Taye Smith F #21
Tayeshaun Smith
Height: 6-7 (201cm)
Weight: 220 lbs (100kg)
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Nationality: United States
Current Team: Western Carolina
Current NBA Status: Draft Eligible in 2029
Pre-Draft Team: Western Carolina (Fr)
High School: COMBINE Academy (Matthews, North Carolina)
Taye Smith Game Log
2025-2026 NCAA Games
| Date | Team | Opponent | W/L | Status | Pos | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/8/2026 | Western Carolina | East Tennessee State | L | Bench | SF | 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.3 |
| 3/7/2026 | Western Carolina | Mercer | W | Bench | SF | 12:00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2/28/2026 | Western Carolina | Furman | W | Bench | PF | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2/25/2026 | Western Carolina | Mercer | W | Bench | SF | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 2/21/2026 | Western Carolina | Virginia Military | W | Bench | SF | 12:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 2/18/2026 | Western Carolina | UNC Greensboro | W | Bench | SF | 9:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2.8 |
| 2/14/2026 | Western Carolina | Chattanooga | W | Bench | SF | 9:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.3 |
| 2/11/2026 | Western Carolina | The Citadel | W | Bench | SF | 11:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| 2/7/2026 | Western Carolina | Wofford | L | Bench | SF | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2/4/2026 | Western Carolina | UNC Greensboro | L | Bench | SF | 9:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 2/1/2026 | Western Carolina | Samford | L | Bench | PF | 16:00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 |
| 1/29/2026 | Western Carolina | East Tennessee State | W | Bench | SF | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 1/24/2026 | Western Carolina | Virginia Military | W | Bench | SF | 14:00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| 1/21/2026 | Western Carolina | Mercer | L | Bench | SF | 17:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 1/17/2026 | Western Carolina | Chattanooga | L | Bench | SF | 11:00 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 1/14/2026 | Western Carolina | East Tennessee State | W | Bench | SF | 11:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 1/10/2026 | Western Carolina | The Citadel | L | Bench | SF | 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 1/7/2026 | Western Carolina | Samford | L | Bench | SF | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| 1/3/2026 | Western Carolina | Furman | W | Bench | SF | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 12/31/2025 | Western Carolina | Wofford | L | Bench | SF | 8:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 12/18/2025 | Western Carolina | Georgia | L | Bench | SF | 23:00 | 9 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 |
| 12/11/2025 | Western Carolina | Virginia Tech | L | Bench | PF | 8:00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 12/6/2025 | Western Carolina | USC Upstate | L | Bench | SF | 3:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 12/2/2025 | Western Carolina | Virginia-Lynchburg | W | Bench | SF | 19:00 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .800 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14.8 |
| 11/29/2025 | Western Carolina | High Point | L | Bench | SF | 8:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 11/22/2025 | Western Carolina | Lipscomb | L | Bench | SF | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2.0 |
| 11/19/2025 | Western Carolina | UNC Asheville | W | Bench | SF | 9:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 11/16/2025 | Western Carolina | Stetson | W | Bench | SF | 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2.8 |
| 11/13/2025 | Western Carolina | Voorhees | W | Bench | SF | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 11/8/2025 | Western Carolina | Duke | L | Bench | SF | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Averages | 9.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .410 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .167 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .786 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | |||||
| Totals | 30 GP | 295.0 | 45 | 16 | 39 | .410 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 11 | 14 | .786 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 45.8 |
* NCAA stats from 2002-2003