Pete Smith (basketball)

Pete Smith (born 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.

Pete Smith
Personal information
Born1947 (age 72–73)
Albany, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
CollegeValdosta State (1968–1969)
NBA draft1971 / Round: 13 / Pick: 197th overall
Selected by the Buffalo Braves
PositionPower forward
Number53
Career history
1972San Diego Conquistadors
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Smith was born in Albany, Georgia, and grew up in the rural southern area of the state.[1][2] He joined the Cincinnati Bearcats to play college basketball but returned to Georgia without playing due to homesickness.[3] Smith instead played for the Valdosta State Blazers, where he was the first black athlete in the school's history.[2] He led the team in points, and set school records for most field goals attempted and best rebound average during his only season with the Blazers.[4][1] Smith was drafted by the Buffalo Braves as the 197th overall pick of the 1971 NBA draft.[5] He played five games in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the San Diego Conquistadors during the 1972–73 season. Smith spent time in training camp with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) but never played in an NBA game.[2] He was one of the final cuts of the New York Nets of the ABA before the start of the 1975–76 season.[2]

Smith worked as a truck driver in Atlanta after his retirement from basketball.[3] His son, Josh Smith, played professionally in the NBA.[2]

References
  1. "Pete Smith". The Draft Review. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. Abrams, Jonathan (May 6, 2015). "Josh Smith, From Deep". Grantland. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. "Atlanta's Grant Park: The NBA Summer League Before The NBA's Summer League". NBA. December 15, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. "Valdosta State College Basketball 1986–87" (PDF). Valdosta State College. 1986. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. "1971 NBA draft choices". basketball-reference.com.
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