Steven Smith (basketball)

Steven Alexander Smith (born April 12, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player. He played in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers. He is a 6'9" (2.06 m) 250 lb. (113.4 kg) power forward.

College career

Smith is a graduate of Northeast High School, and later La Salle University, where he won the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Award twice, in the years 2005 and 2006, while playing the La Salle's men's basketball team, the Explorers.

Pro career

After starting the 2006-07 NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Smith was waived in January 2007. In eight total NBA games, he averaged 0.6 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. He also played for the Anaheim Arsenal of the D-League during the 2007-08 season.

In February 2008, he joined the Italian League pro club Solsonica Rieti and finished the 2007-08 season there. He signed with the Greek League pro club Kolossos Rodou for the 2008-09 season. After averaging 18.3 points per game in 21 games, he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture and missed the rest of the season.

In 2010, he signed with the German Eurocup team EWE Baskets Oldenburg, He then signed with Panellinios Basket of the Greek League.

Awards and accomplishments

• Atlantic 10: Co-Player of the Year (2005)
• Atlantic 10: Player of the Year...
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