At the start of last season, Chris Smith was the man-child who quite frankly seemed a good candidate to redshirt. As a “guard” at 6’8” tall, Smith had some tools, but seemed raw. Shoot! He entered college a year early and was only 17 when he played his first UCLA game. Chris was buried deep on the depth chart at small forward behind Kris Wilkes and someone named LiAngelo Ball. As you looked at the team before the season, Smith seemed to be the eleventh man in an eight man rotation. He was going to be a garbage time player at best and was a young kid with a seemingly distant future.
2018-19 UCLA Basketball Player Preview: Chris Smith
