Bryce Smith

Class of '27| 6’3 wing 🏀| 6'6 wingspan| 165 lbs | holy innocents’ episcopal school | 3.7 gpa | email: [email protected]

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

Preseason! Let's go!

[Valdosta State Men's Basketball @VState_MBB]

🚨🚨There is still time to register for our Elite Camp‼️ If you want to see what it takes to play in college, and be seen by our entire staff, this is for you! Open to grades 9-12. Go to https://t.co/TAbLIcdpzg !!

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

Defense wins championships.

Great workout at the @BerryMBB_ Elite camp today.

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

Looking forward to heading up to Rome and attend the @BerryMBB_ elite camp!

[Trenton Luera @TrentonLuera14]

I want to name something most parents won't say out loud.

Reaching out to college coaches feels like begging.

It feels like standing there with your hat in your hand, asking a stranger to please look at your kid.

Some part of you thinks that if he were really good enough, you wouldn't have to do this.

That the good ones get found, and the ones who have to ask are announcing something about themselves.

I understand it. I felt it at seventeen.

I'd been benched on homecoming, in front of my parents, in front of everybody I went to school with.

Then I sat down and started emailing college coaches, and every single one of those emails felt like admitting nobody wanted me.

Here's what I know now that I didn't know then.

That feeling is not information.

It's embarrassment, and embarrassment is a terrible advisor.

Because here's what's actually happening on the other end.

A college coach has a job to fill spots with players who can help him win.

Your son emailing him is not a favor being asked.

It's a candidate applying.

Nobody thinks a kid is begging when he applies to a university. He's applying.

Nobody thinks an adult is begging when he applies for a job. He's applying.

This is the same thing, and the only reason it feels different is that the sports version comes wrapped in a story about being discovered.

A kid who asks is not less talented. He's just less passive.

And the families who get this are the ones who end up with options.

Not because their kids were better.

Because they stopped waiting for permission to participate in their own son's recruitment.

I contacted 1000s of coaches. I finished with 15+ offers and over $500K on the table.

Not one of those coaches found me.

Every single one of them heard from me first.

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

Can't wait to get back at it this season! https://t.co/tr0OxdOWIW

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

Senior Mom Shirts: Exclusive Designs Made For The Class Of 2027 https://t.co/4Y8cEJdjwl

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

I learned a lot at the @GSU_MBasketball elite camp! Finishing at the rim and getting the 2 points isn't fancy, but it's necessary. I'm here to do the dirty work.

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

Looking forward to getting a good run in with @ClarkAtlantaMBB tomorrow. Who else will I see there?

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

@CoachRichter_ Looking forward to it!

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

Grind never stops. 🏀 #12
Class of 2027 | @HIESbears @swainbasketball |Atlanta, GA
Available for camps, visits, and film. DM or email for full highlights.

[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

Spring highlights. Swain Basketball AAU. https://t.co/3wI5c4xkdV

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[Bryce Smith @BryceSmith97379]

Bryce Smith, Class of 2027, 6'3 wing, defensive clamp.