Marshall Basketball: Shawn Smith makes verbal commitment to Herd

First reported by the Twitter account of Charleston Daily Mail reporter Derek Redd, City College of San Francisco basketball player Shawn Smith has committed to Marshall University.

Information on Smith is scarce but, multiple websites list him at six-foot-six. A California native Smith spent his prep school years at Sacramento’s McClatchy High School. At McClatchy, Smith earned all-Metro Conference 1^st team honors during his senior season. According to City College basketball coach Justin Labagh, Smith is relatively new to the game, having focused on football during his early high school career.

Smith played AAU basketball with Sacramento based Play Hard Play Smart. According to a 2011 article from NorCalPreps.com, Smith was  recruited by the University of San Francisco, Utah Valley, and Washington out of high school.

Smith will graduate from City College this academic year and will have two seasons of eligibility left at Marshall beginning in 2013-2014.  

For more on Smith visit the links below:

Player page, City College of San Francisco roster.

Rivals.com profile from high school.

Video: Shawn Smith converting a three point attempt in high school.