CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian Blue Hose head men's basketball coach Quinton Ferrell announced the signing of Lincoln Memorial University transfer EJ Smith, a 6-foot-2 guard from Memphis, Tennessee. Smith was a 2025 South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman team selection who helped LMU make consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.
 
"We are very excited about signing EJ Smith!" Ferrell said.  "EJ is coming off two great seasons at Lincoln Memorial. EJ is an athletic guard who can score and play make at a high level. He is a three-level scorer who can break down the defense off the bounce. He will fit well in our system on both ends of the court. EJ is a high-character young man who has also excelled academically. He has a tremendous work ethic and a great pedigree as a basketball player coming from Memphis, Tennessee. His father, EJ Smith Sr.,  was a standout player at Memphis in the early 90s and helped lead Memphis to an Elite Eight appearance. We look forward to welcoming EJ and his entire family into our Blue Hose family!"
 
In his two seasons at LMU, he helped lead the Railsplitters to 44 wins and two NCAA Tournament appearances. Smith shot 46 percent from the field and 35 percent from beyond the three-point arc, scoring 550 points and dishing out 148 assists in his two years at Lincoln Memorial. He saw action in 59 games with 40 starts. During his time at LMU, he averaged 9.3 points per game while scoring in double-figures 32 times and dishing out at least four assists in 19 games. This past season, he scored a season-high 21 points against Carson-Newman on March 5, 2026, while averaging 10.3 points, 2.5 assists, and 2 rebounds per game. As a freshman, he averaged 8.3 points and 2.5 assists per game.
 
During his high school career, he scored over 1,000 points. At the Skills Factory in Atlanta, Georgia, he helped his team win the prep school national championship. Before attending the Skills Factory, he graduated from Memphis East High School, where he won a state championship while earning District Player of the Year honors. He was a two-time All-District and All-Region selection at Memphis East.