 Smith playing with Efes Pilsen in December 2009. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1975-08-22) August 22, 1975 (age 49) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Paul Laurence Dunbar (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| College | New Mexico (1993–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 26th overall pick |
| Selected by the Miami Heat | |
| Playing career | 1997–2011 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 3, 14, 5, 7 |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1998 | Miami Heat |
| 1998–1999 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1999–2000 | Rockford Lightning |
| 2000–2001 | Snaidero Udine |
| 2001–2002 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2002–2003 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2003 | Makedonikos |
| 2003–2004 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2004–2005 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 2005–2006 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2006 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2006 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2006–2008 | Real Madrid |
| 2008–2010 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2010–2011 | Lottomatica Roma |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Charles Cornelius Smith (born August 22, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the Alphonso Ford Trophy winner and an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2005.
High school
Smith played high school basketball at Dunbar High School, in Fort Worth.
College career
Collegiately, Smith was a star at the University of New Mexico, with the Lobos.
Professional career
Smith played with the Denver Nuggets, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. A prolific scorer, he starred in European national leagues with Makedonikos Kozani, Virtus Bologna, and Efes Istanbul. With the Italian League team Scavolini Pesaro in 2005, he won the first-ever Alphonso Ford Trophy, as he was the best scorer in the 2004–05 EuroLeague season.
He was also named the Finals MVP of the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in the 2006–07 season, while playing with the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid. He moved back to the Turkish Basketball Super League for the 2008–09 season, when he signed with Efes Pilsen. He moved back to Italy for the 2010–11 season, when he signed a one-year contract with Lottomatica Roma.
References
- Lottomatica Roma signs Charles Smith to a one-year contract. Archived August 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Charles Smith at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Charles Smith at euroleague.net
- Charles Smith at nba.com
- Charles Smith Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Charles Smith at tblstat.net
- 1975 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Anadolu Efes S.K. players
- Basketball players from Fort Worth, Texas
- Denver Nuggets players
- Liga ACB players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Makedonikos B.C. players
- Miami Heat draft picks
- Miami Heat players
- New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players
- Pallalcesto Amatori Udine players
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Rockford Lightning players
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Shooting guards
- Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
- Virtus Bologna players
- Virtus Roma players