As a program, Houston men’s basketball has had a disconnect—a lack of true camaraderie and kinship—among current and former players. Cougar alumnus and former UH guard Lanny Smith intends to change that.
You might remember Smith as one of the only four players in UH history to score over 1,000 points and have over 400 assists in his career.
He was projected to be drafted to the NBA, but broke his foot senior year and after having three surgeries, he was told he’d never play again.
He wasn’t always certain of where his basketball career would take him, but he was certain of one thing: at some point, he’d return to his stomping grounds and do something that had nothing to do with stepping back onto the hardwood floor.