Steven Smith (basketball)

Steven Smith
Panathinaikos
	Small Forward; Power Forward
Personal information
Born	April 12, 1983 (age 28); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
High school	Northeast (Philadelphia)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	La Salle (2002-06)
NBA Draft	2006 / Undrafted
Pro career	2006–present
League	Greek Championship; Euroleague; Greek Cup
Career history
	Philadelphia 76ers (2006-07); Anaheim Arsenal (2007-); Sevilla (2007-); Anaheim Arsenal (2007-08); Solsonica Rieti (2008-); Kolossos Rodou (2008-09); Ironi Nahariya (2010-); EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2010-); Panellinios Basket (2010-2011); Panathinaikos (2011-)

This article is about the 2000s basketball player. For the 1990s basketball player, see Steve Smith (basketball).

Steven Alexander Smith (born April 12, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player. He played in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers. He is a 6'9" (2.06 m) 250 lb. (113.4 kg)^[1] power forward.

[edit] College career

Smith is a graduate of Northeast High School, and later La Salle University, where he won the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Award twice, in the years 2005 and 2006, while playing the La Salle's men's basketball team, the Explorers.

[edit] Pro career

After starting the 2006-07 NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Smith was waived in January 2007. In eight total NBA games, he averaged 0.6 points and 0.8 rebounds per game.^[2] 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.^[3]

In 2010, he signed with the German Eurocup team EWE Baskets Oldenburg,^[4] but he was released in December.^[5] He then played with Panellinios Basket of the Greek League,^[6] and later signed with Panathinaikos of the Greek League.^[7]

[edit] Awards and accomplishments

Atlantic 10: Co-Player of the Year (2005)
Atlantic 10: Player of the Year (2006)

[edit] Panathinaikos B.C.

Greek Cup: 2012

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] NBA.com Official Player Profile.

[1] 76ers Request Waivers on Forward Steven Smith.

[2] Steven Smith Is Heading To Greece.

[3] Steven Smith verstärkt die EWE Baskets.

[4] EWE Baskets releases Smith, signs Bogdanovic.

[5] Panellinios picks up Smith at forward.

[6] Panathinaikos signs Smith at forward.

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Name	Smith, Steven
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Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	April 12, 1983
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Steven Smith (basketball)

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Panathinaikos
Small Forward Power Forward
Personal information
Born	(1983-04-12) April 12, 1983 (age 28) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
High school	Northeast (Philadelphia)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	La Salle (2002-06)
NBA Draft	2006 / Undrafted
Pro career	2006–present
League	Greek Championship Euroleague Greek Cup
Career history
Philadelphia 76ers (2006-07) Anaheim Arsenal (2007-) Sevilla (2007-) Anaheim Arsenal (2007-08) Solsonica Rieti (2008-) Kolossos Rodou (2008-09) Ironi Nahariya (2010-) EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2010-) Panellinios Basket (2010-2011) Panathinaikos (2011-)