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There has been a lot of question about who could return for Michigan basketball, given that the NCAA declared that the 2020-21 season was something of a free year. That means that players who had normally exhausted their eligibility could suit up for one more season.
With several candidates for a potential return, one that some thought could see one more season is point guard Mike Smith, especially considering that he was relegated more to being a floor general in Ann Arbor instead of being a primary scorer, as he was at Columbia.
However, Smith threw some cold water on that theory as he announced on Wednesday that he’s declaring for the NBA draft.
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Smith only averaged 9 points-per-game at Michigan, but was putting up 22 points every outing in his fourth year at Columbia. But, in Ann Arbor, he posted career highs in his assist average as well as his 3-point shooting average.
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