Braeden Smith Planning Visit to Gonzaga

The 6’0” sophomore guard from Colgate recently visited Davidson over the weekend and is now planning to visit Washington, Gonzaga, and Cal within the next week. A return to Colgate is also an option. The Seattle native averaged 12.5 PPG on 39.3 FG%, 5.5 RPG, 5.6 APG, 1.9 SPG this past season with the Raiders. Smith started all 70 of Colgate’s games in his two seasons there and helped guide his team to the NCAA Tournament in 2023 as well as 2024.

The Gonzaga backcourt is filling up with Ryan Nembhard, Nolan Hickman, Khalif Battle as well as Steele Venters and Dusty Stromer in spots. A backup point guard isn’t at the top of my list of needs but never could hurt. The Zags have 10 scholarships filled with 3 available to be give out.

The Patriot League Player of the Year may bit on the smaller side but makes up for with his high basketball IQ and ability to make those around him better. His shot selection as well as the expansion of his range could use some work and a year under Gonzaga’s development would be extremely valuable for him before his senior season.

Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho