Steve Smith (basketball)
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| Born |
March 31, 1969 Highland Park, Michigan |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Pershing (Detroit, Michigan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Michigan State (1987–1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Miami Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1991–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3, 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991–1994 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | New Orleans Hornets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Charlotte Bobcats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Points | 13,430 (14.3 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 3,060 (3.2 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 2,922 (3.1 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steven Delano "Steve" Smith (born March 31, 1969) is an American retired basketball player who is currently a basketball analyst. After a collegiate career with Michigan State, he played with several teams in his 14-season National Basketball Association career, including the Miami Heat, the Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs, but is perhaps best known for his five-year stint with the Atlanta Hawks which included an All-Star Game appearance in 1998. He won a championship with the Spurs in 2003. Smith was widely regarded as an excellent three-point shooter, he is one of three players to make seven 3 pointers in a quarter.
He joined the USA men's national basketball team in the 1994 FIBA World Championship winning the gold medal. He won another gold medal at the 1999 Tournament of the Americas and an Olympic gold medal with the USA men's national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics with eleven other NBA All-Stars.
Smith finished his four-year career as the all-time leading scorer in Michigan State history, with 2,263 points. He ranks fourth on the school's all-time assists list (with 453) and fifth in rebounds (with 704). For his college career Smith averaged 18.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest in 122 games. He was named a First Team All-American as both a junior and a senior. Smith led the Spartans to a Big Ten Championship and Sweet Sixteen appearance in 1990 and hit a game-winning, last-second three-pointer to beat Wisconsin–Green Bay in the first round of the 1991 NCAA Tournament. He was inducted into Michigan State's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.
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