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Big Ten Standings

Team	Conf	Overall
MICH	19-1	37-3
NEB	15-5	28-7
MICHST	15-5	27-8
ILL	15-5	28-9
WISC	14-6	24-11
PURDUE	13-7	30-9
UCLA	13-7	24-12
OHIOST	12-8	21-13
IOWA	10-10	24-13
IND	9-11	18-14
MINN	8-12	15-18
USC	7-13	18-14
WASH	7-13	16-17
RUT	6-14	14-20
NWEST	5-15	15-19
OREG	5-15	12-20
MD	4-16	12-21
PSU	3-17	12-20

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Summary

Smith had a storied four-year career at Purdue and established himself as arguably college basketball's best pure point guard over the course of the last two seasons. While he doesn’t possess the measurables of a prototypical NBA player, there is optimism that he could prove to be the exception to the typical rules and have some staying power in the league.

About

Most assists in NCAA history (1103), 3rd most assists in NCAA Tournament history (112), and 5th most assists in a season (345) in D-I history.
2025 and 2026 consensus First Team All-American
2025 Big Ten Player of the Year and 2026 Big Ten Tournament MVP

Strengths

Throwback point guard who distributes the ball, sets the tone with his intangibles, and has shown real durability through his four year college career.
Excellent mid-range pull-up shooter (50% on two-point dribble jumpers), who understands how to navigate and read ball-screens, and does so while valuing the ball (almost 3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in high volume usage).
Extreme gravity as a floor-spacer, converting 55% of his unguarded catch-and-shoot 3-pointers last season.

Weaknesses

Notably undersized for NBA standards, measuring at just above 5-10 without shoes on, albeit with a better than 6-3 wingspan to help him compensate.
Under-the-rim player who did not record one dunk in four years of college basketball and ranked in the 46th percentile as a finisher.
Defensive limitations tied to his lack of size, despite his tenacity and active hands, could make him more vulnerable to being targeted at the next level.

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