ratiopharm Ulm announced on Monday that it has signed Mark Smith for the 2025-26 season.
Smith (1.93 meters, 25 years old) arrives from Nagasaki Velca, where he averaged 18.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 43 Japanese League games last season. He played college basketball in the University of Illinois, the University of Missouri and Kansas State University before starting his professional career with German side BG Goettingen. Smith averaged 16.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in 34 German League games during the 2022-23 campaign. He has also played for Casademont Zaragoza in Spain.