Theron Smith

Last updated

Theron Smith
Personal information
Born (1980-10-03) October 3, 1980 (age 44)
Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school Auburndale (Auburndale, Florida)
College Ball State (1999–2003)
NBA draft 2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2014
Position Small forward / power forward
Number0
Career history
2003–2004 Memphis Grizzlies
2004–2005 Charlotte Bobcats
2005–2006 Florida Flame
2006–2007 Pallacanestro Cantù
2007–2008 Orléans Loiret Basket
2008–2009 Tianjin Ronggang
2010–2011 AB Latina
2011 Steaua Bucuresti
2011–2012 Obras Sanitarias
2013–2014 Bucaneros de La Guaira
2014Obras Sanitarias
Career highlights
  • First-team All-MAC (2002)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Theron Augustus Smith (born October 3, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA.

Contents

Basketball career

Born in Winter Haven, Florida, Smith played collegiately for the Ball State Cardinals. Two games into his senior year he tore his ACL and opted to pass on a medical redshirt senior year, instead choosing to enter into the 2003 NBA draft.

Going undrafted, he still signed a two-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, appearing in 20 regular season matches during his rookie campaign (two points and rebounds per game).

Smith then played for the Charlotte Bobcats after being selected in the expansion draft, and averaged 2.8 points per game throughout his NBA career, where he totalled 53 games. Right knee problems limiting his NBA career.

In 2005–06, he played with the Denver Nuggets in preseason before going to the NBDL's Florida Flame, and the following season represented Pallacanestro Cantú in Italy. In the following eight seasons, he continued overseas, playing for Entente Orléanaise 45 of France and Tianjin Ronggang of China, [1] averaging 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists per game. In 46 matches he averaged 45 mins per game. Smith also has experience playing in Romania, Venezuela, and two seasons in Argentina.

References

  1. Career moves; at Hoopshype