William Smith (basketball, born 1949)

William Smith

Personal information
Born	(1949-02-14) February 14, 1949 (age 76) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Rush–Henrietta (Henrietta, New York)
College	Syracuse (1968–1971)
NBA draft	1971: 3rd round, 42nd overall pick
Drafted by	Portland Trail Blazers
Position	Center
Number	43
Career history
1971–1973	Portland Trail Blazers
1972–1973	Scranton Apollos
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

William A. Smith (born February 14, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball center who played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers (1971to 1973). He was drafted by the Blazers in the third round (42 ^nd pick overall) of the 1971 NBA draft from Syracuse University, where he holds the individual player single game scoring record of 47 points achieved on January 14, 1971, against Lafayette College.

Smith played four games for the Scranton Apollos of the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) during the 1972–73 season. ^[1]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

Source ^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1971–72	Portland	22	20.4	.416	.594	6.1	.9	8.3
1972–73	Portland	8	5.4	.600	.625	1.0	.1	2.9
Career		30	16.4	.431	.597	4.8	.7	6.8

References

1. "Bill Smith minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
2. "William Smith NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com    ·  Basketball Reference