Wichita State Athletics

Individual Honors/Accolades:
1x WSU Varsity Letterman

Team Success:
1x MVC regular season champion
1x MVC Tournament champion
1x NCAA Tournament qualifier
 

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2016-17 (Junior): Speedy junior college point guard who appeared in all 36 games with 12 starts… Averaged 4.8 points and 1.9 assists in 14.9 minutes and ranked second on the team with 35 steals… Posted a solid 1.74 assist-to-turnover ratio… Shot 38.4% from three for the year (28-of-73)… Ranked as one of the top-20 JUCO signings in the Class of 2016 by Basketball Times... Won the starting job in late November, but saw his playing time diminish with the emergence of all-conference selections Landry Shamet and Conner Frankamp during the second half of the year… Elected to transfer prior to his senior season, in search of more playing time… Had a career-high 16 points in the Nov. 20 win over Eastern Shore… Went 4-for-4 from three in that contest, helping WSU tie a school record with 15 threes… Scored 13 points in the B4A third-place game against Michigan State – a performance that earned him his first starting nod… Between Nov. 29 and Jan. 14, started 12-consecutive contests… Scored nine points in his first true road start at Colorado State, tallied four steals and four assists, and hit 2-of-3 from deep… Most memorable game as a Shocker came Dec. 10 against Oklahoma at Chesapeake Energy Arena when he finished with 13 points and a career-high six assists. He helped the Shockers take control with a dizzying stretch near the 8-minute mark, beginning with a driving dunk that would later appear on SportsCenter’s top-10 plays, followed by consecutive steals… Went 3-of-4 from deep and finished with nine points in in the regular season finale at Missouri State, helping WSU secure a share of the MVC title… Totaled seven points in 23 minutes of action in the Shockers’ three MVC Tournament wins… Finished with two points and a pair of steals in the championship win over Illinois State… Totaled 17 minutes of action in two NCAA Tournament games.
 
Gregg Marshall on Smith's Signing (Fall 2015): “Daishon is the type of point guard who has been successful in our system. He has good size, is explosive with the ball and is extremely athletic. He’s a guy who can score and also be a playmaker for others, depending on the situation, and he affects the game with his defense, too. He plays for a tremendous junior college coach in Mark White, who holds him accountable every day.”
 
Junior College: Transferred to Tallahassee (Fla.) Community College for his sophomore season and took on an expanded role, earning Panhandle Conference Newcomer of the Year honors… Was voted first team all-conference in separate polls by the league’s media and coaches…Averaged a team-high 16.3 points along with 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists… Helped the team to a 21-12 finish and a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Region 8 Tournament – one win shy of a national tournament appearance… Started all 33 games and tallied 32.3 minutes per outing… Was a versatile scorer, drilling 61 treys on 36.5 percent shooting from deep, while also making frequent visits to the foul line (170-of-229, .742)… Topped 20 points on 11 occasions… Had a triple-double in a Dec. 13 win over Florida State College at Jacksonville, finishing with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists… Coached by Mark White… Had offers from Louisiana-Monroe, Stephen F. Austin and Arkansas State… Signed with WSU in the Fall of 2015…
 
Played his freshman season at Eastern Florida State College and was a key reserve and honorable mention all-conference selection for a team that finished 29-5, won its conference title and qualified for the NJCAA National Tournament… Averaged 8.0 points and 3.2 assists in just over 20 minutes per game off the bench… Nearly finished with more steals (46) than personal fouls (49)…. Scored in double-figures 11 times and had a season-best of 9 assists… Earned NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Week honors on Dec. 16, 2014…
 
High School: As a senior at Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville, helped his team to a 4A State Semifinal appearance… Landed First Team All-Gateway Conference honors.
 
Personal: Born August 7, 1995 in Jacksonville, Fla… Son of Charles Smith and Shantel Manning… Has three youngers sisters… Sport Management major.