SEPTEMBER 23RD: The signing is official, the team announced.
AUGUST 4TH: Former UNLV and UConn forward Roscoe Smith has accepted an invite to Lakers training camp, a source tells Adam Zagoria of SNY.tv (on Twitter). The 23-year-old went undrafted in June.
Smith was a second-round draft candidate but likely went undrafted thanks to his age and lack of size for his more natural power forward position. Smith, who celebrated his 23rd birthday in May, stands at 6’8″ and weighed in at just 202 pounds this summer.
As a freshman at UConn, Smith started 33 games and put up 5.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. He also started in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, helping the Huskies to the National Championship. The following season, he saw his playing time decrease thanks to the arrival of Andre Drummond.
After UConn was banned from postseason play thanks to academic issues, he transferred to UNLV and per the rules sat out the 2012/13 season. Smith averaged 11.1 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game.
Go ‘Scoe….