• Last season, Smith injured his left ankle in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament semifinals.
• Smith missed the first three games of the season after injuring his right ankle in October. That injury cost him most of the preseason practices.
• Smith then sprained his left ankle in the final moments of the second half on Nov. 25 during a 79-75 overtime loss to Brigham Young in the Battle 4 Atlantis. He missed the next 11 games.
• The latest injury happened when Smith was competing for a loose ball in a pile of players. He said after the game he didn’t think it was as bad as the previous injury but expected to be off his feet for a few days.
Smith averaged 9.2 points and 6.2 assists in the last six games. This will be the first game he has missed since the last game against VCU, a 63-62 loss at UD Arena on Jan. 13.
In other lineup news, guard R.J. Blakney is in uniform. He has missed two of the last four games for an unspecified reason.
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