Tony Smith (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tony Smith

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|14}}

| birth_place = Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 185

| high_school = Wauwatosa East
(Wauwatosa, Wisconsin)

| college = Marquette (1986–1990)

| draft_year = 1990

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 51

| draft_team = Los Angeles Lakers

| career_start = 1990

| career_end = 2002

| career_position = Shooting guard / point guard

| career_number = 34, 14, 9

| years1 = {{nbay|1990|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}}

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers

| years2 = {{nbay|1995|full=y}}

| team2 = Phoenix Suns

| years3 = {{nbay|1995|end}}

| team3 = Miami Heat

| years4 = {{nbay|1996|full=y}}

| team4 = Charlotte Hornets

| years5 = 1997

| team5 = Tau Cerámica

| years6 = {{nbay|1997|full=y}}

| team6 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years7 = 2000–2001

| team7 = Rockford Lightning

| years8 = {{nbay|2000|end}}

| team8 = Atlanta Hawks

| years9 = 2001

| team9 = Vip Rimini

| years10 = 2001

| team10 = San Lázaro

| years11 = 2002

| team11 = Phoenix Eclipse

| highlights =

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 2,504 (5.5 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 735 (1.6 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 881 (1.9 apg)

}}

Charles Anton "Tony" Smith (born June 14, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player.

Smith began his career playing high school basketball at Wauwatosa East High School.{{Cite web |title=Tony Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithto02.html |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} He then played basketball at the collegiate level for Marquette University from 1986 to 1990.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tony-smith-1.html|title=Tony Smith College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-28}} During his time at Marquette he set the schools all-time record for points per game, 23.8 which he achieved during the 1989–90 season. Smiths scoring record was eclipsed by Markus Howard in the 2018–19 season. Smith graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Organizational Leadership. He was 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

He 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.gif NCAA tracker - Marquette University @ usbasket.com] retrieved 8 Jan. 2007

In 2016, he began working as an analyst and studio host for broadcasts of Milwaukee Bucks basketball on Fox Sports Wisconsin. In 2018 Smith became the radio color analyst for Marquette University Basketball.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-smith-9b46574|title=Linkedin}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| align="left" | 1990–91

| align="left" | L. A. Lakers

| 64 || 1 || 10.9 || .441 || .000 || .702 || 1.1 || 2.1 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 3.7

| align="left" | 1991–92

| align="left" | L. A. Lakers

| 63 || 0 || 13.0 || .399 || .000 || .653 || 1.2 || 1.7 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 4.4

| align="left" | 1992–93

| align="left" | L. A. Lakers

| 55 || 9 || 13.7 || .484 || .182 || .756 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 6.0

| align="left" | 1993–94

| align="left" | L. A. Lakers

| 73 || 31 || 22.2 || .441 || .320 || .714 || 2.7 || 2.0 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 8.8

| align="left" | 1994–95

| align="left" | L. A. Lakers

| 61 || 4 || 16.8 || .427 || .352 || .698 || 1.8 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 5.6

| align="left" | 1995–96

| align="left" | Phoenix

| 34 || 2 || 15.5 || .405 || .325 || .649 || 1.6 || 2.5 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 5.6

| align="left" | 1995–96

| align="left" | Miami

| 25 || 1 || 16.4 || .455 || .333 || .444 || 1.6 || 2.7 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 4.4

| align="left" | 1996–97

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 69 || 39 || 18.7 || .409 || .323 || .644 || 1.4 || 2.2 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 5.0

| align="left" | 1997–98

| align="left" | Milwaukee

| 7 || 0 || 11.4 || .333 || .000 || .750 || 1.0 || 1.4 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 2.7

| align="left" | 2000–01

| align="left" | Atlanta

| 6 || 0 || 13.0 || .348 || .000 || .500 || 0.5 || 1.7 || 1.2 || 0.0 || 2.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 457 || 87 || 16.0 || .431 || .307 || .690 || 1.6 || 1.9 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 5.5

==Playoffs==

| align="left" | 1990–91

| align="left" | L. A. Lakers

| 7 || 0 || 5.7 || .462 || .000 || .667 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 2.0

| align="left" | 1991–92

| align="left" | L. A. Lakers

| 4 || 0 || 10.0 || .300 || .000 || .500 || 0.5 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.8

| align="left" | 1992–93

| align="left" | L. A. Lakers

| 5 || 0 || 14.6 || .520 || .500 || .667 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 6.8

| align="left" | 1994–95

| align="left" | L. A. Lakers

| 6 || 0 || 4.5 || .231 || .300 || .000 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.5

| align="left" | 1995–96

| align="left" | Miami

| 3 || 0 || 20.3 || .474 || .400 || .000 || 1.3 || 2.7 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 7.3

| align="left" | 1996–97

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 2 || 0 || 4.5 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.5

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 27 || 0 || 9.3 || .420 || .333 || .556 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 3.2

=College=

| align="left" | 1986–87

| align="left" | Marquette

| 29 || 24 || 24.9 || .534 || .333 || .753 || 3.3 || 2.1 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 8.0

| align="left" | 1987–88

| align="left" | Marquette

| 28 || - || 31.9 || .523 || .368 || .739 || 4.5 || 2.9 || 1.9 || 0.6 || 13.1

| align="left" | 1988–89

| align="left" | Marquette

| 28 || 28 || 32.4 || .556 || .667 || .730 || 3.9 || 5.6 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 14.2

| align="left" | 1989–90

| align="left" | Marquette

| 29 || - || 39.0 || .495 || .414 || .856 || 4.7 || 5.8 || 1.8 || 0.6 || 23.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 114 || 52 || 32.4 || .521 || .430 || .785 || 4.1 || 4.1 || 1.7 || 0.5 || 14.8

References

External links

[https://www.nba.com/stats/player/380/career NBA.com profile]
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithto02.html NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com

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Category:Basketball players from Wisconsin

Category:Charlotte Hornets players

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