Jabari Smith

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Jabari Smith
Personal information
Born (1977-02-12) February 12, 1977 (age 48)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Booker T. Washington
(Atlanta, Georgia)
College
NBA draft 2000: 2nd round, 45th overall pick
Drafted by Sacramento Kings
Playing career2000–2010
Position Center / power forward
Number52, 41, 55
Career history
20002001 Sacramento Kings
2001–2002 Philadelphia 76ers
2002 CB Granada
2003–2004 Sacramento Kings
2004–2005 New Jersey Nets
2006–2007 Beşiktaş Cola Turka
2007–2008 Pardis Mottahed Qazvin BC
2009 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2009 Conquistadores de Guaynabo
2010 Pioneros de Quintana Roo
Career highlights
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Jabari Montsho Smith Sr. (born February 12, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Professional career

After a college career at Louisiana State University, he was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft. He has played for the Kings, the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets over a span of 5 years, for a total of 108 games and averages of 3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. His final NBA game was played in Game 4 of the 2005 Eastern Conference First Round on May 1, 2005, against the Miami Heat. In that game, Smith only played for 44 seconds (substituting at the very end of the 4th quarter for Vince Carter) and recorded no stats. The Nets would lose the game and get swept by Miami. In that first round series, Smith played in 3 games for a total of 3 minutes.

Smith also played in Spain, Turkey, Iran, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. [1] He last played with Pioneros de Quintana Roo in Mexico. [2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2000–01 Sacramento 19010.5.426.667.9.7.4.02.9
2001–02 Sacramento 1205.9.286.000.5001.2.5.2.31.5
2002–03 Sacramento 11010.0.476.000.7501.3.5.4.25.0
2003–04 Sacramento 3105.4.371.000.6001.0.4.1.22.1
2004–05 New Jersey 45214.4.419.500.7452.5.8.6.33.7
Career10829.8.413.125.6901.6.6.3.23.0

Personal life

His son, Jabari Smith Jr., is an NBA player for the Houston Rockets. He played in college for the Auburn Tigers basketball team. On January 16, 2023, during Smith Jr.’s rookie season, in a game between the Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers, he told LeBron James that “You played against my dad, your first NBA game ever… Sacramento.” [3]

Smith's cousin Kwame Brown was selected as the first overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft. [4]

References

  1. Jabari Smith. Asia Basket. Retrieved on January 29, 2010.
  2. Llega Jabari Smith a Pioneros Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine . pionerosbasket.com. January 27, 2010. Retrieved on January 29, 2010.
  3. Cwik, Chris (January 17, 2023). "LeBron James reminded he's really old by Rockets rookie Jabari Smith Jr.: 'You played against my dad'" . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  4. "Kwame Brown Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2021.