Kenny Smith PG

Full Name: Kenneth Smith

Current Team: N/A

Born: Mar 8, 1965 (59 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Queens, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-3 (191cm)     Weight: 170 (77kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1987 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 6, Sacramento Kings

Pre-Draft Team: North Carolina (Sr)

High School: Archbishop Molloy High School [Queens, New York]

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Kenny Smith Player Profile

NBA Career

11 Years Of Service - 2x NBA Champion

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1987-88 SAC 61 60 35.6 13.79 5.43 11.38 .477 0.20 0.64 .308 2.74 3.34 .819 0.66 1.61 2.26 7.11 1.51 0.13 3.02 2.30
1988-89 SAC 81 81 38.8 17.32 6.75 14.60 .462 0.57 1.58 .359 3.25 4.41 .737 0.60 2.19 2.79 7.67 1.26 0.09 3.07 2.14
1989-90 * All Teams 79 52 30.6 11.94 4.78 10.27 .466 0.33 1.05 .313 2.04 2.48 .821 0.23 1.76 1.99 5.63 1.00 0.10 2.14 1.81
1989-90 * SAC 46 46 38.0 14.96 6.09 13.20 .461 0.48 1.28 .373 2.30 2.85 .809 0.24 2.37 2.61 6.59 1.24 0.15 2.65 2.13
1989-90 * ATL 33 6 20.4 7.73 2.97 6.18 .480 0.12 0.73 .167 1.67 1.97 .846 0.21 0.91 1.12 4.30 0.67 0.03 1.42 1.36
1990-91 HOU 78 78 34.6 17.69 6.69 12.86 .520 0.63 1.73 .363 3.68 4.36 .844 0.46 1.63 2.09 7.10 1.36 0.14 3.04 1.68
1991-92 HOU 81 79 33.8 14.04 5.33 11.23 .475 0.67 1.69 .394 2.70 3.12 .866 0.42 1.77 2.19 6.94 1.28 0.09 2.80 1.38
1992-93 HOU 82 82 29.5 12.99 4.72 9.07 .520 1.17 2.67 .438 2.38 2.71 .878 0.34 1.61 1.95 5.44 0.98 0.09 1.99 1.34
1993-94 HOU 78 78 28.3 11.62 4.37 9.12 .480 1.14 2.82 .405 1.73 1.99 .871 0.31 1.46 1.77 4.19 0.76 0.05 1.62 1.55
1994-95 HOU 81 81 25.1 10.40 3.54 7.32 .484 1.75 4.09 .429 1.56 1.83 .851 0.33 1.58 1.91 3.99 0.88 0.12 1.52 1.35
1995-96 HOU 68 56 23.8 8.53 2.96 6.82 .433 1.34 3.50 .382 1.28 1.56 .821 0.31 1.10 1.41 3.60 0.69 0.04 1.47 1.71
1996-97 * All Teams 48 3 15.9 6.25 2.10 4.98 .423 1.23 2.81 .437 0.81 0.94 .867 0.08 0.83 0.92 2.42 0.40 0.00 1.48 0.62
1996-97 * DEN 33 3 19.8 7.88 2.64 6.24 .422 1.55 3.64 .425 1.06 1.24 .854 0.09 1.03 1.12 3.09 0.55 0.00 1.88 0.76
1996-97 * DET 9 0 7.1 2.56 0.89 2.22 .400 0.56 1.11 .500 0.22 0.22 1.000 0.00 0.56 0.56 1.11 0.11 0.00 0.33 0.22
1996-97 * ORL 6 0 7.8 2.83 1.00 2.17 .462 0.50 0.83 .600 0.33 0.33 1.000 0.17 0.17 0.33 0.67 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.50
CAREER   737 650 30.1 12.75 4.79 9.98 .480 0.90 2.26 .399 2.28 2.75 .829 0.38 1.59 1.97 5.53 1.03 0.09 2.24 1.61

