Robert Smith (basketball)

Robert Smith
Personal information
Born	March 10, 1955 (age 66); Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Crenshaw; (Los Angeles, California)
College	Arizona Western (1973–1974); UNLV (1974–1977);
NBA draft	1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65th overall
	Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1977–1992
Position	Point guard
Number	5, 10, 9
Career history
1977–1979	Denver Nuggets
1979	Utah Jazz
1979–1980	New Jersey Nets
1980	Cleveland Cavaliers
1981–1982	Montana Golden Nuggets
1982	Milwaukee Bucks
1982	San Diego Clippers
1982–1983	Montana Golden Nuggets
1983	San Antonio Spurs
1983–1984	Toronto Tornados
1984	Cleveland Cavaliers
1984–1985	Toronto Tornados
1985–1989	AS Monaco
1989–1992	Olympique Antibes
Career highlights and awards
	French League champion (1991); 2× French League All-Star Game MVP (1987, 1990); French League All-Star (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990); CBA Most Valuable Player (1983); 3× All-CBA First Team (1983, 1984, 1985); All-CBA Second Team (1982); CBA All-Defensive Second Team (1985); CBA assists leader (1983);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Leroy Smith (born March 10, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

College career[]

A 5'11" tall point guard, Smith played college basketball at UNLV, where as a member of the fabled "Hardway Eight", that was coached by the legendary Jerry Tarkanian, and that took UNLV to its first NCAA Final Four, in 1977.

Professional career[]

Smith was selected by the Denver Nuggets, in the third round of the 1977 NBA Draft, with the 65th overall draft pick. Smith played for seven NBA teams, in as many seasons from, 1977 to 1984. On November 17, 1978, while he was playing with the Denver Nuggets, Smith scored a career-high 19 points, in a game against the Boston Celtics.

In October 1979, Smith was traded by the Denver Nuggets to the Utah Jazz. In November 1979, he was signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Nets.

Coaching career[]

After he finished his pro club basketball playing career, Smith worked as a basketball coach at the AAU level. He coached at the Bill and Lilly Heinrich YMCA in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with his fellow UNLV teammate and lifelong friend, "Sudden" Sam Smith.

Personal life[]

Smith was born in Los Angeles, California. He suffered a stroke in 2019. He is still recovering.

External links[]

NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com

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Defensive Player of the Year	C. Smith (1991) Mitchell (1992) Bardo (1993, 1994) Bell (1995) Davis (1996) Beck (1997) McDonald (1998) (1999) Baston (2000) (2002) (2003) (2004) Clancy Jr. (2005) Felix (2006) Moon (2007) Phillips (2008)
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Personal information
Born	(1955-03-10) March 10, 1955 (age 66) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California)
College	Arizona Western (1973–1974) UNLV (1974–1977)
NBA draft	1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1977–1992
Position	Point guard
Number	5, 10, 9
Career history
1977–1979	Denver Nuggets
1979	Utah Jazz
1979–1980	New Jersey Nets
1980	Cleveland Cavaliers
1981–1982	Montana Golden Nuggets
1982	Milwaukee Bucks
1982	San Diego Clippers
1982–1983	Montana Golden Nuggets
1983	San Antonio Spurs
1983–1984	Toronto Tornados
1984	Cleveland Cavaliers
1984–1985	Toronto Tornados
1985–1989	AS Monaco
1989–1992	Olympique Antibes

Career highlights and awards
French League champion (1991) 2× French League All-Star Game MVP (1987, 1990) French League All-Star (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) CBA Most Valuable Player (1983) 3× All-CBA First Team (1983, 1984, 1985) All-CBA Second Team (1982) CBA All-Defensive Second Team (1985) CBA assists leader (1983)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com