For other people named Kenny Smith, see Kenny Smith (disambiguation).
Kenny Smith
Smith in 2015
Personal information
Born
(1965-03-08) March 8, 1965 (age 59) New York City, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school
Archbishop Molloy (Queens, New York)
College
North Carolina (1983–1987)
NBA draft
1987: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career
1987–1997
Position
Point guard
Number
30, 31
Career history
1987–1990
Sacramento Kings
1990
Atlanta Hawks
1990–1996
Houston Rockets
1996
Detroit Pistons
1996–1997
Orlando Magic
1997
Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1994, 1995)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1988)
Consensus first-team All-American (1987)
First-team All-ACC (1987)
2× Second-team All-ACC (1985, 1986)
No. 30 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels
Second-team Parade All-American (1983)
McDonald's All-American (1983)
Career NBA statistics
Points
9,397 (12.8 ppg)
Rebounds
1,454 (2.0 rpg)
Assists
4,073 (5.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA World Championship
1986 Spain
National team
Kenneth “The Jet” Smith (born March 8, 1965) is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Denver Nuggets.[1] Smith won back-to-back NBA championships with Houston.
Smith played college basketball with the North Carolina Tar Heels, earning consensus first-team All-American honors as a senior in 1987. He was selected by Sacramento in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft with the sixth overall pick, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team with the Kings. After retiring from playing, Smith became a basketball commentator for the Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA on TNT. He also works as an analyst for CBS/Turner during the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2]
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^"Famous Stanners: Kenny Smith, Class of 1983" Archived May 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. www.molloyhs.org. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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