Coach Geitner: “Darius has the ability to play both guard positions and is getting acclimated to the college game. He’s very explosive and athletic for the guard position.”
2016/17: season-highs (p-r-a-3s): 4-1-3-1
Career-highs (thru 16/17): 11 min., 4 pts., 1 reb., 3 assists, 0 blocks, 1 steal, one 3-pointer...
High School: Played basketball and football for four years... three-year basketball starter at point guard and 1,000-point scorer...two-time All-State and all-conference selections... as a senior, member of conference regular season and state championship teams which won 25 of 28 games... scored a game-high 21 points when top-seeded Mustangs defeated No. 11 Coginchaug, 53-43, in Class "S" final... captained basketball teams for two years and football team for one...
State championship recap
Other: Played five seasons for the New York Dragons...
PERSONAL: born Darius F. Smith November 7, 1998…Parents: Jannette and Flint…Sister: Carter… Brothers: Nicko, Deaven…Major: History and Social Sciences… Career plans: Teaching … Residence: Danbury, CT...
DARIUS...REVEALED
Your pre-game ritual: Listen to music
Personal goal for the season: Contribute to the teams success
Your most overused phrase: Chill
Favorite place to stop for food after a competition: Wendy’s
Pet peeve: Chalk being used
If you could describe yourself in one word, it would be: Modest
Biggest adjustment to college life: Living alone
If you were to choose a superpower what would it be: Super Strength
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go: Greece
Biggest crisis facing the world: ISIS
One thing you would like to do before you died: Travel the world
The automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: Mercedes Pullman
Dream job: Athletic Director
Longest time you have watched a Netflix series: A month
Number of hours watching the 2016 Olympics: Lots
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Track
Greatest Olympian of all time: Michael Phelps
Greatest sports dynasty of all-time: San Antonio Spurs
If you could meet anyone, who would it be: Drake
If your life could be made into a movie, the title would be: Wolf of Wall Street
Favorite aspect about Eastern: The community
One thing you would change about Eastern: Keep the dining hall open later
