Bishop McDevitt basketball standout highlighted for continued success at WCU

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February 8th, 2024 | By Ryan Genova

Robert Smith Jr., a 2020 graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote, was highlighted in article by Philadelphia Sports Digest for his blooming basketball career at West Chester University.

This season, the junior guard is averaging a career-best 17.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game for the 14-8 Golden Rams (11-5 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference). The team is closing in a postseason berth as Smith dropped a career-high 31 points in an 86-82 victory over Shepherd University on Tuesday, February 7.

“He has showcased that scoring prowess that made him such a coveted prospect at Bishop McDevitt, but it has taken on a whole different level under [head coach] Blair, who wanted Smith at an early age and while there were many suitors for the electric guard, he basically laid down an offer that would be there should Smith want to go that route,” Philadelphia Sports Digest wrote.

McDevitt Athletics’ Twitter recently recalled the night Smith scored his 1,000th career point in mid-January 2020:

“When I watched him play in high school, I saw he had the skillset to be able to do that at our level,” Blair said. “We knew he was a Division I caliber basketball player with multiple schools interested in him. What I tried to do was stay connected and develop a relationship with him just in case things didn’t work out. He came up to our elite camp and I was able to get to see him play live while coaching him, and I realized this is the type of kid we wanted in our program.”

“I’m a scorer so I can find ways to score at any spot on the floor,” Smith said. “Whichever way it comes, it’s going to happen. It’s me focusing on getting my teammates involved because not only am I helping them, but it also opens my game up.”

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