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1987-88 SAC 61 60 2,170 841 331 694 .477 12 39 .308 167 204 .819 40 98 138 434 92 8 184 140
1988-89 SAC 81 81 3,145 1,403 547 1,183 .462 46 128 .359 263 357 .737 49 177 226 621 102 7 249 173
1989-90 * All Teams 79 52 2,421 943 378 811 .466 26 83 .313 161 196 .821 18 139 157 445 79 8 169 143
1989-90 * SAC 46 46 1,747 688 280 607 .461 22 59 .373 106 131 .809 11 109 120 303 57 7 122 98
1989-90 * ATL 33 6 674 255 98 204 .480 4 24 .167 55 65 .846 7 30 37 142 22 1 47 45
1990-91 HOU 78 78 2,699 1,380 522 1,003 .520 49 135 .363 287 340 .844 36 127 163 554 106 11 237 131
1991-92 HOU 81 79 2,735 1,137 432 910 .475 54 137 .394 219 253 .866 34 143 177 562 104 7 227 112
1992-93 HOU 82 82 2,422 1,065 387 744 .520 96 219 .438 195 222 .878 28 132 160 446 80 7 163 110
1993-94 HOU 78 78 2,209 906 341 711 .480 89 220 .405 135 155 .871 24 114 138 327 59 4 126 121
1994-95 HOU 81 81 2,030 842 287 593 .484 142 331 .429 126 148 .851 27 128 155 323 71 10 123 109
1995-96 HOU 68 56 1,617 580 201 464 .433 91 238 .382 87 106 .821 21 75 96 245 47 3 100 116
1996-97 * All Teams 48 3 765 300 101 239 .423 59 135 .437 39 45 .867 4 40 44 116 19 0 71 30
1996-97 * DEN 33 3 654 260 87 206 .422 51 120 .425 35 41 .854 3 34 37 102 18 0 62 25
1996-97 * DET 9 0 64 23 8 20 .400 5 10 .500 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 10 1 0 3 2
1996-97 * ORL 6 0 47 17 6 13 .462 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 4 0 0 6 3
CAREER   737 650 22,213 9,397 3,527 7,352 .480 664 1,665 .399 1,679 2,026 .829 281 1,173 1,454 4,073 759 65 1,649 1,185

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1987-88 SAC 61 60 11 0 0 0 0 0 .297 2.36 0.50 0.29 17 44 .279 1.55 0.56 2.10
1988-89 SAC 81 81 27 0 0 0 0 0 .351 2.49 0.41 0.30 27 54 .333 2.64 1.43 4.08
1989-90 * All Teams 79 52 9 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2.63 0.47 0.24 30 49 .380 1.74 1.06 2.80
1989-90 * SAC 46 46 8 0 0 0 0 0 .313 2.48 0.47 0.22 12 34 .261 0.51 1.21 1.72
1989-90 * ATL 33 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .168 3.02 0.47 0.32 18 15 .545 1.06 0.03 1.09
1990-91 HOU 78 78 19 0 0 0 0 0 .332 2.34 0.45 0.34 50 28 .641 6.02 2.88 8.90
1991-92 HOU 81 79 16 0 0 0 0 0 .307 2.48 0.46 0.28 42 39 .519 3.21 1.70 4.91
1992-93 HOU 82 82 5 0 0 0 0 0 .254 2.74 0.49 0.30 55 27 .671 5.86 2.05 7.91
1993-94 HOU 78 78 2 0 1 0 0 0 .218 2.60 0.47 0.22 54 24 .692 3.75 2.00 5.75
1994-95 HOU 81 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 2.63 0.58 0.25 46 35 .568 4.56 1.28 5.84
1995-96 HOU 68 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 2.45 0.47 0.23 42 26 .618 1.88 0.97 2.85
1996-97 * All Teams 48 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 1.63 0.27 0.19 16 32 .333 0.56 -0.14 0.42
1996-97 * DEN 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1.65 0.29 0.20 7 26 .212 0.42 -0.26 0.16
1996-97 * DET 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .058 3.33 0.33 0.10 8 1 .889 0.14 0.06 0.20
1996-97 * ORL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0.67 0.00 0.15 1 5 .167 -0.04 -0.04 -0.08
CAREER   737 650 90 0 1 0 0 0 .259 2.47 0.46 0.28 379 358 .514 32.25 13.40 45.65

