Charles Smith (basketball, born 1975)
Smith playing with Efes Pilsen in December, 2009.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
August 22, 1975 Fort Worth, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall |
| Selected by the Miami Heat | |
| Playing career | 1997–2011 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| 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 | Carisbo Castelmaggiore |
| 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 Basketball-Reference.com | |
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.
Smith played high school basketball at Dunbar High School, in Fort Worth.
Collegiately, Smith was a star at the University of New Mexico, with the Lobos.
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 EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP of the 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.
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