Dennis Smith Jr. has almost become the forgotten freshman point guard.
While everyone has become infatuated with UCLA's Lonzo Ball's passing and Kentucky's De'Aaron Fox's speed and versatility, as well as the early projected No. 1 NBA draft pick, Markelle Fultz at Washington, Smith has quietly been putting up numbers that hold up against all of them.
Smith started the season with a four-game stretch in which he averaged 24 points, 6.3 assists, made 8-of-20 shots from long range and 26-of-30 from the free throw line.
But few seemed to notice.