Ray Smith could not help but smile at Arizonas media day last month, barely able to contain his excitement for the upcoming season.After tearing the ACL in both knees over the previous two seasons, he had every reason to be amped up.His elation did not make it past the first game and now his career is over.Smiths difficult basketball career took another frustrating turn on Tuesday night when the redshirt freshman had to be helped from the court during the No. 10 Wildcats exhibition game against College of Idaho.On Thursday, Arizona coach Sean Miller announced what everyone had hoped would not be the case: Smith tore his right ACL for the second straight year, along with meniscus damage.The torn ACL was Smiths third in three years, leading him to end his basketball career.I love the game of basketball, but I have decided to step away from the game for good, Smith said. I will still be involved with the team and I will still attend THE University of Arizona.Smith went down early against College of Idaho, setting off a collective groan from the McKale Center crowd. He walked off the court to the locker room and returned to the game.Midway through the second half, he went down again and didnt get up. Smith crumpled from the non-contact injury and immediately gestured for help. He was carried off the court.Arizona said in a statement that Smith will have surgery within a month and begin the rehabilitation process.In the 25 years I have been a college basketball coach, I have never felt as helpless as I did when I saw him go down on Tuesday night, Miller said in a statement.No 19-year-old kid should have to experience three season-ending injuries in a 30-month period of time. I have watched Ray work with our strength and conditioning coach tirelessly for two years. I have seen him in our training room around the clock, doing everything he can to play the game he loves. To witness his extraordinary efforts and see this happen to him once again is beyond disheartening.Smith was one of the nations top high school recruits out of Las Vegas, an athletic 6-foot-8 forward who played above the rim and was a versatile defender.He missed his senior season at Las Vegas High School after tearing his left ACL, but was expected to join Allonzo Trier and Justin Simon as the next stars in Tucson last season.Instead, Smith tore his right ACL in practice before the season began.Following a lengthy rehabilitation, Smith returned to the Wildcats this season, ready to get his career back on track.The last two years, I would say, imagine someone who starved for two years, Smith said recently. How much I wanted to compete and watching them compete, that just hurt me and for a while, I just didnt feel like myself. Finally getting a taste of that competition, Im finally getting my swagger back, starting to believe in who I am.Now Smith has to go through it all over again.Miller said last month that he planned to ease Smith back into the fold by limiting his minutes in games, possibly giving him time off at practice. The goal was to give Smith time to regain his strength and confidence.Smith had no trouble running and jumping in practice, but was not able to make it through his first game back.My father once told me that just because someone is a good basketball player doesnt make them a good person. That the sport doesnt define who we are only what we can do, Smith said. Pretty much what Im saying is thank you BASKETBALL youve been GREAT! http://www.officiallionsgear.com/Lions-Devon-Kennard-Draft-Jersey/ . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. http://www.officiallionsgear.com/Lions-Quandre-Diggs-Draft-Jersey/ . 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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Jack Gibbs scored 25 points and Peyton Aldridge added 21 points and seven rebounds to help lift Davidson to 70-55 win over Missouri in a losers bracket game of the Tire Pros Invitational on Friday.The Wildcats (2-1) bounced back from a deflating loss to Clemson on Thursday with an overwhelming performance against Missouri. Sparked by its 3-point shooting, Davidson jumped out to a 17-point lead early in the first half and never looked back.This is a challenging tournament and we accepted the opportunity to come here because we wanted to be pushed, we wanted to be challenged, we wanted to find out how good we are, said Davidson coach Bob McKillop. Certainly these two games, Clemson and Missouri exposed our strengths, exposed our weaknesses and gave us the opportunity to get better.Missouri, coming off an overtime loss to No.11 Xavier a day earlier, made runs late in the first and second halves but could not an offensive flow to keep up with Davidson.Davidson converted 44 percent from the field and 10 of 30 3-point attempts. Missouri made just 3 of 16 3-pointers.Forward Kevin Puryear led the Tigers with 12 points and six rebounds while Cullen Vanleer added 11 points and Reed Nikko came off the bench to contribute 10 points.The Wildcats set the tone early by hitting five of their first eight 3-point attempts to take 26-9 lead in the opening eight minutes. Four different Davidson players drained 3-pointers during that run. Gibbs converted two 3-pointers to give the Wildcats a lift.Missouri (1-2) pulled within seven points of the lead late in the first half. But Davidson put together a 9-0 run as the Tigers went scoreless the final 4:30 off the half and went into halftime trailing 37-23.ddddddddddddWe harped on defensive intensity last night and this morning because we didnt play well defensively as a team or individually, Gibbs said. As a unit we were in position better than we were against Clemson. That was one of the main things because if theyre making shots, its tough to get our offense going when you have to grab it off the rim. That makes our offense go.BIG PICTUREDavidson: The Wildcats are streaky shooters but when on they can put a lot of points in hurry. They hit six of their first eight 3-point attempts to jump out to a 17-point lead in the first eight minutes and never looked back. Gibbs was outstanding throughout much of the game as was Aldridge. The score could have been even more lopsided had the Wildcats not had a long stretches of time where either they couldnt score or they were careless with the ball.Missouri: After losing to No.11 Xavier by one point in overtime Thursday, the Tigers came out flat against Davidson and never recovered. Leading scorer Frankie Hughes was silent much of the game, going 1 for 11 for two points and three turnovers. Sophomore guard Terrence Phillips, who played brilliantly in the loss to Xavier didnt have a field goal and finished with one point.UP NEXTDavidson: The Wildcats will take on the winner of the Arizona State-Tulane game in the fifth-place game of the Tire Pros Invitational on Sunday.Missouri: The Tigers will meet the loser of the Arizona State-Tulane game in the seventh-place game of the Invitational on Sunday. 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