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1987-88 SAC 61 60 .537 .486 1.98 4.99 3.47 27.67 19.01 2.02 0.21 18.02 160.33 4.79 1.21 106.0 114.9 13.28
1988-89 SAC 81 81 .523 .482 1.64 6.14 3.85 29.19 15.67 1.55 0.13 20.80 155.85 5.25 1.19 106.0 113.0 14.32
1989-90 * All Teams 79 52 .526 .482 0.83 6.54 3.65 25.88 15.85 1.63 0.20 18.86 160.08 5.36 1.16 106.1 113.6 13.27
1989-90 * SAC 46 46 .518 .479 0.69 6.97 3.81 25.45 15.51 1.61 0.24 19.39 164.33 4.61 1.13 102.4 111.5 12.74
1989-90 * ATL 33 6 .548 .490 1.18 5.21 3.16 27.90 16.81 1.66 0.09 17.62 149.32 7.29 1.25 113.9 116.9 14.40
1990-91 HOU 78 78 .599 .545 1.43 5.00 3.23 30.85 17.06 1.92 0.24 21.27 172.75 4.87 1.38 116.6 108.1 18.18
1991-92 HOU 81 79 .557 .504 1.42 5.66 3.60 30.84 18.18 1.93 0.15 19.89 173.45 5.48 1.25 109.4 112.1 14.95
1992-93 HOU 82 82 .633 .585 1.39 5.83 3.74 27.51 16.22 1.68 0.18 18.40 183.69 5.68 1.43 121.3 110.1 17.13
1993-94 HOU 78 78 .581 .542 1.28 5.46 3.48 22.46 13.92 1.36 0.11 18.17 175.51 4.16 1.27 113.7 107.9 14.14
1994-95 HOU 81 81 .640 .604 1.60 6.90 4.38 24.23 15.75 1.79 0.34 17.34 176.43 4.49 1.42 121.5 112.3 16.14
1995-96 HOU 68 56 .568 .531 1.48 5.09 3.32 23.10 16.38 1.50 0.13 16.97 163.63 3.84 1.25 110.8 112.0 12.45
1996-97 * All Teams 48 3 .580 .546 0.60 5.96 3.29 25.45 21.53 1.31 - 19.59 172.63 0.82 1.26 104.2 116.7 12.52
1996-97 * DEN 33 3 .580 .546 0.51 5.64 3.11 25.64 21.68 1.41 - 19.29 170.10 0.88 1.26 103.5 118.5 12.32
1996-97 * DET 9 0 .551 .525 - 9.56 4.88 26.63 12.56 0.89 - 18.22 190.00 6.12 1.15 117.5 107.1 15.38
1996-97 * ORL 6 0 .612 .577 2.51 2.94 2.71 15.43 30.18 - - 20.44 206.15 -7.58 1.31 91.4 123.0 7.24
CAREER   737 650 .570 .525 1.43 5.76 3.64 27.49 16.67 1.71 0.18 19.26 170.73 4.78 1.28 111.7 111.7 14.91

