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 playing with Efes Pilsen in December 2009. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 22, 1975 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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: 1st round, 26th overall pick |
| Selected by the Miami Heat | |
| Playing career | 1997–2011 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 3, 14, 5, 7 |
| 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 | Virtus Bologna |
| 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 NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
High school
editSmith played high school basketball at Dunbar High School, in Fort Worth.
College career
editCollegiately, Smith was a star at the University of New Mexico, with the Lobos.
Professional career
editSmith 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 Finals MVP of the ULEB Cup (now called 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.[1]
References
edit- ^ Lottomatica Roma signs Charles Smith to a one-year contract. Archived August 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Charles Smith at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Charles Smith at euroleague.net
- Charles Smith at nba.com
- Charles Smith Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Charles Smith at tblstat.net
