Career Highs
Points: 20 vs. Penn (2/15/13)
FG made: 8 vs. Penn (2/15/13)
FG attempts: 9, 3 times
FT made: 4, 3 times
FT attempts: 6, 3 times
Rebounds: 10 at Penn (3/2/13)
Assists: 3 vs. MIT (11/9/12)
Blocks: 10 vs. Penn (2/15/13)
Steals: 3, twice
Career Highlights:
Has earned one Ivy League weekly award (1 POW) ... Ranks eighth in Harvard history with 88 blocks.
Senior (2014-15):
Scored eight points and four rebounds versus MIT (Nov. 14) ... Contributed nine points on 3-of-4 shooting, five rebounds and two blocks versus Florida Atlantic (Nov. 20) ... Totaled four points and one block against Houston (Nov. 25) ... Recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and three blocks against UMass (Nov. 29) ... Turned in six points, four rebounds and four blocks versus Northeastern (Dec. 3) ... Blocked five shots at Vermont (Dec. 6) ... Registered four points, five rebounds and two blocks against Boston University (Dec. 8) ... Contribued four points, four rebounds and one block at Arizona State (Dec. 28) ... Tallied two points, one rebound and one block at Grand Canyon (Dec. 30) ... Notched four points, four rebounds, three steals and two blocks against Saint Rose (Jan. 5) ... Recorded 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and seven rebounds at Dartmouth (Jan. 10) ... Turned in four points and four rebounds at Boston College (Jan. 14) ... Scored two points, grabbed one rebound and blocked one shot versus Penn (Feb. 20) ... Added two points against Princeton (Feb. 21) ... Pulled down five rebounds and scored two points at Cornell (Feb. 27) ... Totaled five points and one assist at Columbia (Feb. 28) ... Notched one block, one assist and one steal versus Yale (March 6) ... Contributed 12 points, three rebounds and one block versus Brown (March 7) ... Notched two points, one block and one assist versus Yale (March 14) ... Scored six points and blocked two shots versus North Carolina (March 19).
Junior (2013-14):
Saw his first game action at Dartmouth (Jan. 26) after missing the first 17 games of the year with a foot injury ... Reinjured foot and missed rest of season.
Sophomore (2012-13):
Named Hamilton Fish ''10 Most Improved Player ... Led Harvard and was second in the Ivy League with 2.1 blocks per game ... Played in 28 games, starting 15 ... Averaged 5.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game overall ... Scored 6.1 points and grabbed 4.9 rebounds per contest in league play ... Made 59 blocks, tying the program record for a single season ... Made a career-high five blocks and pulled down a career-best eight rebounds against MIT (Nov. 9) ... Grabbed seven boards at Saint Joseph''s (Nov. 20) ... Scored a career-high nine points against Vermont (Nov. 27) ... Tied career-high with five blocks in only 16 minutes against Boston University (Dec. 11) ... Scored a career-best 11 points, going 4-of-4 from the field, and rejected three shots vs. Rice (Jan. 5) ... Rejected three shots and grabbed five boards at Memphis (Jan. 19) ... Grabbed six rebounds vs. Dartmouth (Jan. 26) ... Came down with six rebounds and added six points vs. Brown (Feb. 2) ... Set a Harvard record with 10 blocks and scored a career-best 20 points, while pulling down nine rebounds, against Penn (Feb. 15) ... Rejected six shots and tallied 14 points, going 5-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line, against Princeton (Feb. 16) ... Named Ivy League Player of the Week (Feb. 18) ... Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds at Penn (March 2) ... Rejected six shots and collected eight boards against Columbia (March 8) ... Had 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in an upset of No. 3 New Mexico in the second round of the NCAA tournament (March 21) ... Tallied 10 points and had five boards against Arizona in the third round of the NCAA tournament (March 23).
Freshman (2011-12):
Appeared in eight games ... Blocked a shot, came down with a rebound and hit a free throw in collegiate debut against MIT (Nov. 11) ... Scored first career basket, grabbed two rebounds and blocked a shot at Boston University (Dec. 10).
Background:
Member of basketball and volleyball teams at Flintridge Preparatory School … Served as captain of both teams … Two-time Flintridge Athlete of the Year … Was twice named Prep League MVP … All-area Player of the Year in 2011 … John R. Wooden Player of the Year for California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division V … All-CIF Division V-AA Player of the Year … All-state Division V first team … Led team to consecutive Prep League titles … Holds school records for most single season and career points, rebounds and blocks … Two-time MVP and all-league for volleyball … Named to All-CIF team in 2010 … Member of Key Club and Leo Club volunteer organizations … Has volunteered with the Special Olympics … Enjoys collecting sports memorabilia.
Kenyatta Smith with Donald H. Pfister, Asa Gray Professor of Systematic Botany and former Dean of Harvard College, outside of Memorial Church in Harvard Yard’s Tercentenary Theatre.
