Smeulders was the third youngest member of Braunschweig during the 2005-06 season, yet played nearly 19 minutes per game and averaged 5.8 points and 4.1 rebounds.

[1] Smeulders played NCAA college basketball at University of Portland under head coach Eric Reveno.

[3] He recorded his 1,000th career point in the final regular season game against Lewis & Clark College, being only the 13th to do so in three or less years.

Smeulders finished in the top 15 of the West Coast Conference in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage (.507).

[1] Smeulders was also named to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team for two consecutive seasons.

Nominated student-athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games listed on the nomination form.”Smeulders additionally earned his way to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honor Court, for which he must have met the criteria of being a junior or senior varsity player, holding a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the end of the academic year, being at the school for over a year, and being a member of the NCAA or NAIA institution.

Smeulders was a member of the Under-20 Dutch National Team in both 2006 and 2007 and participated in the European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal, and Warsaw, Poland, respectively.