Jason Smith (American basketball player)
- Jason Smith (American basketball player)
Infobox NBA Player
name = Jason Smith
caption =
position = Power forward
nickname = J-Smooth [ [http://www.collegian.com/news/2005/12/12/Sportsbasketball/J.Smooth.Larger.Than.Life-1708924.shtml J Smooth : Larger Than Life - Sports>>Basketball ] ]
height_ft = 7
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 240
league = NBA
team = Philadelphia 76ers
number = 14
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|3|2
birth_place = Kersey, Colorado
college = Colorado State
highschool = Platte Valley
draft = 1st round, 20th overall
draft_year = 2007
draft_team = Miami Heat
career_start = 2007
former_teams =
awards = 2007 Mountain West Conference First Team
Jason Victor Smith (born March 31986, in Kersey, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing power forward for the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers. Smith prepped at Platte Valley High School in Colorado, where he was a two-time state player of the year. He then went on to play collegiately at Colorado State University.
College Highlights
*Earned First Team All-Mountain West Conference honors his sophomore and junior seasons.
*Named All-District by the NABC.
*Currently ranks ninth on Colorado State’s all-time leading scoring list with 1,281 points.
*Also ranks sixth in rebounds (683) and fifth in blocked shots (149).
*Has recorded 24 career double-doubles, the second-most in school history.
NBA career
Philadelphia 76ers
Smith was drafted by the Miami Heat but traded subsequently to the Philadelphia 76ers for shooting guard Daequan Cook on June 28, 2007. Smith played a total of nine games in the 2007 NBA Summer League and the Rocky Mountain Revue, averaging 9.9 points (43.0% FGs, 72.4% FTs), 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 26.1 minutes per game. On August 8, 2008, Sixers GM Ed Stefanski announced that Jason tore the ACL in his left knee during a Sixers camp in Las Vegas. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3525461]
External links
*NBA-profile|jason_smith|Jason Smith
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=22251 Jason Smith College stats"]
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