- Charles Cornelius Smith
Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Charles Smith
nickname = Spider
league = TBL
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 200
team = Efes Pilsen
position =Shooting guard
nationality =USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|8|22
birth_place =Fort Worth, Texas
highschool = Dunbar High School (Fort Worth, Texas )
college = New Mexico
draft = 26th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team =Miami Heat
career_start = 1997
former_teams =Miami Heat (1997–1998)Los Angeles Clippers (1998–1999)Rockford Lightning (1999–2000)
Amatori Basket Udine (2000–2001)San Antonio Spurs (2001–2002)Portland Trail Blazers (2002–2003)
Makedonikos Kozani (2003)Virtus Bologna (2003–2004)
Scavolini Pesaro (2004–2005)Portland Trail Blazers (2005–2006)Denver Nuggets (2006)
Efes Pilsen Istanbul (2006)
Real Madrid (2006–2008)
awards = 2004/05Euroleague Top Scorer
ULEB Cup Final MVP 2006-07Charles Cornelius Smith (known simply as Charles Smith; born
August 22 ,1975 inFort Worth, Texas ) is an American professionalbasketball player currently playing with Efes Pilsen in the Turkish TBL.He has also played for the
Denver Nuggets ,Portland Trail Blazers , theMiami Heat , theLos Angeles Clippers , and theSan Antonio Spurs , and starred in European national leagues with Makedonikos Kozani,Virtus Bologna andEfes Pilsen SK . With Italian team Scavolini Pesaro, in 2005 he won the first-ever "Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy" as the best scorer in the 2004/05Euroleague . He was also the MVP of the ULEB Cup final in 2006-07 playing withSpain 'sReal Madrid Baloncesto . Back to Turkey for the 2008-2009 season, signed by Efes Pilsen.Collegiately, he was a star at the
University of New Mexico , and he played high school ball at famed Dunbar High School in Fort Worth.External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/charles_smith/index.html NBA.com Profile]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=CTN Euroleague.net Profile]
*basketball-reference|id=s/smithch04|name=Charles Smith
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