Mitch Smith
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1966 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Alhambra High School[1] (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| College | Utah[2] (1985–1989) |
| NBA draft | 1989: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1989–1999 |
| Position | Power forward / center[3] |
| Number | 14,[4] 43[2] |
| Career history | |
| 1989-1990 | CB Las Rozas |
| 1990-1991 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 1991-1992 | Nasaş G.S.K. |
| 1992–1993 | CB Tarragona |
| 1993-1994 | PTT Ankara |
| 1994–1995 | Fenerbahçe |
| 1995–1996 | Netaş |
| 1996–1997 | Kayseri Meysuspor |
| 1997–1998 | Spirou Charleroi |
| 1998-1999 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Mitchell 'Mitch' Smith (born 4 September 1966) is former professional basketball player. He played most of his career in Turkey. He graduated from the University of Utah with a B.Sc. degree in sociology in 1989.[5]
High school
[edit | edit source]As a senior in high school he averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds while leading Alhambra High School to a state championship.[1]
College
[edit | edit source]After his senior year of high school, Smith was in high demand among college recruiters. He recalls that 56 coaches came to his house seeking his sports abilities for their team. Lynn Archibald persuaded him to play for Utah.[1]
His career numbers at Utah are still among the best in the school record books. In addition to top-10 marks in rebounding, blocked shots and minutes played, Smith is currently in 10th place on the Utes' all-time scoring list with 1,628 points, right behind Tom Chambers and just ahead of Andre Miller and Nick Jacobsen.[2] As of 2017, he still ranks high on the school’s career lists for scoring (10th), rebounding (fourth), blocked shots (third), free throws (eighth), and steals (seventh).[5]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]He spent most of his professional career in Turkey and played for Pınar Karşıyaka, Nasaş, PTT Ankara, Fenerbahçe, Netaş and Kayseri Meysuspor.[3] He also played for Tarragona and Las Rozas in Spain, for Spirou Charleroi in Belgium.
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Runners-up: 1994–95
- Runners-up: 1991–92
- Winner: 1994–95
- Champion: 1997–98
- Winner: 1997
References
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External links
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American Latter Day Saints
- Latter Day Saints from Arizona
- Basketball players from Phoenix, Arizona
- American men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Converts to Mormonism
- Fenerbahçe men's basketball players
- Karşıyaka basketball players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Power forwards
- Utah Utes men's basketball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs