2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 35
Ian Smikle
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 242
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Palm Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Suncoast Community HS
CAREER NOTES: Completed his second season at Tulsa … has appeared in 71 games with 28 starts and scored 298 points and grabbed 321 rebounds … averaging 4.2 points and 4.5 rebounds for his career
2024-25 (Freshman): Played in 33 contests and started the final 28 games
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- 2024-25 The American All-Freshman team
- Third on Tulsa’s all-time freshman rebounding list with 183
- Averaged 3.1 points and 3.6 rebounds
- Had 30 games with 3 or more rebounds
- Grabbed 9 rebounds and scored 6 points to open the season against Oklahoma Christian
- Scored 6 points with 5 rebounds in back-to-back games against Rhode Island and Oral Roberts
- Scored 10 points with 5 rebounds against Manhattan Christian
- Had 9 points with 6 rebounds against Denver
- Grabbed 6 rebounds with 4 points in NIT Finals against Auburn
2024-25 (Freshman): Played in 33 contests and started the final 28 games
- Named to The American All-Freshman Team
- Averaged 5.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest in 20.5 minutes per game
- His 183 rebounds is good for third on Tulsa’s all-time freshman rebounding list
- Scored in double figures four times and had three games with 10+ rebounds
- Scored a season-high and team-high 17 points at UAB (1/4), adding eight rebounds
- Had a season-best 11 rebounds at Loyola Chicago (11/23) in what was his first start
- Also had 10 rebounds in back-to-back games at UTSA (1/7) and against Charlotte (1/12)
- Led TU in rebounding 12 times
- Made career debut in season opener against Northeastern State (11/4), scoring three points and adding seven rebounds
HIGH SCHOOL
- Was a four-year letterwinner and starter at Suncoast Community High School
- Scored over 1,058 career points
- Averaged 14.3 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 assists in 74 career games
- Scored at a 20.5 clip and pulled down 13.5 rebounds as a senior
- The Sun Sentinel Palm Beach 5A-1A Player of the Year his senior campaign
- Rated as the #2 Big Man in Florida by Prep Hoops
- Named a top-30 recruit in Florida by Prep Hoops
- A 3-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN
- Averaged a double-double both his sophomore and junior seasons … totaled 15.1 points and 12.1 rebounds his junior season and 12.9 points and 12.2 boards as a junior
- Named the Sun Sentinel County Player of the Year his sophomore season
PERSONAL
- Began playing basketball at age 13
- Favorite NBA team is the Miami Heat
- NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is his favorite NBA player
- Favorite movie is the original Space Jam and favorite sports movie is The Blind Side
- Lists “Stranger Things” as his favorite TV show
- Favorite childhood game was playing Call of Duty Black Ops 4
- Superman is his favorite superhero
- Has two siblings … parents are Dennis and Olivia Smikle
- Majoring in business
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