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NBA Transactions

Jun 22, 1987 - The Sacramento Kings selected Kenny Smith in Round 1 with Pick 6 in the 1987 NBA Draft.
Oct 14, 1987 - Kenny Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings.
Feb 13, 1990 - Kenny Smith was acquired by the Atlanta Hawks from the Sacramento Kings in a trade.
Jun 27, 1990 - Kenny Smith was acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Atlanta Hawks in a trade.
Jul 1, 1991 - Kenny Smith, previously with the Houston Rockets, became a free agent.
Oct 23, 1991 - Kenny Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets.
Jul 1, 1996 - Kenny Smith, previously with the Houston Rockets, became a free agent.
Jul 16, 1996 - The Houston Rockets renounced their free-agent exception rights to Kenny Smith.
Sep 17, 1996 - Kenny Smith signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Nov 23, 1996 - The Detroit Pistons placed the contract of Kenny Smith on waivers.
Nov 27, 1996 - Kenny Smith, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Dec 18, 1996 - Kenny Smith signed a contract with the Orlando Magic.
Jan 6, 1997 - The Orlando Magic placed the contract of Kenny Smith on waivers.
Jan 8, 1997 - Kenny Smith, previously with the Orlando Magic, became a free agent.
Jan 24, 1997 - Kenny Smith signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets.
Feb 3, 1997 - Kenny Smith, previously with the Denver Nuggets, became a free agent.
Feb 3, 1997 - Kenny Smith signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets.
Jul 1, 1997 - Kenny Smith, previously with the Denver Nuggets, became a free agent.
Oct 4, 1997 - Kenny Smith signed a contract with the New Jersey Nets.
Oct 28, 1997 - The New Jersey Nets placed the contract of Kenny Smith on waivers.
Oct 30, 1997 - Kenny Smith, previously with the New Jersey Nets, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1994, 1995
Player Of The Week - 3/17/1991
All-Rookie First Team - 1988

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1990-91 HOU 3 3 37.7 15.33 6.00 12.67 .474 0.67 1.33 .500 2.67 3.00 .889 1.33 1.33 2.67 8.00 1.33 0.33 2.00 1.67
1992-93 HOU 12 12 32.6 14.75 5.25 10.67 .492 1.92 3.83 .500 2.33 3.00 .778 0.17 1.83 2.00 4.17 0.75 0.08 2.17 1.50
1993-94 HOU 23 23 30.3 10.78 3.74 8.22 .455 1.48 3.30 .447 1.83 2.26 .808 0.22 2.13 2.35 4.09 0.96 0.17 1.43 1.74
1994-95 HOU 22 22 29.6 10.82 3.55 8.09 .438 2.09 4.73 .442 1.64 1.82 .900 0.32 1.91 2.23 4.50 0.64 0.14 1.41 2.09
1995-96 HOU 8 8 23.9 8.88 2.88 6.62 .434 1.50 3.88 .387 1.62 1.62 1.000 0.50 1.00 1.50 4.75 0.62 0.00 1.00 1.75
CAREER   68 68 30.0 11.47 3.94 8.62 .457 1.72 3.84 .448 1.87 2.21 .847 0.32 1.84 2.16 4.49 0.79 0.13 1.53 1.81

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1990-91 HOU 3 3 113 46 18 38 .474 2 4 .500 8 9 .889 4 4 8 24 4 1 6 5
1992-93 HOU 12 12 391 177 63 128 .492 23 46 .500 28 36 .778 2 22 24 50 9 1 26 18
1993-94 HOU 23 23 696 248 86 189 .455 34 76 .447 42 52 .808 5 49 54 94 22 4 33 40
1994-95 HOU 22 22 652 238 78 178 .438 46 104 .442 36 40 .900 7 42 49 99 14 3 31 46
1995-96 HOU 8 8 191 71 23 53 .434 12 31 .387 13 13 1.000 4 8 12 38 5 0 8 14
CAREER   68 68 2,043 780 268 586 .457 117 261 .448 127 150 .847 22 125 147 305 54 9 104 123

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1990-91 HOU 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .365 4.00 0.67 0.24 0 3 .000 0.22 0.11 0.33
1992-93 HOU 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 1.92 0.35 0.28 6 6 .500 0.71 0.28 0.99
1993-94 HOU 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 2.85 0.67 0.28 15 8 .652 1.29 0.50 1.79
1994-95 HOU 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 3.19 0.45 0.22 15 7 .682 1.14 0.27 1.42
1995-96 HOU 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 4.75 0.62 0.25 3 5 .375 0.54 0.04 0.57
CAREER   68 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2.93 0.52 0.26 39 29 .574 3.66 1.39 5.04

