Craig Smith is a native Angeleno who graduated from Fairfax high school. Smith attended Worcester Academy, for a year as a post graduate student before college. He then graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.

 

Smith was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 36th overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft. He also played for the Portland Trailblazers and most notably for The Los Angeles Clippers. After his stint in the NBA Smith went overseas and played for teams in Israel and China.

 

Craig is now working on ventures outside of basketball such as writing, working with the youth through Different LA programs and continuing to explore different ventures in his post basketball career.