Tony Smith (basketball)

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Tony Smith
Personal information
Born (1968-06-14) June 14, 1968 (age 56)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Wauwatosa East
(Wauwatosa, Wisconsin)
College Marquette (1986–1990)
NBA draft 1990: 2nd round, 51st overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1990–2002
Position Shooting guard / point guard
Number34, 14, 9
Career history
1990–1995 Los Angeles Lakers
1995–1996 Phoenix Suns
1996 Miami Heat
1996–1997 Charlotte Hornets
1997 Tau Cerámica
1997–1998 Milwaukee Bucks
2000–2001 Rockford Lightning
2001 Atlanta Hawks
2001 Vip Rimini
2001San Lázaro
2002 Phoenix Eclipse
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,504 (5.5 ppg)
Rebounds 735 (1.6 rpg)
Assists 881 (1.9 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Charles Anton "Tony" Smith (born June 14, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Smith began his career playing high school basketball at Wauwatosa East High School. [1] He then played basketball at the collegiate level for Marquette University from 1986 to 1990. [2] During his time at Marquette he set the schools all time record for points per game, 23.8 which he achieved during the 1989-90 season. Smiths scoring record was eclipsed by Markus Howard in the 2018-19 season. Smith graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Organizational Leadership. He was inducted into Marquette's Hall of Fame in September 2006. [3]

He was selected with the 24th pick of the 2nd round in the 1990 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played with six different NBA teams from 1990 to 2001, and last played in 2002 with the Phoenix Eclipse of the American Basketball Association. [4]

In 2016, he began working as an analyst and studio host for broadcasts of Milwaukee Bucks basketball on Fox Sports Wisconsin. In 2018 Smith became the radio color analyst for Marquette University Basketball. [5]

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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1990–91 L. A. Lakers 64110.9.441.000.7021.12.10.40.23.7
1991–92 L. A. Lakers 63013.0.399.000.6531.21.70.60.14.4
1992–93 L. A. Lakers 55913.7.484.182.7561.61.10.90.16.0
1993–94 L. A. Lakers 733122.2.441.320.7142.72.00.80.28.8
1994–95 L. A. Lakers 61416.8.427.352.6981.81.70.80.15.6
1995–96 Phoenix 34215.5.405.325.6491.62.50.60.15.6
1995–96 Miami 25116.4.455.333.4441.62.70.60.24.4
1996–97 Charlotte 693918.7.409.323.6441.42.20.70.35.0
1997–98 Milwaukee 7011.4.333.000.7501.01.40.70.32.7
2000–01 Atlanta 6013.0.348.000.5000.51.71.20.02.8
Career4578716.0.431.307.6901.61.90.70.25.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1990–91 L. A. Lakers 705.7.462.000.6670.40.30.10.02.0
1991–92 L. A. Lakers 4010.0.300.000.5000.51.31.00.01.8
1992–93 L. A. Lakers 5014.6.520.500.6671.60.40.20.26.8
1994–95 L. A. Lakers 604.5.231.300.0000.50.50.00.01.5
1995–96 Miami 3020.3.474.400.0001.32.71.30.07.3
1996–97 Charlotte 204.5.000.000.5000.51.00.50.00.5
Career2709.3.420.333.5560.80.80.40.03.2

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1986–87 Marquette 292424.9.534.333.7533.32.11.40.48.0
1987–88 Marquette 28-31.9.523.368.7394.52.91.90.613.1
1988–89 Marquette 282832.4.556.667.7303.95.61.60.414.2
1989–90 Marquette 29-39.0.495.414.8564.75.81.80.623.8
Career1145232.4.521.430.7854.14.11.70.514.8

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References

  1. ↑ "Tony Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tony Smith College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ Celebrating Alumni: Tony Smith By Andrew Sharos, MarquetteHoops.com, posted 14 Sept. 2006, retrieved 8 Jan. 2007
  4. ↑ NCAA tracker - Marquette University @ usbasket.com retrieved 8 Jan. 2007
  5. ↑ "Linkedin".[ dead link ]
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