On February 17, 2007, Smith hit a deep, buzzer-beating 3-pointer that gave the Louisville Cardinals a 61–59 upset victory over Marquette University.

Prior to college, Smith played AAU basketball for DTA of Milwaukee and the Playground Warriors.

Smith started playing for the Milwaukee Bucks NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas.

On August 19, 2020, Smith moved to fellow Greek Basket League club Larisa.

He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 9.2 points per game, also shooting 83 percent from the free-throw line.

They reached the West Regional Championship Game before losing to eventual tournament runner-up Eberlein Drive.