Reyne Smith

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ulverstone, Australia
Prev School:
College of Charleston
High School:
Australian Institute of Sport

Senior Year in 2024-25

All-ACC Academic Team
Competed in 31 games for the Cardinals, starting in 18 of those contests
Scored 13.1 points on average, netting 3.45 3-pointers per game
Made 107 3-pointers on the year, the second-most ever by a Cardinal in a single season, just behind Taquan Dean who netted 122 in 2004-05
Attempted the most 3-pointers in a single season by any Cardinal ever, attempting 282
Shot 37.9% from the arc on the season, the 13th best career 3-point percentage for any Louisville player
Missed just three free throw attempts all year, shooting 94.4% (51 of 54) from the charity stripe
Had six games of 20 points or more; led Louisville in scoring eight times
Broke Louisville’s 3-pointers in a single game record, netting 10 at SMU on Jan. 21 and scoring a season-high 30 points
Suffered a high ankle sprain against Cal on March 5 – missed Senior Day against Stanford as well as all three ACC Tournament games – returned against Creighton in the NCAA Tournament and reaggravated the injury in the second half

Before Louisville

Played for three seasons at the College of Charleston under head coach Pat Kelsey
Led CofC in scoring in junior season at 12.8 points per game while making 112 of 284 3-pointers (39.4%)
Named Second-Team All-Coastal Athletic Assocation
Finished the 2023-24 season tied for ninth in made 3-pointers and 13th in made 3's per game
Named MVP of CAA Tournament after scoring 23 points in the championship game
Broke his own school record for most 3's in a game twice during the 2023-24 season
Became the first CAA player ever with mutliple games of nine-plus 3-pointers
Ranked third among active non-2023-24-seniors for most career made 3's with 294 over three seasons
Had 23 career games at Charleston of at least five made 3's and made at least 90 3-pointers in each of his three seasons there

High School/Prep

Attended Australia's Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport
Competed for the Australian National Team at the 2019 FIBA Oceania Championships, the U-20 2020 Australian National Championships and the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup
Averaged 20.7 points while shooting 49.9% from deep in the 2020 Australian National Championships

Personal:

Born on October 28, 2002… Son of Penny Smith… Has two siblings, Jakob and Campbell… Majoring in business
Graduated from the Australian Institute of Sport in 2020
Originally from Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
Will go up against former high school teammate Tyrese Proctor who now plays at Duke
His personal goal at UofL is to “connect with new people and win a championship”
The best thing about being a Cardinal is “the fan support”
He chose his number because he’s worn it since childhood
He chose to attend UofL because of the great basketball and close community
He thinks if a movie was made about his life, Ryan Gosling should play him
The person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his mum
The basketball player he most admires is Steph Curry
Outside of basketball, he plays golf and games on his playstation
The best moment of his athletic career was winning back-to-back conference championships at College of Charleston
The first thing someone would notice in his dorm room is the golf clubs
Few people know this about him, but Reyne can solve a rubix cube
When he was a kid playing basketball, he always pretended he was Steph Curry
The best athletes he’s ever faced are Dyson Daniels and Josh Giddey
He’d most like to meet Lebron James
He’s most proud of “moving away from home at 17 for basketball”

Favorites:
Athlete other than basketball: Tiger Woods
Book: Atomic Habits
Class: Math
App: X (Twitter)
X follow: Brian Kloman
Instagram follow: Pat Kelsey (pat_kelsey)
Actor: Will Ferrell
Vacation spot: Noosa, Queensland
Movie: Step Brothers
TV Show: Stranger Things
Comedian: Will Ferrell
Musical Artist: Bob Marley
Food: Chicken, pizza, eggs and bacon
Midnight snack: Chips