Former Louisville basketball star Russ Smith — a key participant on the Cardinals’ 2013 nationwide championship crew later vacated by the NCAA — was arrested early Sunday in Louisville for driving drunk, in keeping with an arrest report obtained by the Courier Journal.
The studies says Smith made a U-turn that crossed a number of lanes and a pedestrian crosswalk within the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville. Police additionally famous his car had a license plate with a tag that expired in 2022, in keeping with the report. Smith reportedly had a powerful scent of alcohol on his breath and advised police he had consumed “two bourbon pours neat,” earlier than driving.
Smith failed a discipline sobriety take a look at, and his blood alcohol content material registered at 0.073 — beneath Kentucky‘s authorized restrict of 0.08. Nonetheless, state legislation permits DUI fees for drivers with a BAC between 0.04 and 0.08 if different credible proof of impairment is current.
Police additionally cited Smith for reckless driving as a result of U-turn along with an expired license plate. He acquired his launch with out bond and with arraignment scheduled for Wednesday in Jefferson District Court docket.
Smith was a standout guard at Louisville from 2010-14, serving to lead the Cardinals to back-to-back Last Fours and a nationwide championship in 2013 — a title later vacated by the NCAA. He led Louisville in scoring his last two seasons in faculty, ending with greater than 1,900 factors, averaging 14.3 factors, 2.7 rebounds and a couple of.8 assists in 133 video games performed. Smith earned consensus first-team All-America honors in 2014.
The Philadelphia 76ers chosen Smith within the second spherical of the 2014 NBA Draft with rights traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. He performed simply six video games earlier than being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies as a part of a three-team deal in January 2015. Smith appeared in 21 complete video games in two seasons. A lot of his skilled profession was spent abroad and within the NBA G League.