2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U

2 Cordell Smith

  • Class Senior
  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 160
  • Hometown Cleveland, Ohio
  • High School Shaw

Biography

2018-19 (SENIOR)
Appeared in last three games of the year as a reserve after missing majority of the season due to injury … averaged 4.0 points and 1.0 rebounds in 15.0 minutes per game … played double-digit minutes three times … scored a season-high nine points and added two steals in 17 minutes versus IUP … tallied three points and two rebounds in 16 minutes at Seton Hill … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2018-19) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)

2017-18 (JUNIOR)
Started all 28 games … averaged 11.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 32.4 minutes per game … ranked fourth in the league with a 2.02 assist-to-turnover ratio … led the team with a .377 three-point percentage, 69 three-pointers made, steals and minutes played … ranked second on the team in assists … finished fourth on the team in scoring and rebounds … ranked ninth in the PSAC with 2.46 three-point field goals per game and three-point shots attempted … finished 11th in the conference with 45 steals and three-point field-goals made … scored in double-figures 16 times, including four games with at least 20 points … made four three-pointers eight times … paced the team in scoring three times … collected at least five assists five times … led the team in assists 16 times … paced the team in steals 10 times … played at least 35 minutes in 11 games … tallied 11 points, including three three-pointers, four rebounds and two assists versus West Virginia Wesleyan … scored 11 points with three treys and added five rebounds, four assists and two steals at Glenville State … posted 12 points, two rebounds, six assists and one block against Kutztown … registered 15 points, four rebounds and three assists against Mansfield … tallied 22 points and made a career-high seven three-pointers versus Salem …notched 18 points, including four treys, six rebounds, five assists and three steals at Bloomsburg … set a career high with six steals, totaled 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting with four three-pointers, and recorded a season-high eight assists in 35 minutes at East Stroudsburg … set a season high with 33 points on 12-of-14 attempts, including six-of-eight shots from three-point range, and added two rebounds and four assists while playing 36 minutes at Fairmont State … recorded 13 points, six rebounds and three assists at Salem … contributed 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting with five three-pointers, six rebounds, three assists and four steals in 35 minutes against Pitt-Johnstown … tallied 12 points, six rebounds, seven assists and five steals at Seton Hill … scored 11 points and added six rebounds and four assists versus IUP … posted 15 points with four three-pointers, set a season high with seven rebounds and added three assists and two steals in 37 minutes at Clarion … notched 18 points on 6-of-12 attempts and added four rebounds, four assists and one block at Edinboro … registered 18 points behind five treys, two rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes at Gannon … contributed 21 points on 8-of-12 shots with five three-pointers at Pitt-Johnstown … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2017-18) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 27 games with 14 starts … averaged 10.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 26.8 minutes per game … tied for team lead in assists … ranked first on the team in steals … finished second on the team in scoring … scored in double-digits 14 times … led the team in scoring five times … played at least 30 minutes in 10 games … registered eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes off the bench versus Davis & Elkins … contributed eight points, two rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes off the bench at Mansfield … finished with 14 points, a career-high nine rebounds, five assists and two steals against Millersville … totaled seven points, five rebounds and five assists versus Shippensburg … tallied 16 points on six-of-nine shooting, including four-of-six from beyond the arc, and added five assists and four steals against Carlow … set a career high with 35 points behind five-of-nine from three-point range, and added three rebounds, four assists and four steals at West Chester … recorded 10 points, three rebounds and four assists versus Slippery Rock … registered seven points, two rebounds, three assists and a career-high five steals at Pitt-Johnstown … finished with 11 points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals in 24 minutes off the bench against Seton Hill … contributed 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including five-of-eight from beyond the arc, five rebounds and four assists in 29 minutes versus Mercyhurst … totaled 14 points, two rebounds and three steals in 30 minutes against Clarion … recorded seven points, five rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes off the bench versus Edinboro … tallied 11 points, four rebounds and two assists at Slippery Rock in 28 minutes at Slippery Rock … registered 15 points, five rebounds, six assists and four steals against Gannon … finished with 12 points, two rebounds and a career-high nine assists at Seton Hill … contributed 13 points, three rebounds and two steals versus Pitt-Johnstown … totaled 12 points, two rebounds and six assists at Clarion … recorded 15 points, three rebounds and five assists in a career-high 45 minutes at Mercyhurst … tallied 10 points, three rebounds and two assists versus IUP … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2016-17) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)

2015-16 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Appeared in all 28 games with two starts … averaged 6.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 19.1 minutes per game … scored in double-digits seven times … played at least 25 minutes in seven games … tallied 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals in start versus Notre Dame (Ohio) … posted 13 points on five-of-nine shooting from the field and two assists at Pitt-Johnstown … collected eight points, two rebounds and a season-high five assists against Lock Haven … totaled 12 points, four rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes versus Bloomsburg … finished with six points, five rebounds and three steals in 26 minutes against Penn State-Fayette … posted seven points, three rebounds and three assists at Cheyney … registered seven points, two rebounds and four assists at Millersville … finished with nine points, two rebounds, three assists and three steals versus Davis & Elkins … collected 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals at IUP … tallied 10 points, two rebounds and two steals against Urbana … scored a season-high 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting and added five rebounds and three steals in 31 minutes at East Stroudsburg … posted six points, four rebounds and three assists at Slippery Rock … recorded 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in 30 minutes at Clarion … matched season high of five assists at Gannon … member of the Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)

2013-14 (FRESHMAN)
Received hardship waiver from NCAA (summer 2018) … appeared in three games as a reserve … averaged 2.7 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 7.7 minutes per game … posted seven points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals in a season-high 14 minutes against Penn State-Greater Allegheny

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Shaw … captain, first-team all-district, first-team all-conference

PERSONAL
Son of Cordell Smith, Sr. and Claudette Hayes … majoring in criminal justice (homeland and international security)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2015-16Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10" 160 lbs
    5
  • 2

    2016-17Junior

    Guard
    5'10" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017-18Senior

    Guard
    5'10" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    5'10" 160 lbs
    2