Two St. Joseph high school seniors signed letters of intent on Wednesday to play college basketball next season.

Benton’s Fabian Smith signed with Malcolm X College in Chicago, while Lafayette’s O’Shaye Kirby will play at Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa.

Smith has been a three-year starter for the Cardinals and led Benton in scoring and assists last season as he averaged 15.4 points and 2.9 assists per game.  The 6’2″ guard helped the Cards with a big turnaround as they finished 14-11 after winning just 11 games total in the previous three seasons.

Kirby had a breakout season in 2014-2015 for Lafayette as he played in just 16 games as a junior and scored ten total points for the Class 4 runners-up.  But as a senior, the 6’4″ forward averaged 9.3 points per game and led the Fighting Irish in rebounding at 6.8 per contest, as he helped LHS to a 20-5 record and the No. 1 ranking in Class 4 entering the postseason.

Malcolm X is a NJCAA Division I team and they finished 17-14 this past season, while Southwestern is Division II in the NJCAA and they went 23-10 last season.