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Tony Smith (basketball)

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Tony Smith
Personal information
Born (1968-06-14) June 14, 1968 (age 56)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolWauwatosa East
(Wauwatosa, Wisconsin)
CollegeMarquette (1986–1990)
NBA draft1990: 2nd round, 51st overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1990–2002
PositionShooting guard / point guard
Number34, 14, 9
Career history
19901995Los Angeles Lakers
1995–1996Phoenix Suns
1996Miami Heat
1996–1997Charlotte Hornets
1997Tau Cerámica
1997–1998Milwaukee Bucks
2000–2001Rockford Lightning
2001Atlanta Hawks
2001Vip Rimini
2001San Lázaro
2002Phoenix Eclipse
Career NBA statistics
Points2,504 (5.5 ppg)
Rebounds735 (1.6 rpg)
Assists881 (1.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.[1] He then played basketball at the collegiate level for Marquette University from 1986 to 1990.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 L. A. Lakers 64 1 10.9 .441 .000 .702 1.1 2.1 0.4 0.2 3.7
1991–92 L. A. Lakers 63 0 13.0 .399 .000 .653 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.1 4.4
1992–93 L. A. Lakers 55 9 13.7 .484 .182 .756 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.1 6.0
1993–94 L. A. Lakers 73 31 22.2 .441 .320 .714 2.7 2.0 0.8 0.2 8.8
1994–95 L. A. Lakers 61 4 16.8 .427 .352 .698 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.1 5.6
1995–96 Phoenix 34 2 15.5 .405 .325 .649 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.1 5.6
1995–96 Miami 25 1 16.4 .455 .333 .444 1.6 2.7 0.6 0.2 4.4
1996–97 Charlotte 69 39 18.7 .409 .323 .644 1.4 2.2 0.7 0.3 5.0
1997–98 Milwaukee 7 0 11.4 .333 .000 .750 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.3 2.7
2000–01 Atlanta 6 0 13.0 .348 .000 .500 0.5 1.7 1.2 0.0 2.8
Career 457 87 16.0 .431 .307 .690 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.2 5.5

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 L. A. Lakers 7 0 5.7 .462 .000 .667 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 2.0
1991–92 L. A. Lakers 4 0 10.0 .300 .000 .500 0.5 1.3 1.0 0.0 1.8
1992–93 L. A. Lakers 5 0 14.6 .520 .500 .667 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 6.8
1994–95 L. A. Lakers 6 0 4.5 .231 .300 .000 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5
1995–96 Miami 3 0 20.3 .474 .400 .000 1.3 2.7 1.3 0.0 7.3
1996–97 Charlotte 2 0 4.5 .000 .000 .500 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
Career 27 0 9.3 .420 .333 .556 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.0 3.2

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986–87 Marquette 29 24 24.9 .534 .333 .753 3.3 2.1 1.4 0.4 8.0
1987–88 Marquette 28 - 31.9 .523 .368 .739 4.5 2.9 1.9 0.6 13.1
1988–89 Marquette 28 28 32.4 .556 .667 .730 3.9 5.6 1.6 0.4 14.2
1989–90 Marquette 29 - 39.0 .495 .414 .856 4.7 5.8 1.8 0.6 23.8
Career 114 52 32.4 .521 .430 .785 4.1 4.1 1.7 0.5 14.8

References

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  1. ^ "Tony Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tony Smith College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Celebrating Alumni: Tony Smith By Andrew Sharos, MarquetteHoops.com, posted 14 Sept. 2006, retrieved 8 Jan. 2007
  4. ^ NCAA tracker - Marquette University @ usbasket.com retrieved 8 Jan. 2007
  5. ^ "Linkedin".[dead link]
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