K.J. Smith Following In His Father’s Footsteps

Posted Jun 26, 2021
Former Tar Heel guard K.J. Smith will be working for ON3 Sports as a College Basketball and Recruiting Analyst. ON3 Sports is a new college sports and recruiting digital media company launching August 2021. Smith played 50 games for UNC from 2018-21 before starting his new career in sports media and following in his father, Kenny Smith’s, footsteps. (Ceiling Is The Roof)

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