Jabari Montsho Smith Sr. (born February 12, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1977 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Booker T. Washington (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2000: 2nd round, 45th overall pick |
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
| Playing career | 2000–2010 |
| Position | Center / power forward |
| Number | 52, 41, 55 |
| Career history | |
| 2000–2001 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2001–2002 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2002 | CB Granada |
| 2003–2004 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2004–2005 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2006–2007 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
| 2007–2008 | Pardis Mottahed Qazvin BC |
| 2009 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2009 | Conquistadores de Guaynabo |
| 2010 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Professional career
editAfter a college career at Louisiana State University, he was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft. He has played for the Kings, the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets over a span of 5 years, for a total of 108 games and averages of 3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. His final NBA game was played in Game 4 of the 2005 Eastern Conference First Round on May 1, 2005, against the Miami Heat. In that game, Smith only played for 44 seconds (substituting at the very end of the 4th quarter for Vince Carter) and recorded no stats. The Nets would lose the game and get swept by Miami. In that first round series, Smith played in 3 games for a total of 3 minutes.
Smith also played in Spain, Turkey, Iran, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.[1] He last played with Pioneros de Quintana Roo in Mexico.[2]
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Sacramento | 19 | 0 | 10.5 | .426 | — | .667 | .9 | .7 | .4 | .0 | 2.9 |
| 2001–02 | Sacramento | 12 | 0 | 5.9 | .286 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 1.5 |
| 2002–03 | Sacramento | 11 | 0 | 10.0 | .476 | .000 | .750 | 1.3 | .5 | .4 | .2 | 5.0 |
| 2003–04 | Sacramento | 31 | 0 | 5.4 | .371 | .000 | .600 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | .2 | 2.1 |
| 2004–05 | New Jersey | 45 | 2 | 14.4 | .419 | .500 | .745 | 2.5 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 3.7 |
| Career | 108 | 2 | 9.8 | .413 | .125 | .690 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 3.0 | |
Personal life
editHis son, Jabari Smith Jr., is an NBA player for the Houston Rockets. He played in college for the Auburn Tigers basketball team.
Smith's cousin Kwame Brown was selected as the first overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.[3]
References
edit- ^ Jabari Smith. Asia Basket. Retrieved on January 29, 2010.
- ^ Llega Jabari Smith a Pioneros Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. pionerosbasket.com. January 27, 2010. Retrieved on January 29, 2010.
- ^ "Kwame Brown Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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