldn't have a chance to compete for playing time?

     

    I assumed it was more to the fact that a lot of us, myself included, think he will redshirt this year. However, that quote makes it seem like he will have the chance to play right away. 

     

    But shouldn't every player get the chance to play?

     

     

    Our coaching staff is straight up with guys.

    They told Pitch he needed to redshirt to come here.

    Smith seems like a kid with a head on his shoulders....he definitely should play if he's physically ready to contribute in the B1G

     

    Didn't the NCAA say he had to redshirt to come here? Or do I have that situation wrong?

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    Interesting sentence in Lee B's write-up about Smith...

     

    Smith said the Nebraska staff promised him a chance to compete for regular playing time next season.

     

    http://bigredtoday.com/article/20140317/HUSKERS/140318681/1002#husker-hoops-lands-new-jersey-point-guard-tarin-smith

     

    Does that mean other schools were telling him he wouldn't have a chance to compete for playing time?

     

    I assumed it was more to the fact that a lot of us, myself included, think he will redshirt this year. However, that quote makes it seem like he will have the chance to play right away. 

     

    But shouldn't every player get the chance to play?

     

     

    Our coaching staff is straight up with guys.

    They told Pitch he needed to redshirt to come here.

    Smith seems like a kid with a head on his shoulders....he definitely should play if he's physically ready to contribute in the B1G

     

    Didn't the NCAA say he had to redshirt to come here? Or do I have that situation wrong?

     

    I think you're right.  Pitch (and Petteway) both had to sit out a year NCAA transfer rules.

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    If I remember correctly Pitch first wanted to apply for a hardship waiver and Coach Miles told him it would be best to redshirt and spend a year on development.

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    If I remember correctly Pitch first wanted to apply for a hardship waiver and Coach Miles told him it would be best to redshirt and spend a year on development.

    100% correct. He even talked about it on the CBS sports interview from the other night when they talked to Miles about getting Walt and TP to transfer. Said Walter left his visit without scholarship papers because he didn't want to sit but when he got back to the hotel he and his family talked it over and decided it was the best and called Miles to get the papers. Miles also got a great deal on a washer and dryer that same day apparently.

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    Interesting sentence in Lee B's write-up about Smith...

     

    Smith said the Nebraska staff promised him a chance to compete for regular playing time next season.

     

    http://bigredtoday.com/article/20140317/HUSKERS/140318681/1002#husker-hoops-lands-new-jersey-point-guard-tarin-smith

     

    Does that mean other schools were telling him he wouldn't have a chance to compete for playing time?

     

    I assumed it was more to the fact that a lot of us, myself included, think he will redshirt this year. However, that quote makes it seem like he will have the chance to play right away. 

     

    But shouldn't every player get the chance to play?

     

     

    Our coaching staff is straight up with guys.

    They told Pitch he needed to redshirt to come here.

    Smith seems like a kid with a head on his shoulders....he definitely should play if he's physically ready to contribute in the B1G

     

    It's true.  He does.  I've seen the pictures.

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    Creating a pipeline to St. Anthony's and establishing connections with Kenya's AAU team that Bryant Crawford plays on, and establishing a connection w Simeone and Mac Irvin Fire with a kid like Morrow will only benefit Nebraska. If Nebraska lands Morrow, it can help convince kids like Crawford to pull the trigger. Morrow is a must get in my eyes.

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    Our coaching staff is straight up with guys.

    They told Pitch he needed to redshirt to come here.

    Smith seems like a kid with a head on his shoulders....he definitely should play if he's physically ready to contribute in the B1G

     

    It's true.  He does.  I've seen the pictures.

     

     

    You're killing me, Norm! I was eating a Twinkie (breakfast is the most important meal, you know) and I almost needed someone to do the Heimlich on me. Be more careful with what you post! :)

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