When Georgetown landed Deshaun Harris Smith via the transfer portal, questions rung out on this current Maryland baller. Fate would have it, but Owen Rosen was intereested,
The principle of X/Twitter's @BigEastHoyas account, Rosen, a 15 year old NYC high school student, engaged in a recent X Spaces session, afterward consenting to share his Harris-Smith thoughts.
His work is below. Be sure to give him a follow and plug-in!
Deshaun Harris-Smith, the Georgetown Hoyas recent transfer commit, is a 6'5, sophomore guard/forward from Woodbridge, Virginia. Harris-Smith brings a physicality to Georgetown that we have been missing for the past few seasons and a defensive side to go along with Arizona transfer KJ Lewis.
As a highly regarded, Rivals.com four star prospect Harris-Smith committed to Maryland and in his freshman season earned Big Ten All-Freshman Honors, as he started 30/33 games averaging 7.3 points, 2.2 assists, and 4.3 rebounds, and .9 steals a game. Maryland was a top-20 defense per KenPom rankings while Harris-Smith was a starter.
Despite the fact hie freshman season went extremely well, Harris-Smith had a reduced roll his sophomore year resulting in a quite disappointing slate, as he only averaged 2.5 points, 1 assist, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.6 steals per game. However, Harris-Smith had a great performance scoring 11 points in Maryland's NCAA tournament blowout win vs Grand Canyon.
After transferring to Georgetown earlier this offseason, it is hoped Harris-Smith's two-way play and physicality will be important for Georgetown and Ed Cooley this pivotal year. Also desired is Harris-Smith significantly impacting high-pressure situations, as we have seen how he can perform.
Harris-Smith has shown flashes of being a star, and under Ed Cooley, this writer believes he can make the jump he was supposed to make as a sophomore. With Harris-Smith starting on a new team he arrives with something to prove after a disappointing season. Yet this scribe believes Harris-Smith will act as a tone-setter for the Hoyas as we look forward to a fantastic 2025-26 campaign.
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