Tony Smith (basketball)

Infobox NBA Player
name = Tony Smith


caption =
position = Shooting guard
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 185
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1968|6|14
birth_place = Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
highschool = Wauwatosa East
college = Marquette
draft = Round 2, pick 24 (51st overall)
draft_year = 1990
draft_team = Los Angeles Lakers
career_start = 1990
career_end = 2002
former_teams = Los Angeles Lakers (1990–95)
Phoenix Suns (1995–96)
Miami Heat (1996)
Charlotte Hornets (1996–97)
Milwaukee Bucks (1997–98)
Atlanta Hawks (2000–01)
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Charles Anton (Tony) Smith (born June 14, 1968 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.

Smith played high school basketball at Wauwatosa East High School, which retired his number 34 jersey at ceremonies held in 2007. [Witrado, Anthony. [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=564643 "Tosa East gives Harris, Smith high honor"] , "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel", February 12, 2007. Accessed December 30, 2007. "But before Harris played basketball at the University of Wisconsin or for the Dallas Mavericks, he wowed fans, coaches and even opposing players at Wauwatosa East.... And before Tony Smith was recognized as a coach and high school basketball commentator, he and his full head of curls starred at the same high school before playing at Marquette and for six NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers."] He then played collegiately at Marquette University, being inducted into Marquette's Hall of Fame in September 2006. [ [http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=415&p=2&c=568507 Celebrating Alumni: Tony Smith] By Andrew Sharos, MarquetteHoops.com, posted 14 Sept. 2006, retrieved 8 Jan. 2007]

Smith was selected with the 24th pick of the 2nd round in the 1990 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played with six different NBA teams from 1990 to 2001, and last played in 2002 with the Phoenix Eclipse of the American Basketball Association. [ [http://www.usbasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=USA&Team=391&option=Marquette%20University%20%20(USA-%20NCAA%20I)&logo=marquett.gifNCAA tracker - Marquette University @ usbasket.com] retrieved 8 Jan. 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tony_smith/index.html?nav=page NBA.com profile]
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHTO01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com