Noah "jcStani" Smith has announced that he has officially entered free agency following his loan period with 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #6 zander Alexander Dituri Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Boostio Kelden Pupello Asuna Peter Mazuryk .
After solidifying himself as an established flex player on a multitude of teams in the 2021 VCT, jcStani settled in with the Pioneers Pioneers Inactive jmoh Jason Mohandessi wedid Matthew Suchan thief Brady Dever Critical Tristan Trinacty roster for the beginning of the 2022 VCT. He and his teammates attempted to make a deep run in NA Challengers Stage 1, but exited the open qualifiers at the hands of Luminosity Luminosity Inactive moose Kaleb Jayne mada Adam Pampuch dazzLe Will Loafman bdog Brandon Sanders TiGG Tanner Spanu , leaving jcStani and the rest of the Pioneers outside of the next stage of the tournament.
Shortly after, jcStani played for 100 Thieves on a loan in the Knights Monthly Gauntlet before taking part in the group stage of NA Challengers 1 as the team attempted to qualify for the main event. Unfortunately, 100 Thieves were only able to win one out of the three games they played with jcStani, resulting in their exit from the group stage and end of their tournament run. Following their VCT exit, 100 Thieves took part in the BoomTV Proving Grounds tournament, finishing in the quarterfinals after losing a series to SoaR SoaR Inactive epathy Ngawang Chonjor fiziq Lucas Blow v1c Victor Truong Trill Ashley Powell .
In his TwitLonger, jcStani stated he was told by an individual with 100T that the plan was to sign him after their VCT stage ended with an added possibility of him taking up the in-game leader role. Shortly following the addition of seangares and ddk as head coach and general manager, jcStani was informed that he was not in the team's plans moving forward.
Currently, 100 Thieves have not publicly indicated whether they plan to keep bang , who joined the team on loan at the same time they added jcStani.