Northwestern University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 43
Blake Smith
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 190
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Blue Bell, Pa.
- High School:
- Germantown Academy
2024-25: Played in 18 games, averaging 0.3 points per game in 3.2 minutes per game … Registered two points and two rebounds against Lehigh (11/4) … Notched season-highs of four points in 13 minutes against USC (2/4).
2023-24: Appeared in 11 games and started in two, averaging 2.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game in 13.7 minutes per game … Shot 63.6-percent from the field … Played double-digit minutes (13) for the first time in his career and notched one point, one rebound, one assist, and one steal (2/18) at Indiana … In his first career start, recorded six points and five rebounds at Maryland (2/28) … Registered career-highs with 29 minutes, 11 points, and two assists on 4-of-4 shooting against Iowa in his second career start (3/2) … Had two points and one rebound while playing double-digit minutes in three consecutive games from 3/6-3/1 … Pulled down six rebounds and swiped two steals in 12 minutes against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament First Round (3/22).
2022-23: Appeared in three games as a true first-year … Scored first career points and snagged first career rebound in a win against Chicago State (11/7).
High School: Named All-Inter-Academic League as a senior ... Scored a career-high 35 points against Penn Charter.
Personal: Son of Larry and Vanessa Smith ... Dad, Larry, was a walk-on basketball player at North Carolina, and was a teammate of current Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis ... Sister Alexis plays soccer at Georgetown ... Intended major in journalism.
2023-24: Appeared in 11 games and started in two, averaging 2.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game in 13.7 minutes per game … Shot 63.6-percent from the field … Played double-digit minutes (13) for the first time in his career and notched one point, one rebound, one assist, and one steal (2/18) at Indiana … In his first career start, recorded six points and five rebounds at Maryland (2/28) … Registered career-highs with 29 minutes, 11 points, and two assists on 4-of-4 shooting against Iowa in his second career start (3/2) … Had two points and one rebound while playing double-digit minutes in three consecutive games from 3/6-3/1 … Pulled down six rebounds and swiped two steals in 12 minutes against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament First Round (3/22).
2022-23: Appeared in three games as a true first-year … Scored first career points and snagged first career rebound in a win against Chicago State (11/7).
High School: Named All-Inter-Academic League as a senior ... Scored a career-high 35 points against Penn Charter.
Personal: Son of Larry and Vanessa Smith ... Dad, Larry, was a walk-on basketball player at North Carolina, and was a teammate of current Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis ... Sister Alexis plays soccer at Georgetown ... Intended major in journalism.
Men's Basketball - Big Ten Network Desk Segment at Big Ten Media Day (10/9/25)
Thursday, October 09
Northwestern Men's Basketball Cooking Competition
Sunday, July 20
GRITTY AS IT GETS: Brooks Barnhizer Supercut 🎥
Thursday, June 26
Men's Basketball - Chris Collins on B1G Today
Tuesday, April 08
