Smith Jr. claimed his third NEC Rookie of the Week honor after ringing up a team-high 14 points off the bench in CCSU’s 69-67 win over UMass Lowell at Detrick Gymnasium on Sunday. The Springfield, MA native was an efficient 5-6 from the field and a perfect 3-3 from the stripe. He also chipped in two rebounds and a career-high three steals. Smith set the tone early, scoring 10 of his 14 points in the first half to help the Blue Devils take a five-point lead into the break against the America East contender. The redshirt freshman leads all NEC rookies in scoring (10.4 ppg), field goal percentage (.614) and three-point percentage (.476). Among all NEC players, he ranks third in both field goal and three-point accuracy.