Doug Smith (basketball)

Doug Smith
Personal information
Born	September 17, 1969 (age 55); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Mackenzie (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Missouri (1987–1991)
NBA draft	1991: 1st round, 6th overall pick
	Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1991–2005
Position	Power forward
Number	34
Career history
1991–1995	Dallas Mavericks
1995–1996	Boston Celtics
1996–1997	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1997–1999	Quad City Thunder
1999–2001	St. Louis Swarm
2001–2002	Kansas City Knights
2004–2005	Great Lakes Storm
Career highlights and awards
	All-CBA Second Team (1998); Consensus second-team All-American (1990); Second-team All-American – UPI (1991); Third-team All-American – AP (1991); 2× Big Eight Player of the Year (1990, 1991); 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1990, 1991); No. 34 retired by Missouri Tigers; Fourth-team Parade All-American (1987);
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,356 (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds	1,234 (4.2 rpg)
Assists	400 (1.4 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's Basketball
Representing United States
FIBA Americas Championship
World Championship
Pan American Games
Goodwill Games

Douglas Smith (born September 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks as the sixth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft.

College career

Smith is a 1987 graduate of Detroit's Mackenzie High School; he played collegiate basketball for the University of Missouri, where his number 34 is retired.

Professional career

Smith played in five NBA seasons, for the Mavericks (1991–95) and the Boston Celtics (1995–96) and averaged 8.0 ppg in his NBA career. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 expansion draft, but was released before playing any games .^[1] On October 4, 1995, signed with the Boston Celtics. He lasted the entire season in Boston, appearing in just 17 games while averaging a new career low in points per game with 1.9. Doug was waived in July 1996 by the Celtics, ending his NBA career.^[2]

Smith was named to the All-Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Second Team while playing for the Quad City Thunder in 1998.^[3]

International career

Doug Smith also played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.^[4]

References

^ tb727 (August 28, 2013). "What the Hell Happened to...Doug Smith?". www.celticslife.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Doug Smith Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
^ "Doug Smith minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ 1990 USA Basketball Archived April 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] tb727 (August 28, 2013). "What the Hell Happened to...Doug Smith?". www.celticslife.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "Doug Smith Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[3] "Doug Smith minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[4] 1990 USA Basketball Archived April 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]