Jack Smiley
| File:Jack Smiley 1948.jpg Smiley in 1948 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 22, 1922 Sandwich, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 2000 (aged 77) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Waterman (Waterman, Illinois) |
| College | Illinois (1941–1943, 1945–1947) |
| BAA draft | 1947: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1947–1951 |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Number | 37, 15, 10 |
| Coaching career | 1949–1951 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1947–1949 | Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons |
| 1949 | Anderson Packers |
| 1949–1951 | Waterloo Hawks |
Coaching | |
| 1949–1951 | Waterloo Hawks |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Arthur John Smiley (December 22, 1922 – July 30, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. Smiley played basketball for Waterman High School, in Waterman, Illinois. With Gene Vance, Andy Phillip, Ken Menke, and Art Mathisen, Smiley was a member of the University of Illinois' "Whiz Kids" team that went 35-6 from 1941 to 1943, earning two Big Ten Conference championships. The team voted to turn down an invitation to the NCAA tournament in 1943, after Smiley, Vance and Phillip were inducted into the military mid-season.
As an artillery corporal with the Army's 106th division, Smiley was engaged in one of the bloodiest skirmishes of the Battle of the Bulge- once firing his 105 mm Howitzer for 96 continuous hours. The 106th division suffered a 90% casualty rate in the skirmish.[1]
Smiley returned to Illinois for the 1946–47 season and won team MVP honors.[2]
After college, Smiley played two seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Fort Wayne Pistons, Anderson Packers, and Waterloo Hawks. He averaged 6.2 points per game in his NBA career.[3] Smiley also served as a player-coach for the Hawks for 27 games in the 1949–50 season, and posted an 11–16 record.[4]
Smiley spent his later years in Des Moines, Iowa. He died in 2000.[2]
Career statistics
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| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
BAA/NBA
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Regular season
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Fort Wayne | 59 | .247 | .683 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 1949–50 | Anderson | 12 | .120 | .500 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 1949–50 | Waterloo | 47 | .293 | .701 | 3.1 | 6.6 |
| Career | 118 | .256 | .679 | 2.5 | 6.2 | |
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 1949–50 | 27 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 5th in Western | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
Source[4]
References
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- ^ a b Jim Rossow. "Whiz Kid passes away". News Gazette. July 31, 2000. C1.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball Reference
- Career statistics from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1922 births
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- 20th-century American sportsmen
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- Anderson Packers players
- Basketball coaches from Illinois
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- Fort Wayne Pistons players
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
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- Waterloo Hawks coaches
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- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs