Donta Smith

Donta Smith

Position	Shooting Guard
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Team	Fuerza Regia
Born	November 27, 1983 (1983-11-27) (age 27) Louisville, Kentucky
College	Southeastern Illinois
Draft	2nd round, 34th overall, 2004 Atlanta Hawks
Pro career	2004–present
Career history	Atlanta Hawks (2004-06) Arkansas RimRockers (2005-06) Academic Sofia (2007) Shanxi Zhongyu (2007-08; 2009-10) South Dragons (2008-09) Gigantes de Carolina (2009) Marinos de Anzoátegui (2010; 2011) Vaqueros de Bayamon (2010) Espartanos de Margarita (2010) Liaoning Dinosaurs (2010-11) Fuerza Regia (2011- )
Awards	NJCAA All-American First Team (2004), 2008-09 NBL Grand Final MVP, 2008-09 NBL Champion

Donta Lamont Smith (born November 27, 1983 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional basketball player who formerly played in the NBA and Australian National Basketball League.

Smith played his high school ball at Oldham County High School (Buckner, KY), where he was a standout forward on the high school team and record-setting wide receiver on the football team. He also played on the Kentucky (high school) All-Stars in their annual two-game series against the Indiana All-Stars. After two years of junior college basketball at Southeastern Illinois College, Smith was rated as one of the top JUCO prospects and committed to play ball for Rick Pitino at the University of Louisville. But he backed out of the commitment and entered the 2004 NBA draft instead.

Smith was taken by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft after playing college basketball at Southeastern Illinois College and has averaged 3.3 points per game for the Hawks during his career.

In January 2007, Smith signed a one-month contract with Bulgarian champions Academic Sofia, which could possibly be extended to five months.^[1] On December 24, 2008, Smith was signed by the Australian National Basketball League's South Dragons. He had previously been with the Chinese Basketball Association's Shanxi Zhongyu but was waived to make roster space available for Bonzi Wells.^[2]

In 2009, Smith went on to win the 2008/09 NBL Championship with the South Dragons, and was named Finals MVP after starring for the team in the 5-game series. After one season with the South Dragons, Smith would return to the Shanxi Zhongyu for the 2009-2010 season. In December 2010 he signed with the Liaoning Dinosaurs.^[3]

In 2011, Smith signed with Fuerza Regia in Mexico.^[4]

References

1. ^ Focus Sport
2. ^ South Dragons welcome recruit Donta Smith
3. ^ Good to go: Liaoning signs its second import, Donta Smith
4. ^ Fuerza Regia brings in Donta Smith

External links

• NBA.com NBA Profile - Donta Smith
• NBA.com D-League Profile - Donta Smith
• South Dragons Profile

Awards
Preceded by Chris Anstey	NBL Grand Final MVP 2008	Succeeded by Kevin Lisch

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Name	Smith, Donta
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Date of birth	November 27, 1983
Place of birth	Louisville, Kentucky
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