Steven Alexander Smith (born April 12, 1983) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. Standing at , he played both
forward positions. He played college basketball for the
La Salle Explorers.
College career
Smith is a graduate of
Northeast High School, and later
La Salle University
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, where he won the
Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Award twice, in 2005 and 2006.
Professional career
After starting the
2006-07 NBA season with the
Philadelphia 76ers
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, Smith was waived in January 2007. In eight total
NBA
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games, he averaged 0.6 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. He also played for the
Anaheim Arsenal of the
D-League during the 2007–08 season.
In February 2008, he joined the
Italian League pro club
Solsonica Rieti and finished the 2007–08 season there. He signed with the
Greek League pro club
Kolossos Rodou for the 2008–09 season. After averaging 18.3 points per game in 21 games, he suffered an
Achilles tendon rupture and missed the rest of the season.
In August 2010, he signed with the
German
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Eurocup team
EWE Baskets Oldenburg, but he was released in December. He then played in Greece with
Panellinios, and later with
Panathinaikos.
On March 24, 2014, he was signed by the Austin Toros.
On August 8, 2014, he was signed by French team
Bourg-en-Bresse
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.
On August 19, 2015, he signed with
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
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.
On June 23, 2016, Smith signed with
Champagne Châlons-Reims.
On October 2, 2017, Smith signed in Argentina with
Quimsa
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The club's professional basketball team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), t ...
of the
Liga Nacional de Básquet
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.
Steven Smith signed with Quimsa
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References
External links
*
Euroleague.net Profile
*
Draftexpress.com ProfileSpanish League Stats
Italian League Profile
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1983 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Anaheim Arsenal players
Basketball players from Philadelphia
Élan Béarnais players
Ironi Nahariya players
Israeli Basketball Premier League players
Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
La Salle Explorers men's basketball players
Liga ACB players
Panathinaikos B.C. players
Panellinios B.C. players
Philadelphia 76ers players
Power forwards
Reims Champagne Basket players
Small forwards
Undrafted NBA players
Virtus Bologna players