Smith, who originally committed to North Carolina to play basketball, ended up getting drafted straight out of high school as the No. 18 pick by the New Orleans Hornets in the 2004 NBA Draft. J.R ...

J.R. Smith's hard work this year has paid off. The former NBA player turned college student athlete was named North Carolina A&T's Academic Athlete of the Year. Smith earned a 4.0 GPA while ...

J.R. Smith won two NBA championships during his basketball career, but now he's looking to enroll in college and start a collegiate golf career. ... He is enrolling at North Carolina A&T, ...

J.R. Smith has maintained a 4.0-grade point average during his first semester at North Carolina A&T State University to win Academic Athlete of the Year ...

Students at North Carolina A&T have been encountering an unusual sight lately: a 6-foot-6 former NBA champion roaming their halls and sitting in their classes. But there is an additional twist to ...

Smith, who went straight to the NBA from high school in 2004, walked-on to the North Carolina A&T golf team in 2021. He is currently in the second semester of his freshman season at the HBCU.

For now, Smith shot 83-78 and beat a pair of La Salle golfers as North Carolina A&T sits in 11th place (of 13 teams) after Day 1 of competition. The Aggies did not use either of Smith's scores ...

JR Smith will be attending North Carolina A&T State University this fall to pursue a degree in Liberal Studies. He is also awaiting NCAA eligibility confirmation to join the Aggie Golf Team. # pic ...

J.R. Smith, the 35-year-old retired NBA champion, officially got NCAA approval to play college golf at North Carolina A&T on Monday. ... Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images.