In his 31 games played, Mark Smith played 19 minutes averaging 5.8 points, 1.4 boards, 1.4 assists, 1.3 turnovers, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks per game.
Despite a fast start in non-conference games for Smith, he had a tough time on the offensive end once Illinois hit Big Ten play. After nine points in the season-opening win against Southern, Smith had four straight double-digit scoring efforts and was averaging 13.8 points per contest after the blowout win against Augustana on Nov. 22. After that, it was a quick regression on his scoring average. He only had two other games in double figures, with 17 against UNLV on Dec.