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Kenny Smith

Kenneth Smith (born March 8, 1965), nicknamed "the Jet", is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player who played for six teams during his 10-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won back-to-back NBA championships with the Houston Rockets in 1994 and 1995. Smith played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, earning consensus first-team All-American honors as a senior in 1987. He was selected by Sacramento in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft with the sixth overall pick and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team with the Kings. After retiring from playing, Smith became a basketball commentator for the Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA on TNT and ESPN as well as NBA Countdown. He also works as an analyst for CBS/Turner during the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Infobox

1990
Atlanta Hawks
1996
Detroit Pistons
1997
Denver Nuggets
Born
(1965-03-08) March 8, 1965 New York City, New York, U .
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1 m)
Listed weight
170 lb (77 kg)
High school
Archbishop Molloy (Queens, New York)
College
North Carolina (1983–1987)
NBA draft
1987: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Drafted by
Sacramento Kings
Playing career
1987–1997
Position
Point guard
Number
30, 31
1987–1990
Sacramento Kings
1990–1996
Houston Rockets
1996–1997
Orlando Magic
Points
9,397 (12 ppg)
Rebounds
1,454 (2 rpg)
Assists
4,073 (5 apg)
Men's basketball
Medals Men's basketball Representing United States FIBA World Championship 1986 Spain National team

Tables

· NBA career statistics › Regular season
1987–88
1987–88
Year
1987–88
Team
Sacramento
GP
61
GS
60
MPG
35
FG%
477
3P%
308
FT%
819
RPG
2
APG
7
SPG
1
BPG
1
1988–89
1988–89
Year
1988–89
Team
Sacramento
GP
81
GS
81
MPG
38
FG%
462
3P%
359
FT%
737
RPG
2
APG
7
SPG
1
BPG
1
1989–90
1989–90
Year
1989–90
Team
Sacramento
GP
46
GS
46
MPG
38
FG%
461
3P%
373
FT%
809
RPG
2
APG
6
SPG
1
BPG
2
1989–90
1989–90
Year
1989–90
Team
Atlanta
GP
33
GS
5
MPG
29
FG%
480
3P%
167
FT%
846
RPG
1
APG
4
SPG
7
BPG
0
1990–91
1990–91
Year
1990–91
Team
Houston
GP
78
GS
78
MPG
34
FG%
520
3P%
363
FT%
844
RPG
2
APG
7
SPG
1
BPG
1
1991–92
1991–92
Year
1991–92
Team
Houston
GP
81
GS
80
MPG
33
FG%
475
3P%
394
FT%
866
RPG
2
APG
6
SPG
1
BPG
1
1992–93
1992–93
Year
1992–93
Team
Houston
GP
82
GS
82
MPG
29
FG%
520
3P%
438
FT%
878
RPG
2
APG
5
SPG
1
BPG
1
1993–94†
1993–94†
Year
1993–94†
Team
Houston
GP
78
GS
78
MPG
28
FG%
480
3P%
405
FT%
871
RPG
1
APG
4
SPG
8
BPG
1
1994–95†
1994–95†
Year
1994–95†
Team
Houston
GP
81
GS
81
MPG
25
FG%
484
3P%
429
FT%
851
RPG
1
APG
4
SPG
9
BPG
1
1995–96
1995–96
Year
1995–96
Team
Houston
GP
68
GS
56
MPG
23
FG%
433
3P%
382
FT%
821
RPG
1
APG
3
SPG
7
BPG
0
1996–97
1996–97
Year
1996–97
Team
Detroit
GP
9
GS
0
MPG
7
FG%
400
3P%
500
FT%
1
RPG
6
APG
1
SPG
1
BPG
0
1996–97
1996–97
Year
1996–97
Team
Orlando
GP
6
GS
0
MPG
7
FG%
462
3P%
600
FT%
1
RPG
3
APG
7
SPG
0
BPG
0
1996–97
1996–97
Year
1996–97
Team
Denver
GP
33
GS
3
MPG
19
FG%
422
3P%
425
FT%
854
RPG
1
APG
3
SPG
5
BPG
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
737
GP
650
GS
30
MPG
480
FG%
399
3P%
829
FT%
2
RPG
5
APG
1
SPG
1
BPG
12
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
1987–88
Sacramento
61
60
35
477
308
819
2
7
1
1
1988–89
Sacramento
81
81
38
462
359
737
2
7
1
1
1989–90
Sacramento
46
46
38
461
373
809
2
6
1
2
1989–90
Atlanta
33
5
29
480
167
846
1
4
7
0
1990–91
Houston
78
78
34
520
363
844
2
7
1
1
1991–92
Houston
81
80
33
475
394
866
2
6
1
1
1992–93
Houston
82
82
29
520
438
878
2
5
1
1
1993–94†
Houston
78
78
28
480
405
871
1
4
8
1
1994–95†
Houston
81
81
25
484
429
851
1
4
9
1
1995–96
Houston
68
56
23
433
382
821
1
3
7
0
1996–97
Detroit
9
0
7
400
500
1
6
1
1
0
1996–97
Orlando
6
0
7
462
600
1
3
7
0
0
1996–97
Denver
33
3
19
422
425
854
1
3
5
0
Career
737
650
30
480
399
829
2
5
1
1
12
· NBA career statistics › Playoffs
1991
1991
Year
1991
Team
Houston
GP
3
GS
3
MPG
37
FG%
474
3P%
500
FT%
889
RPG
2
APG
8
SPG
1
BPG
0
1993
1993
Year
1993
Team
Houston
GP
12
GS
12
MPG
32
FG%
492
3P%
500
FT%
778
RPG
2
APG
4
SPG
0
BPG
0
1994†
1994†
Year
1994†
Team
Houston
GP
23
GS
23
MPG
30
FG%
455
3P%
447
FT%
808
RPG
2
APG
4
SPG
1
BPG
0
1995†
1995†
Year
1995†
Team
Houston
GP
22
GS
22
MPG
29
FG%
438
3P%
442
FT%
900
RPG
2
APG
4
SPG
0
BPG
0
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
Houston
GP
8
GS
8
MPG
23
FG%
434
3P%
387
FT%
1
RPG
1
APG
4
SPG
0
BPG
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
68
GP
68
GS
30
MPG
457
FG%
448
3P%
847
FT%
2
RPG
4
APG
0
SPG
0
BPG
11
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
1991
Houston
3
3
37
474
500
889
2
8
1
0
1993
Houston
12
12
32
492
500
778
2
4
0
0
1994†
Houston
23
23
30
455
447
808
2
4
1
0
1995†
Houston
22
22
29
438
442
900
2
4
0
0
1996
Houston
8
8
23
434
387
1
1
4
0
0
Career
68
68
30
457
448
847
2
4
0
0
11

