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Beginning his sophomore year, he was named the starter at point guard for the Blue Devils, effectively making three-year starter (and team tri-captain) Greg Paulus a reserve. Jon Scheyer later took over at point, and Smith moved to shooting guard.
- 2009–10
March 28, 2010, Smith scored a career-high 29 points in an Elite Eight NCAA game, as Duke beat Baylor and advanced to the Final Four. In that game, Smith (628 points), Jon Scheyer (690 points), and Kyle Singler (667 points) became the second trio in Duke history to each score at least 600 points in a season; in 2001–02, Jay Williams, Carlos Boozer, and Mike Dunleavy, Jr. first accomplished that feat for Duke.
Through the 2009–10 season, he was 14th on Duke's all-time list in free-throw percentage (.789). For the 2009–10 season, he was 5th in the ACC in scoring (17.4 points per game) and minutes (35.5 per game), and 7th in field goal percentage (.441).
- 2010–2011
Smith averaged 20.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game during his senior season, leading Duke to a 32-5 record and a third consecutive ACC championship. Smith was named as the ACC POY, 1st Team All-ACC, and was also named to the All-American first team. Fans voted Smith The 2011 Premier Player of College Basketball over Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Jimmer Fredette (BYU), Harrison Barnes (North Carolina) and teammate Kyle Singler. He was picked to the First Team All-America by Fox Sports. He was among the final ten candidates for the Bob Cousy Award.
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Duke | 34 | 4 | 14.7 | .467 | .386 | .769 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| 2008-09 | Duke | 34 | 6 | 21.6 | .426 | .346 | .849 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| 2009-10 | Duke | 38 | 38 | 35.5 | .441 | .392 | .767 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 17.4 |
| 2010–11 | Duke | 37 | 37 | 34.0 | .458 | .350 | .813 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 20.6 |
| Career | 143 | 85 | 26.8 | .447 | .368 | .800 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 13.3 |
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