A former University of Dayton starting point guard has helped the University of Connecticut reach the 2026 Final Four.
Malachi Smith started 77 of 86 games for Dayton from 2022 until 2025 before entering the transfer portal.
He is playing his redshirt senior year at UConn.
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Smith has only started 2 of 38 games for the Huskies. But he started on March 20 against Furman and finished with four points and seven assists…