This article is about the basketball player. For the linguist, see Rik Smits (linguist).
Rik Smits
Smits in 2008
Personal information
Born
(1966-08-23) 23 August 1966 (age 57) Eindhoven, Netherlands
Listed height
7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Listed weight
250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College
Marist (1984–1988)
NBA draft
1988: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career
1988–2000
Position
Center
Number
24, 45
Career history
1988–2000
Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1998)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1989)
2× ECAC Metro Player of the Year (1987, 1988)
3× First-team All-ECAC Metro (1986–1988)
ECAC Metro Newcomer of the Year (1985)
ECAC Metro tournament MVP (1986)
No. 45 retired by Marist Red Foxes
Career NBA statistics
Points
12,871 (14.8 ppg)
Rebounds
5,277 (6.1 rpg)
Blocks
1,111 (1.3 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Rik Smits (born 23 August 1966), nicknamed "the Dunking Dutchman" is a Dutch former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft.[1] An NBA All-Star in 1998, Smits reached the NBA Finals in 2000.
^"1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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29–24 Pts: Allen Iverson 23 Rebs: Theo Ratliff 12 Asts: Eric Snow 6 Pts: RikSmits 25 Rebs: Dale Davis 14 Asts: Mark Jackson 14 Indiana leads series, 2–0...
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standout Steve Alford. The Pacers missed the playoffs in 1987–88, drafted RikSmits in the 1988 NBA draft, and suffered through a disastrous 1988–89 season...
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