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American basketball player For the ABA basketball player, see Sam Smith (basketball, born 1944).

Sam Smith
Personal information
Born (1955-01-08) January 8, 1955 (age 69)
Ferriday, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolEd W. Clark
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
College
NBA draft1977: 3rd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1978–1980
PositionShooting guard
Number5, 28
Career history
1978Kentucky Stallions
1978–1979Salt Lake City Prospectors
1979Milwaukee Bucks
1979–1980Chicago Bulls
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Sam Smith (born January 8, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

College career

A 6'4" tall shooting guard, Smith played college basketball at the UNLV, during the 1970s. He helped the Runnin' Rebels reach their first ever NCAA Final Four in 1977, as a member of the fabled "Hardway Eight", that was coached by Jerry Tarkanian.

Professional career

Smith played two seasons (1978–1980) in the NBA, as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls. He averaged 6.8 points per game during his NBA career. Smith completed the first four-point play in the NBA's history, on October 21, 1979.

Personal life

Smith was born in Ferriday, Louisiana. He is now living in Las Vegas, and working as an AAU basketball trainer and coach at the Bill and Lilly Heinrich YMCA. Where he worked with his fellow UNLV legend and teammate, Robert Smith.

References

  1. ^ Sam Smith. "Taxing dilemma for NBA's 2010 free agents". bulls.com. July 27, 2009. Retrieved on October 11, 2009.
  2. Sam Smith. basketball-reference.com Retrieved on October 12, 2009.
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