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HoopSeen Player Profile: Jai Smith

6, Jan 2021

HoopSeen Player Profile: Jai Smith Premium Content

One of the hottest prospects in the Southeast, Jai Smith who is currently at Raleigh (NC) Word of God has seen his recruitment steam roll over the last few months. Since transferring down to Durham (NC) Bull City and Prep and now at Word of God from Syracuse (NY) Bishop Luden, Smith has picked up offers from Illinois, Texas, Oregon, Kansas, Southern California, UCLA, North Carolina Central and Tulsa in the last month. 

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Justin Byerly
State Editor

Justin Byerly has spent the past 15 years covering North Carolina prep and grassroots basketball. He has previously worked with The Recruit Scoop and Rivals.com. In addition to that he has contributed to The USA Today, Charlotte Observer, The Asheville Citizen-Times and The Sun News. He has held The Justin Byerly Upstate/WNC Showcase the past two years and has helped student-athletes from North Carolina and South Carolina receive college scholarships. He owns The Byerly Report scouting service that has over 100 college subscriptions. Justin resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Danielle and four children.