Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 2-year returning starter and 3-year letterman....Numbers have improved every year....11th on the team's career assists list (247)....Started all 30 games as a junior....Quarterback of the 2019 NCAA Tournament Team....Scored in double digits 17 times, including three 20-point games....Led team in assists....Shot 35.5 percent from behind the arc....PBC rankings: 9th in assists, 14th in assists-to-turnovers ratio (1.6), 18th in minutes played, 21st in steals, 23rd in free throw percentage, 34th in three-point percentage, and 36th in scoring....Career-high 25 points vs Clayton State (2-9-19)....Career-high 9 assists vs Young Harris (3-6-19) in PBC Tournament game....Stared 28 contests in 2017-18 as Patriots went to the NCAAs....Ranked 13th in the PBC in assists and 20th in assists-to-turnovers ratio....Scored in double figures four times, with a career-high 14 vs Shaw (11-21-17)....Career-high 8 assists at Mount Olive (12-13-17)....Appeared in all 28 contests and made seven starts as a freshman....More assists than turnovers....Second on the squad in assists.....Scored in double figures three times....Season-high 12 points vs Clayton State (1-7-17)....Bright future....Was recruited by many of the programs in our region....Extremely pleased he chose Francis Marion to continue his athletic and academic pursuits....Outstanding young man with a determination to excel on and off the court.....Will take some of the ball handling pressure off our returning All-Conference guard Detrek Browning.....Has the ability to play quality minutes as a freshman this season.

PERSONAL: 

• Born Jaquez Da'Shun Smith in Ocala, Fla.
• Graduate of North Augusta High School in Aiken, S.C., where he played under the direction of coach Tony Harrell
• As a senior in 2015-16, helped guide North Augusta to a 13-11 record and was named to the 2016 North-South All-Star Game
• Averaged 19.3 points per game while connecting on 45 percent of his three-point attempts as a junior
• Helped the Yellow Jackets earn a spot in the 2015 AAAA State Tournament
• Earned Co-Region Player of the Year honors in 2014-15, while also being named to the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association All-State squad
• Garnered first-team All-Area accolades as a junior
• 2-time All-State selection
• Was an integral piece for the Yellow Jackets in helping North Augusta to a 15-8 record in 2014-15
• Also helped the Yellow Jackets qualify for the 2014 AAAA State Tournament as a sophomore
• Also lettered in cross country and track at North Augusta
• Nickname is Jock
  

PERSONAL FAVORITES: 

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  NBA Player/ Lawyer 
• Favorite Superhero: Luke Cage 
• Favorite Athlete: Kyrie Irving 
• Favorite Sports Team: Florida State Seminoles
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Prison Break 
• Favorite Food: Eggs 
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Washington, DC
• Your Motivation Music: Drake
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Fried chicken Wednesday 
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Running and sleeping 
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win the conference tournament and get past the first round in the NCAA tournament 
• Why you first chose your sport: Basketball choose me I knew it before I knew myself 
• The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster: Being conditioned 
• Brush With Greatness: My cousin PJ Williams plays in the NFL for the Saints