RJ Smith arrived at Colorado last year a little battered and facing a numbers crunch in the backcourt.
The second-year guard is one of the few question marks surrounding the potential rotation for the 2023-24 CU men’s basketball team. In terms of the backcourt mix, juniors KJ Simpson and Julian Hammond III are locks to play heavy minutes.“Really, the main thing for me in the offseason was just getting in the gym every day,” Smith said. “Just getting shots up, ball-handling. Whatever that can translate to the court this season. I worked a lot on getting in shape.
At 6-foot-4, Smith is slightly bigger than Simpson and Hammond , and the only other true guard on the team is 6-foot-5 incoming freshman Courtney Anderson Jr. With the Buffs preparing to run a five-out offensive system, pairing two shorter-type guards in the backcourt like Simpson and Hammond may not be problematic on that end of the floor. CU also boasts two small forwards who can play like guards in senior Luke O’Brien and freshman Cody Williams.
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