 Smith played high school soccer for Beaver Country Day school and in NCAA for the South Florida Bulls where he started at centre-back with Neven Subotic and later with Yohance Marshall.Smith completed his college eligibility in 2006 after collecting Second Team All-BIG EAST accolades.Smith, who played and started in every match during his four-year USF career, helped anchor a defense which recorded a 0.80 GAA (ranking 25th in the nation).