New Orleans guard Ish Smith is one of a handful of current Pelicans who hail from the South or Southeast, a native of Charlotte, N.C., who starred in college at Wake Forest. The other Southerners include Florida native Alonzo Gee, Texas-born Kendrick Perkins and Georgia’s Toney Douglas. Smith, a sixth-year veteran, discussed some of his background and interests away from basketball with Pelicans.com:
Best moment as an athlete: “It has to be college, in the NCAA Tournament. Actually it was here in New Orleans. I had a game-winning shot in a game against Texas.