Charles Smith (basketball, born 1965)

Charles Smith
	Smith performing 'COMEDY FOR CANCER"
Personal information
Born	July 16, 1965 (age 56); Bridgeport, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Warren Harding; (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
College	Pittsburgh (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
	Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1988–1997
Position	Power forward
Number	54, 6
Career history
1988–1992	Los Angeles Clippers
1992–1996	New York Knicks
1996–1997	San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (1989); Second-team All-American – NABC (1988); Big East Player of the Year (1988); 2× First-team All-Big East (1987, 1988); 2× Third-team All-Big East (1985, 1986); No. 32 retired by Pittsburgh Panthers; First-team Parade All-American (1984);
Career NBA statistics
Points	8,107 (14.4 ppg)
Rebounds	3,246 (5.8 rpg)
Assists	798 (1.4 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Summer Olympics
FIBA World Championship

Charles Daniel Smith (born July 16, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

College career[]

As a college player, Smith was named . He was a member of the University of Pittsburgh's highly touted five-man recruiting class considered the country's best.^[1] Along with power forward Jerome Lane, Charles Smith and the Pitt Basketball Team became a major force in college basketball, opening the 1987–88 season ranked No. 4 nationally and rising as high as No. 2. during Smith's tenure.

He played for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, that won the gold medal.^[2] and the 1988 Olympics which won a bronze medal.

NBA career[]

After his college career, the 6'10", 245 lb. power forward was selected 3rd overall in the 1988 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but immediately traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. He made the 1988 NBA All-Rookie Team by averaging 16 points and 8 rebounds. During his four years with the Clippers where he was among the team's top scorers and rebounders, he averaged 19 points and 7 rebounds. He was later traded to the New York Knicks with Doc Rivers and Bo Kimble for point guard Mark Jackson. Smith was expected to fill the hole at small forward left by Xavier McDaniel after the Knicks failed to re-sign him after their successful 1991–92 season, a role that Smith struggled in as he was primarily a power forward. His knees became more problematic playing small forward around this time. As Smith's stats declined, he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs for J. R. Reid before retiring in 1998.

Post-retirement[]

Smith is a Managing Consultant for Silver Blade which extends cash invoices and will advance cash against unbilled transaction in the media industry. Prior, he was Head of Sports & Entertainment for MediaCom, owned by WPP/GroupM.

After retiring from the NBA, Smith served as Team Representative for the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and then as First Vice President. Smith helped create the NBPA Foundation, a non-profit to support retired players in need. Smith went on to serve as Executive Director of the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA). Smith produced and executed exhibition games featuring over 40 retired NBA players.

Smith was founder and CEO of New Media Technology Corp and then Head of New Business Opportunities for Midas Exchange.

NBA career statistics[]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season[]


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988–89	L.A. Clippers	71	56	30.4	.495	.000	.725	6.5	1.5	1.0	1.3	16.3
1989–90	L.A. Clippers	78	76	35.0	.520	.083	.794	6.7	1.5	1.1	1.5	21.1
1990–91	L.A. Clippers	74	74	36.5	.469	.000	.793	8.2	1.8	1.1	2.0	20.0
1991–92	L.A. Clippers	49	25	26.7	.466	.000	.785	6.1	1.1	0.8	2.0	14.6
1992–93	New York	81	68	26.8	.469	.000	.782	5.3	1.8	0.6	1.2	12.4
1993–94	New York	43	21	25.7	.443	.500	.719	3.8	1.2	0.6	1.0	10.4
1994–95	New York	76	58	28.3	.471	.226	.792	4.3	1.6	0.6	1.3	12.7
1995–96	New York	41	4	21.7	.388	.133	.709	3.9	0.7	0.4	1.2	7.4
1995–96	San Antonio	32	30	25.8	.458	–	.767	6.3	1.1	1.0	0.9	9.6
1996–97	San Antonio	19	7	17.3	.405	.000	.769	3.4	0.7	0.7	1.2	4.6
Career		564	419	29.0	.475	.194	.774	5.8	1.4	0.8	1.4	14.4

Playoffs[]


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1992	L.A. Clippers	5	5	29.6	.393	–	.933	5.6	1.8	0.8	2.4	11.6
1993	New York	15	15	25.9	.471	–	.740	4.0	1.3	0.6	0.9	11.1
1994	New York	25	18	24.5	.480	.000	.729	3.8	1.0	0.5	1.0	8.8
1995	New York	11	11	27.5	.537	.000	.567	3.8	1.2	1.2	1.5	10.8
1996	San Antonio	10	8	16.5	.500	–	.375	3.7	1.0	0.7	1.0	5.1
Career		66	57	24.5	.481	.000	.705	4.0	1.2	0.7	1.2	9.3

References[]

^ "Hruby: The stories behind Jerome Lane's dunk".
^ USA Basketball History, USA Basketball, archived from the original on 2008-08-18, retrieved 2008-08-19

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

[1] "Hruby: The stories behind Jerome Lane's dunk".

[2] USA Basketball History, USA Basketball, archived from the original on 2008-08-18, retrieved 2008-08-19

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