Rocky Smith

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Rocky Smith
Personal information
Born (1954-10-24) 24 October 1954 (age 66)
Oroville, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Oroville (Oroville, California)
College
NBA draft 1977 / Round: 4 / Pick: 84th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career1977–1991
Position Shooting guard
Career history
1980–1981 St. Kilda Saints
1981–1982 C.A. Monte Líbano
1982–1983 Wyoming Wildcatters
1983–1987 S.C. Corinthians Paulista
1987–1988 Limeira
1988–1990 Flamengo
1990–1991 Franca
Career highlights and awards

Rocky Smith (born October 24, 1954) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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High school

Born in Oroville, California, Smith graduated from Oroville High School, where he played basketball, in 1973. He was an All-Star, all four years that he played for the Tigers.

College career

Smith started his college basketball career at Butte Community College, where he played from 1973 to 1975. He then played college basketball at Oregon State University, with the Beavers, where he was named first-team All-Pac-8 Conference in 1977. Smith led the Beavers in scoring in his final two seasons. [1]

Professional career

After his college career, Smith was selected in the 4th round, number 84 overall, by the Houston Rockets, in the 1977 NBA draft. [2] Smith went on to play professional basketball in Australia, where he played with the St. Kilda Saints, in the National Basketball League. While with the Saints, he was voted the NBL Most Valuable Player in 1980, [3] and was also named the NBL Grand Final MVP in that same year. The following season, he was named to the All-NBL First Team.

He also played one season in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), with the Wyoming Wildcatters, in the 1982–83 season. During that season, he averaged 7.3 points per game. [4]

Smith also played in Brazil, being the country's highest paid basketball player in the 80's. In Brazil, he played with some of the most traditional Brazilian basketball teams, such as: C.A. Monte Líbano, in the 1981–82 season, S.C. Corinthians Paulista, from 1983 until 1987, Limeira, in 1987–88, Flamengo, in 1988–90, and Franca, in 1990–91. [5]

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