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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ 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
[edit]- 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