Ex-NBAer turned college golfer JR Smith named North Carolina A&T's Academic Athlete of the Year
Posted Apr 30, 2022
In the fall of 2021, 16-year NBA veteran J.R. Smith enrolled at North Carolina A&T State University and joined the golf team as a walk-on. On Monday, the 36-year-old -- who was originally slated to play basketball at UNC before jumping from St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, NJ, to the NBA draft in 2004 -- was named the Aggies' Academic Athlete of the Year.
(ESPN.com)
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