References

  1. In November 2012 via Twitter, Smith claimed to have been born in Brooklyn, New York City, while most sources claim his b
  2. "Kenny Smith". www . Retrieved on January 28, 2010.
    https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithke01.html
  3. "Famous Stanners: Kenny Smith, Class of 1983" Archived May 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. www . Retrieved June 16, 201
    http://www.molloyhs.org/alumni/famous_stanners.cfm
  4. "Born in brooklyn raised in queens!"
    https://twitter.com/TheJetOnTNT/status/269325082038513664
  5. Biography for Kenny Smith at IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1369568/bio
  6. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/sports/jack-curran-a-mentor-in-two-sports-dies-at-82.html?_r=0
  7. www
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130507101142/http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/allamerican/pdfs/Player-Alumni-List-12-2013.pdf
  8. The Philadelphia Tribune
    http://www.phillytrib.com/sports/kenny-smith-recognizes-former-bartram-high-star-bobby-lewis/article_1c5a2264-65db-5794-a1e5-53575fb5e77a.html
  9. www
    https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/kenny-smith-1.html
  10. www
    https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/1984.html
  11. www '
    https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1987-03-21-north-carolina.html
  12. www '
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160810072915/http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/pdf/MBB2016/UNCRecordBook2016.pdf?SPID=12965
  13. Gone Pro: North Carolina: Tar Heel Stars Who Became Pros
    https://books.google.com/books?id=QRcaAwAAQBAJ
  14. www
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100626050807/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/12/rid/873/sid/2911/tid/379/_/1986_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html
  15. WARRIORS @ KINGS 106-134
    https://www.nba.com/game/gos-vs-sac-0028700001/box-score
  16. November 6, 1987, Sacramento, California, USA: Sacramento Kings Head Coach BILL RUSSELL, 43, court-side during a game. H
    https://www.alamy.com/november-6-1987-sacramento-california-usa-sacramento-kings-head-coach-bill-russell-43-court-side-during-a-game-hands-say-it-all-as-the-nba-legend-guides-his-troops-credit-image-owen-brewersacramento-beezuma-press-wire-image476587809.
  17. "Bill Russell Leaves Lasting Impact on Kings"
    https://www.nba.com/kings/blog/bill-russell-impact-kings
  18. Poindexter, Bill. "Sacramento Fans Have No Problem With Dumping Bill Russell". Los Angeles Times, December 24, 1989. Ret
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-24-sp-2092-story.html
  19. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/11/sports/pro-basketball-hodges-goes-the-distance.html
  20. Sun Sentinel
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-11-sp-1106-story.html
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