Mike Smith (basketball, born 1963)
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Mikel Smith Gibbs (born September 10, 1963) is a retired American-Spanish professional basketball player and a police officer in Washington, D.C.
College career
Born in New York City, Smith played college basketball for USC–Spartanburg, beginning in 1982.
Professional career
Smith played for twelve years in Spain, notably for Joventut Badalona and Real Madrid. He was the Spanish League's Finals MVP in 1992. With Joventut Badalona, he won the EuroLeague championship of the 1993–94 season, by winning the 1994 EuroLeague Final Four.
Spain national team
Smith naturalized during his professional basketball play in Spain, and he played internationally for the senior Spain national team at two EuroBasket tournaments, 1995 and 1997.
Police officer
In January 2024, at age 60, Smith was sworn in as a Washington, D.C. police officer, becoming the oldest rookie in the history of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. He is scheduled to graduate from the police academy in April 2024. Smith's father was a police sergeant in New York City.{{cite news |last1=Segraves |first1=Mark |title='Age has nothing to do with it': Former professional basketball player to become DC's oldest police rookie |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/age-has-nothing-to-do-with-it-former-professional-basketball-player-to-become-dcs-oldest-police-rookie/3527582/ |access-date=January 28, 2024 |work=NBC4 Washington |date=January 27, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080512095135/http://upstatespartans.cstv.com/genrel/smith_mike00.html Mike Smith] in USCS Hall of Fame
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101026054541/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=AJO ACB.com Profile] {{in lang|es}}
{{ACB Finals MVP Award}}
{{Joventut Badalona 1993-94 Euroleague champions}}
{{Real Madrid Baloncesto 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup champions}}
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