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1990-91 HOU 3 3 .548 .500 4.32 4.47 4.39 33.22 12.51 1.88 0.65 19.49 186.26 9.60 1.21 118.3 112.8 18.75
1992-93 HOU 12 12 .615 .582 0.65 5.89 3.53 20.91 15.31 1.22 0.16 20.01 177.00 2.00 1.38 114.8 111.6 15.57
1993-94 HOU 23 23 .585 .545 0.88 7.42 4.39 21.37 13.48 1.71 0.40 16.60 171.01 4.52 1.31 114.4 109.0 14.93
1994-95 HOU 22 22 .608 .567 1.28 7.42 4.39 22.43 13.68 1.12 0.35 16.22 178.05 5.41 1.34 119.7 116.7 14.59
1995-96 HOU 8 8 .605 .547 2.35 5.08 3.66 31.70 11.99 1.36 - 16.21 182.11 8.95 1.34 124.4 114.7 17.67
CAREER   68 68 .598 .557 1.30 6.78 4.16 23.26 13.76 1.40 0.31 17.24 175.23 5.08 1.33 117.1 112.8 15.41

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Slam Dunk Contest Participant - 1990, 1991, 1993
Three Point Shootout Participant - 1993

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Training Camp Experience

1996 NBA Training Camp - Detroit Pistons
1997 NBA Training Camp - New Jersey Nets

NCAA Career

College: North Carolina (1987)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983-84 North Carolina Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1984-85 North Carolina So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1985-86 North Carolina Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1986-87 North Carolina Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1987
NABC All-American First Team - 1987
NABC All-American Fourth Team - 1986
AP All-American First Team - 1987
USBWA All-American First Team - 1987
UPI All-American First Team - 1987

High School Basketball Career

Prep/High School: Archbishop Molloy High School [Queens, New York]

High School Special Event Stats

Year Event GP MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983 McDonalds All-American 1 00:00 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Prep/High School Awards & Honors

Parade All-American Second Team - 1983

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Kenny Smith?

Kenny Smith is 59 years old.

What is the height of Kenny Smith?

Kenny Smith is 6-3 (191cm) tall.

What is the weight of Kenny Smith?

Kenny Smith is 170 lbs (77kg).

What is the birthday of Kenny Smith?

Kenny Smith was born on Mar 8, 1965.

What position does Kenny Smith play?

Kenny Smith plays the PG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Kenny Smith?

Kenny Smith was drafted out of North Carolina.

What high school did Kenny Smith attend?

Kenny Smith attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York.

What nationality is Kenny Smith?

Kenny Smith has a United States nationality.

Where was Kenny Smith born?

Kenny Smith was born in Queens, New York.

How many NBA seasons has Kenny Smith played?

Kenny Smith played 10 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Kenny Smith?

Kenny Smith had career averages 12.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.0 steals in 737 games.

What are the career totals of Kenny Smith?

Kenny Smith had career totals of 9,397 points, 1,454 rebounds, 4,073 assists, 65 blocks, 759 steals in 737 games.

How many teams has Kenny Smith been on?

Kenny Smith played for 6 NBA teams in his career - Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings.

When was Kenny Smith drafted?

Kenny Smith was drafted in the 1st round (#6 overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.

What is Kenny Smith's career high in points?

Kenny Smith averaged a career high 17.7 points per game in 1990-1991.

What is Kenny Smith's career high in rebounds?

Kenny Smith averaged a career high 2.8 rebounds per game in 1988-1989.

What is Kenny Smith's career high in assists?

Kenny Smith averaged a career high 7.7 assists per game in 1988-1989.

What is the career PER of Kenny Smith's?

Kenny Smith had a career PER of 14.9.

How many championships has Kenny Smith won?

Kenny Smith has won 2 NBA championships.