St. John’s Men’s Hoops Lands Vermont Transfer Stef Smith

Former Vermont guard Stef Smith today announced that he is transferring to the St. John’s Men’s Basketball team, in a Tweet.

Thank you to all the schools that recruited me during this process. I am truly blessed to announce that I will be finishing my college basketball career at St.John’s University. Can’t wait to get to work and play for Coach Anderson and the rest of the staff! 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/AiAIuFWKQF

— Stef Smith (@Smithball_skill) March 26, 2021

Smith, a native of Ajax, Ontario, Canada, spent four seasons at UVM. The 6-foot-2. 185-pound point guard finished in third on the Catamounts’ squad in scoring average with 13.6 points per tilt this past year.

Smith also earned America East All-Conference Second Team in 2021 and First Team Honors in 2020.

He is the all-time leading scorer at Bill Crothers Secondary and was voted Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior.

UVM finished the 2020-21 campaign with a 10-5 record and went 10-4 in the American East Conference (AEC) play.

The Johnnies posted a 16-11 mark and went 10-9 in Big East Conference action in the 2020-21 season.

— Jerry Del Priore

Photo: Univeristy of Vermont Men’s Basketball