Willie Smith (basketball)

For the basketball player from the 1930s and 1940s, see Wee Willie Smith.

Willie Smith
Personal information
Born	(1953-10-26) October 26, 1953 Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Ed W. Clark (Las Vegas, Nevada)
College	Seminole JC (1972–1974) Missouri (1974–1976)
NBA draft	1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1976–1984
Position	Point guard
Number	11, 8
Career history
1976	Chicago Bulls
1977	Indiana Pacers
1978	Kentucky Stallions (AABA)
1978–1979	Las Vegas Dealers (WBA)
1978–1979	Portland Trail Blazers
1979	Jersey Shore Bullets (WBA)
1979–1980	Cleveland Cavaliers
1980–1981	Montana Golden Nuggets (CBA)
1982–1983	Rochester Zeniths (CBA)
1983–1984	Sarasota Stingers (CBA)
Career highlights and awards
Continental Basketball Association MVP (1981) Second-team All-American – USBWA (1976) Third-team All-American – NABC (1976) Big Eight Player of the Year (1976) 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1975, 1976)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William C. "Willie" Smith (born October 26, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) guard and played collegiately at Seminole Junior College and the University of Missouri, where he earned All-America honors. Smith, nicknamed "Mister Magic", averaged 25.3 points per game during the 1976 season as he led Mizzou to a Big Eight Conference basketball championship.^[1]

Professional career

Smith played in the NBA from 1976 to 1980 after being selected with the 1st pick in the second round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.^[2] In his four season NBA career, Smith played with the Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers, averaging 4.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

Post-NBA

Since his time in the NBA, Smith has been involved with a number of business ventures and currently resides in Columbia, Missouri. On November 1, 2012 it was announced that Smith would be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on November 15.^[1]

References

1 2 "Willie Smith and Derrick Chievous are headed to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame". Associated Press via KTVO-TV website. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
↑ 1976 NBA Draft, basketballreference.com

External links

Willie Smith NBA stats @ basketballreference.com

1976 NBA Draft

First round	John Lucas Scott May Richard Washington Leon Douglas Wally Walker Adrian Dantley Quinn Buckner Robert Parish Armond Hill Ron Lee Bob Wilkerson Terry Furlow Mitch Kupchak Larry Wright Chuckie Williams Norm Cook Sonny Parker

Second round	Willie Smith Bayard Forrest Major Jones Earl Tatum Johnny Davis Alex English Scott Lloyd Lonnie Shelton Jacky Dorsey Phil Hicks Bob Carrington Dennis Johnson Al Fleming Joe Pace Mo Howard Butch Feher Marshall Rogers

Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1957: Thompson
1958: Boozer
1959: Boozer
1960–67: None selected
1968: Don. Smith
1969: Meely
1970: Robisch
1971: Meely & Robisch
1972: Stallworth
1973: Kruger
1974: Kruger
1975: Adams
1976: W. Smith
1977: Anderson & Evans
1978: Evans
1979: McCullough
1980: Blackman
1981: A. Smith
1982: Frazier
1983: Stipanovich & Tisdale
1984: Tisdale
1985: Tisdale
1986: Manning
1987: Manning
1988: Manning
1989: King
1990: Dou. Smith
1991: Houston & Dou. Smith
1992: Peeler
1993: Reeves
1994: Booker
1995: Minor & Reeves
1996: Vaughn

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