Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2011-12: Averaged 2.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in 29 games, including 19 starts. ... Scored season-high 10 points in wins against Mount Vernon Nazarene University on Nov. 8 and Culver-Stockton College on Dec. 29. ... Grabbed season-high eight rebounds and made season-best two blocks in Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinal against Asbury University on Feb. 25.

2010-11: Averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10 games after missing the first half of the season to recover from a knee injury. ... Scored season-high nine points and grabbed season-high four rebounds in win against St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Jan. 21.

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged about 10 points per game as a senior to help George Washington High School to an 11-8 record, the school's first winning season since rejoining the IHSAA in 2004. ... Ranked among the state's top 30 in field goal percentage. .. Played in the POSTYOURT.org Indiana East/West All Star game.

ALL ABOUT BAKARI

AREA OF STUDY: Communications

WHY BAKARI CHOSE IU EAST: I liked what the coaches were about, and it's close to home

MOST MEMORABLE BASKETBALL MOMENT: My first dunk in a game

PARENTS: Jackie Smith and BJ Smith

SIBLINGS: Ryan, Summer, Casey, Chrishauna

FAVORITE FOOD: Cereal

FAVORITE TV SHOW: "The Boondocks"

FAVORITE SUBJECT: English

FAVORITE MOVIE: "Menace II Society"

FAVORITE SONG: "My Brother's Keeper"

FAVORITE PERFORMER: Lil Boosie

HOBBIES: Listening to music

ATHLETE I ADMIRE MOST: Derrick Rose

NON-ATHLETE I ADMIRE MOST: Lil Boosie