Jaleen Smith
American basketball player (born 1994)
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Jaleen Devon Smith (born November 24, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Croatian professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the New Hampshire Wildcats.
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Smith with Bahçeşehir Koleji in 2025 | |
| No. 9 – Türk Telekom | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 24, 1994 Freeport, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Croatian |
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brazosport (Freeport, Texas) |
| College | New Hampshire (2013–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2019 | USC Heidelberg |
| 2019–2021 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2021–2023 | Alba Berlin |
| 2023 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2023–2024 | Partizan |
| 2024–2025 | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
| 2025–present | Türk Telekom |
| Career highlights | |
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High school and college career
Smith attended Brazosport High School in his hometown of Freeport, where he played basketball. He went on to play four seasons of college basketball at the University of New Hampshire. As a senior, he averaged 15.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Smith was a two-time second-team All-America East Conference selection in his sophomore and senior seasons. He finished his college career as Wildcats all-time leader in games played (122). He also ranks fifth in points scored (1,397) and assists made (364). Smith became the first player in Wildcats history to record more than 1,000 points, 260 assists and 600 rebounds.
Professional career
After graduating in 2017, Smith started his professional career by signing with German second division club USC Heidelberg on July 2, 2017.[1] On July 21, 2019, Smith moved to Riesen Ludwigsburg of the top-tier Basketball Bundesliga, signing a one-year deal.[2][3]
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For the 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga season, Smith was elected as Most Valuable Player.[4] He received the award at the same time as his coach John Patrick became Coach of the year. Smith averaged 15.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[4]
On August 25, 2021, Smith signed a three-year deal with Alba Berlin.[5]
Virtus Bologna (2023)
On July 20, 2023, Smith signed a two-year contract with Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.[6] On 24 September 2023, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its fourth Supercup, and the third in a row, defeating 97–60 Germani Brescia.[7] On mutual agreement, Smith parted ways with Virtus Bologna mid-season, to join another club.[8] In 13 EuroLeague games with Bologna, he averaged 5.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.
Partizan (2023–2024)
On December 24, 2023, Smith signed a one-year contract with Partizan of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.[9] The season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.[10]
Bahçeşehir Koleji (2024–2025)
On July 13, 2024, he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[11]
Türk Telekom (2025–present)
On July 3, 2025, he signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[12]
National team career
In July 2022, the Croatian Basketball Federation expressed their interest to naturalize Smith, so he could represent the Croatia national team at the EuroBasket 2022. In August 2022, Smith debuted for Croatia in a friendly against Bulgaria.[13] His first official game was a EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifier against Poland.[14] Smith is the third naturalized American to play for Croatia, after Dontaye Draper and Oliver Lafayette.[15]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Alba Berlin | 33 | 17 | 21.0 | .362 | .317 | .933 | 2.2 | 2.3 | .8 | .1 | 8.3 | 6.6 |
| 2022–23 | 31 | 27 | 24.6 | .408 | .374 | .836 | 2.7 | 2.6 | .8 | .2 | 11.5 | 10.7 | |
| 2023–24 | Virtus Bologna | 13 | 2 | 11.3 | .480 | .483 | .875 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| Partizan | 7 | 2 | 18.1 | .472 | .389 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | 6.7 | 6.6 | |
| Career | 84 | 48 | 20.4 | .398 | .361 | .876 | 2.2 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | 8.9 | 7.8 | |
Domestic leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 |  Heidelberg | ProA | 34 | 21.8 | .389 | .314 | .803 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .1 | 7.6 |
| 2018–19 | Heidelberg | ProA | 37 | 29.4 | .507 | .394 | .842 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | .2 | 12.7 |
| 2019–20 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | BBL | 30 | 30.1 | .417 | .327 | .828 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .1 | 10.7 |
| 2020–21 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | BBL | 41 | 33.4 | .410 | .327 | .875 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .3 | 15.2 |
| 2021–22 | Alba Berlin | BBL | 40 | 22.9 | .429 | .387 | .908 | 2.8 | 3.4 | .7 | .2 | 10.8 |
| 2022–23 | Alba Berlin | BBL | 32 | 21.7 | .485 | .447 | .903 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 13.2 |
| 2023–24 |  Virtus Bologna | LBA | 9 | 18.2 | .449 | .308 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .9 | — | 6.7 |
| 2023–24 |  Partizan | KLS | 4 | 14.9 | .500 | .471 | .750 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | — | 9.2 |
| 2023–24 | Partizan | ABA | 18 | 20.8 | .451 | .397 | .667 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .1 | 7.6 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | New Hampshire | 28 | 12 | 20.6 | .329 | .301 | .773 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .2 | 5.3 |
| 2014–15 | New Hampshire | 32 | 32 | 31.7 | .415 | .326 | .805 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.7 |
| 2015–16 | New Hampshire | 30 | 29 | 34.6 | .407 | .367 | .900 | 5.5 | 3.4 | .9 | .4 | 13.4 |
| 2016–17 | New Hampshire | 32 | 31 | 36.2 | .466 | .358 | .781 | 6.4 | 4.3 | .9 | .6 | 15.8 |
| Career | 122 | 104 | 31.0 | .420 | .343 | .824 | 5.0 | 3.0 | .9 | .4 | 11.5 | |