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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Chase Ward

42 Kendall Smith

  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 205
  • Year Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Muskegon, MI
  • High School Reeths-Puffer High School
  • Position F

Biography

Redshirt Sophomore (2023-24): Appeared in 9 games for the Lakers...Scored a career-best 8 points against Algoma... Totaled 12 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block... Named to the 2024 GLIAC Academic Excellence Team.

Redshirt Freshman (2022-23): Appeared in one game for the Lakers... Named to the 2023 GLIAC Winter Academic Excellence Team.

Freshman (2021-22): Did not compete.

High School: Graduated from Reeths-Puffer High School in Muskegon, Mich. in 2021… Competed in the OK Green Conference… Coached by Lance Johnson… Served as team captain for three seasons… Received All-Conference recognition as a junior and senior… Received All-State honors as a senior… Earned the team’s Most Improved award as a junior… Named Team MVP and Defensive MVP as a senior… Averaged 6.5 points per game on a 40.0 shooting percentage, 5.2 rebounds per game and 2.5 blocks per game as a freshman… Averaged a career-best 14.4 points per game on a 42.0 shooting percentage, 7.3 rebounds per game, and 3.1 blocks per game… As a junior, averaged 7.4 points per game on a 41.0 shooting percentage, 6.8 rebounds per game, and 2.9 blocks per game… Averaged 14.0 points per game on a career-best 45.0 shooting percentage, a career-high 10 rebounds per game, and a career-best 3.2 blocks per game.

Personal: Son of Matthew and Sarah Smith… Has one brother, Chase… Father played basketball at Lake Superior State from 1998-2000… Also played four years of baseball in high school… Member of National Honor Society, IMPACT Student Leadership Group and Rotary Interact Club in high school...Hobbies include hunting, camping and traveling to MLB fields across the country... Majoring in Chemistry.

Single Game Highs:
Points - 8 (vs Algoma, 12/14/23)
Field Goals - 3 (vs Algoma, 12/14/23)
Three Pointers - 1 (vs. Algoma, 12/14/23)
Rebounds - 4, twice (vs Kuyper, 1/2/24)
Assists - 2 (vs Algoma, 12/14/23)
Steals - N/A
Blocks - 1 (vs Algoma, 12/14/23)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2021-22Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2022-23Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2024-25Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2025-26Redshirt Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    42