Craig Smith (basketball, born 1983)

Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. After playing at Boston College from 2002 to 2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2006 NBA draft.

Craig Smith

Personal information
Born	(1983-11-10) November 10, 1983 (age 41) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school	Fairfax (Los Angeles, California) Worcester Academy (Worcester, Massachusetts)
College	Boston College (2002–2006)
NBA draft	2006: 2nd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	2006–2015
Position	Power forward
Number	5, 1, 83
Career history
2006–2009	Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2011	Los Angeles Clippers
2011–2012	Portland Trail Blazers
2012–2013	Hapoel Jerusalem
2013	Hong Kong Bulls
2014	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2014–2015	Ironi Nes Ziona
Career highlights and awards
NBL China scoring champion (2013) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2007) Second-team All-American – NABC (2006) Third-team All-American – AP (2006) Third-team All-American – NABC (2005) First-team All-ACC (2006) 2× First-team All-Big East (2004, 2005) Big East All-Rookie Team (2003)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 2005 Izmir National team

High school and college

Smith attended Worcester Academy, a preparatory school in Worcester, Massachusetts, for a year as a postgraduate student before college. He went on to score 2,349 points in his collegiate career, placing him second on Boston College's career scoring list (behind Troy Bell). In his senior season, he had per-game averages of 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 blocked shots.^[1]

Professional career

Smith was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 36th overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft. On August 30, 2006, he signed a multi-year deal with the Timberwolves.^[2]

Smith averaged 7.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in his rookie year (2006–07) with the Timberwolves. He earned a starting role for the last five games of the season and averaged 12.0 points and 10.2 rebounds while logging an average 34.4 minutes. He had an increased role in the 2007–08 season after a strong rookie performance and a Vegas Summer League performance during which he averaged 21.8 points and 6.0 rebounds. On December 11, 2007, Smith scored 36 points in an 88–102 loss to the Washington Wizards, logging 38 minutes and making 14 of his 22 field goal attempts.^[3] On July 17, 2008, he re-signed with the Timberwolves on a multi-year deal.^[4]

On July 20, 2009, Smith was traded, along with Mark Madsen and Sebastian Telfair, to the Los Angeles Clippers for Quentin Richardson.^[5] On July 19, 2010, Smith re-signed with the Clippers on a one-year deal.^[6]

On December 15, 2011, Smith signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.^[7]

On August 11, 2012, Smith signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel for the 2012–13 season.^[8] On March 15, 2013, he was released by Hapoel.^[9] He later joined the Hong Kong Bulls for the 2013 NBL season.

On March 14, 2014, Smith was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League.^[10]

On September 23, 2014, Smith signed with Israeli club Ironi Nes Ziona for the 2014–15 season.^[11]

In 2019 Craig Smith signed with the Enemies of the Big3. Entering his first season with the BIG3, Craig Smith was selected with the 10th pick in the second round of the 2019 BIG3 draft.

The Basketball Tournament

Craig Smith played for Team CitiTeam Blazers in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. CitiTeam Blazers made it to the Second Round before falling to Team Challenge ALS.

NBA career statistics

Legend

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
*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Minnesota	82*	5	18.7	.531	.000	.624	5.1	.6	.6	.2	7.4
2007–08	Minnesota	77	11	20.1	.563	.000	.665	4.6	.8	.5	.2	9.4
2008–09	Minnesota	74	31	19.7	.562	.000	.677	3.8	1.1	.4	.3	10.1
2009–10	L.A. Clippers	75	2	16.4	.569	.200	.635	3.8	1.1	.4	.3	7.8
2010–11	L.A. Clippers	48	0	12.2	.553	.000	.735	2.4	.6	.3	.1	5.4
2011–12	Portland	47	0	9.9	.504	.000	.717	2.3	.4	.3	.1	3.3
Career		403	49	16.9	.553	.037	.661	3.9	.8	.5	.2	7.6

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds

References

1. Craig Smith Bio Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Craig Smith Player Profile, Portland Trail Blazers, News, Rumors, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, D-League Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". RealGM.
3. "Six score in double digits to lift short-handed Wizards". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007.
4. "Timberwolves re-sign Craig Smith". Inside Hoops.
5. "Clippers Acquire Telfair, Smith and Madsen from Minnesota for Richardson". NBA.com. July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
6. "CLIPPERS: CLIPPERS REACH DEAL WITH FORWARD CRAIG SMITH". nba.com.
7. "Trail Blazers sign forward Craig Smith". NBA.com.
8. "Hapoel Jerusalem signs former NBA Craig Smith". Sportando. August 11, 2012.
9. "Hapoel Jerusalem waive Craig Smith". Sportando. March 15, 2013.
10. "NBA Development League: Skyforce Acquires Craig Smith". NBA.com.
11. "Former NBA forward Craig Smith inks a deal with Ironi Nes-Ziona". Sportando.com. September 23, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference