Naje Smith
| No. 23 – Prievidza | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Extraliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 5, 2000 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lewis and Clark (Spokane, Washington) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| 2023–2024 | Argeș Pitești |
| 2024–2025 | Kataja |
| 2025–present | Prievidza |
Naje Abdean Smith (born 5 April 2000) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a small forward for Prievidza in Slovak Basketball League.
Professional career
After starting his professional career with Romanian team Argeș Pitești in 2023, Smith joined Finnish Korisliiga team Kataja in August 2024.[1]
At the end of July 2025, he signed with Prievidza in Slovak Basketball League.[2]
In the 2025/2026 season Naje Smith was named a Slovak Basketball League All-Star, won the All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest, and won the Slovak Basketball Cup.
References
- ↑ Kataja Basketin kolmas ulkomaalaispelaaja on 203-senttinen Naje Smith, basket.fi, 20 August 2024
- ↑ ENERGIU POD KÔŠ PRINESIE NAJE SMITH, pdbasket.com, 28 July 2025
External links
- Naje Smith at Eurobasket.com
- Naje Smith at ProBallers
- Boise State Broncos bio
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- American expatriate basketball people in Slovakia
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Spokane, Washington
- BC Prievidza players
- Boise State Broncos men's basketball players
- Cochise Apaches men's basketball players
- Kataja BC players
- Small forwards