Trent Smock
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Trent Smock
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 205
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|08|28}}
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| nationality = American
| high_school = Richmond (Richmond, Indiana)
| college = Indiana (1972–1974, 1976–1977)
| draft_year = 1977
| career_position = Guard / forward
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| years1 = 1979–1980 | team1 = ÍS
| cyears1 = 1979–1980 | cteam1 = ÍS (women's)
| highlights =
As player:
- Úrvalsdeild scoring champion (1980)
As coach:
- Icelandic Women's Cup (1980)
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Trent R. Smock (born August 28, 1954) is an American former basketball player and coach. He played basketball and football for Indiana University in the 70's and later starred in basketball in Iceland where he led the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in scoring in 1980.
Basketball career
=College career=
Smock played college basketball for Indiana University under Bobby Knight from 1972 to 1974 and again during the 1976–77 season under a new, fifth-year eligibility rule. He left the team during his final season, stating that he was dismissed by Knight for questioning his role with the team.{{cite news |title=Sport shorts |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/havre-daily-news-feb-21-1977-p-6/ |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Havre Daily News |date=21 February 1977 |page=6}}{{cite news |title=Coach Knight Ousts 3 Players, Places 5 on Probation at Indiana |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/13/archives/coach-knight-ousts-3-players-places-5-on-probation-at-indiana.html |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=New York Times |date=13 December 1978}}{{cite web |title=Trent Smock College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/trent-smock-1.html |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sports-reference |accessdate=29 January 2019}}
=Professional career=
In January 1979, Smock signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Íþróttafélag Stúdenta (ÍS), replacing Dirk Dunbar who had a season ending knee surgery.{{cite news |title=Trent kominn til stúdenta |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1508992 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=27 January 1979 |language=Icelandic}} His transfer to ÍS became a trial case for the Icelandic Basketball Federation rules regarding foreign players as they only stipulated that teams had to announce before October 15, each season, that they intended to sign a foreign player but did not count for teams replacing players during the season.{{cite news |author1=Gylfi Kristjánsson |title=Er Trent Smock löglegur leikmaður með ÍS? |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3384074 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Vísir |date=30 January 1979 |pages=12–13 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Stúdentar með nýjan mann |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1508944 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=26 January 1979 |language=Icelandic}} On January 31, the Federation ruled that teams were allowed to replace foreign players for medical reasons during the season.{{cite news |title=Trent Smock löglegur! |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1509200 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=2 February 1979 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Smock er löglegur |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2865116 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Þjóðviljinn |date=2 February 1979 |language=Icelandic}} He played his first game for ÍS on February 1, scoring 29 points, with 20 of them in the first half, in an 87-101 loss against Njarðvík.{{cite news |title=Stórleikur Smock í fyrri hálfleik dugði ekki til |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3921135 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Tíminn |date=2 February 1979 |language=Icelandic}} For the season, he averaged 31.4 points per game in 7 games.
Smock returned to ÍS for the 1979-1980 season. On October 18, 1979, he scored 50 points in an 85-80 loss against Njarðvík.{{cite news |title=50 stig Trent Smock dugðu ekki til sigurs |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3088882 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Dagblaðið |date=19 October 1979 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Gylfi Kristjánsson |title=Njarðvíkingarnir of sterkir fyrir Smock |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3408682 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Vísir |date=19 October 1979 |language=Icelandic}} On March 15, he scored the game winning basket at the buzzer in ÍS 106-104 victory against ÍR.{{cite news |title=Smock skoraði sigurkörfuna einni sekúndu fyrir leikslok |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3092514 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Dagblaðið |date=17 March 1980 |language=Icelandic}} On February 26, 1979, he scored 44 points against Fram in the Final Eight of the Icelandic Cup.{{cite news |title=Enn varð reynsluleysi Fram að falli |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3092040 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Dagblaðið |date=26 February 1980 |language=Icelandic}} In the Final Four of the Cup, ÍS defeated KR, 85-81, with Smock scoring 38 points.{{cite news |title=Þetta var margfaldur sigur fyrir okkur |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3959517 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Tíminn |date=14 March 1980 |language=Icelandic}} In the Cup Finals, ÍS lost to newly crowned national champions Valur, 92-82.{{cite news |author1=Gylfi Kristjánsson |title=Valur bætti þriðja titlinum í safnið |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3420915 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Vísir |date=20 March 1980 |language=Icelandic}} In 19 Úrvalsdeild games, he averaged league leading 34.6 points per game.{{cite news |title=Jón maður mótsins - Smock stigakóngur |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1524684 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=20 March 1980 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite web |title=Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili - Meðaltöl |url=http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_einst_a_timab_medal.asp?Adgerd=NyRodun&Magn=10&RadaEftir=Stig&Timabil=1980&Lid=OllLid |website=kki.is |publisher=Icelandic Basketball Federation |accessdate=29 January 2019 |language=Icelandic}} He was the runner-up for the Foreign Player of the Year award, behind Tim Dwyer.{{cite news |title=Guðsteinn besti Íslendingurinn |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3424664 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Vísir |date=2 April 1980 |language=Icelandic}}
On Marc 21, 1980, Smock played an unofficial game in Laugardalshöll between American professional players in Iceland and a Soviet national team, made of Armenian players.{{cite news |author1=Gylfi Kristjánsson |title=Sovétríkin gegn "USA" í kvöld |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3420945 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Vísir |date=21 March 1980 |language=Icelandic}} The Americans coasted to an 87-78 victory, with Smock scoring 10 points.{{cite news |title=Bandarískur sigur gegn slökum Armenum |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1524765 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=22 March 1980 |language=Icelandic}}
=Coaching career=
Smock was the head coach of ÍS women's team from January 1979 to 1980, guiding them to the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup on March 19, 1980.{{cite news |title=Kvennalið Stúdentanna bætti upp vonbrigði karlaliðsins |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3092596 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=Dagblaðið |date=20 March 1980 |language=Icelandic}}
American football
=College career=
Smock played college football for Indiana University. He finished his career with 1,488 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns.{{cite news |author1=Zach Osterman |title=From Bob Knight to Archie Miller: Examining IU basketball coaches' first full recruiting classes |url=https://eu.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2018/05/14/iu-basketball-1st-recruiting-classes-bob-knight-archie-miller/602214002/ |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=IndyStar |date=13 May 2018}}
=Professional career=
Smock was drafted by the Detroit Lions with 419 pick in the 1976 NFL draft.{{cite web |title=1976 Detroit Lions Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1976_draft.htm |website=pro-football-reference.com |accessdate=29 January 2019}} In July 1977, he signed as a free agent for the Minnesota Vikings but did not appear in a game with the team.{{cite news |title=Signings |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/south-mississippi-sun-jul-14-1977-p-12/ |accessdate=29 January 2019 |work=South Mississippi Sun |date=14 July 1977}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/trent-smock-1.html College basketball statistics] at Sports-Reference
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/trent-smock-1.html College football statistics] at Sports-Reference
- [http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=115089 Úrvalsdeild statistics] at Icelandic Basketball Federation
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Forwards (basketball)
Category:Indiana Hoosiers football players
Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
Category:ÍS men's basketball players
Category:ÍS women's basketball coaches
Category:Basketball players from Richmond, Indiana
Category:Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players