Terquavion Smith returning to NC State: ‘The job’s not done’
Published 7:05 am Thursday, June 2, 2022
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North Carolina State University guard Terquavion Smith is returning for his sophomore season after going through the NBA draft process.
The 6-foot-4 sophomore participated in the league draft combine in Chicago in May and was considered a potential first-round prospect. But Smith posted a video to social media Tuesday announcing his plan to return, saying: “The job’s not done. Let’s get to work.”
ESPN, which first reported Smith’s decision, had Smith ranked 22nd among draft prospects after he averaged 16.3 points and shot 37% from 3-point range. He was second in the Atlantic Coast Conference in freshman scoring behind only Duke’s Paolo Banchero, a candidate to go No. 1 overall.
Smith’s biggest game had him scoring 34 points in a loss at rival North Carolina in January, marking the No. 2 total by a freshman in program history.