Nationality American NBA draft 1989 / Undrafted Weight 73 kg Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Name Charles Smith | Listed weight 160 lb (73 kg) Role Basketball player Positions Basketball positions Height 1.85 m | |
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Born November 29, 1967 (age 57) Washington, D.C. ( 1967-11-29 ) High school All Saints (Washington, D.C.) Olympic medals Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament Playing career 1989–1990 Boston Celtics 1990–1991 Rapid City Thrillers 1991 Boston Celtics 1991 Rockford Lightning 1994 Rockford Lightning 1994–1995 Hartford Hellcats 1995 Omaha Racers 1995 Florida Sharks 1995 Florida Beach Dogs 1995 Minnesota Timberwolves 1996 Florida Beach Dogs 1996 Florida Sharks 1996 Red Star Belgrade 1996–1997 Florida Beach Dogs 1997 Iraklis 1997 Rockford Lightning 1997–1998 La Crosse Bobcats 1998 Ourense 1998 Vaqueros de Bayamón 1998–1999 Serapide Pozzuoli 1999 Obras Sanitarias 1999–2000 Record Napoli 2000 Media Broker Messina 2000–2001 La Crosse Bobcats 2001 Liège Basket Similar Dan Majerle, Willie Anderson (basketball), Stacey Augmon | ||
50 point games charles smith 1990
Charles Edward Smith IV (born November 29, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who played with the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA.
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- 50 point games charles smith 1990
- College career
- Professional career
- Conviction of vehicular homicide
- Shooting
- References
College career
Smith was born in Washington, D.C., where he attended All Saints High School. At Georgetown University he was the Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year for the 1988–89 season.
Smith also played for the 1988 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team, the last American team not to feature professional players.
Professional career
After his college career, Smith went undrafted during the 1989 NBA draft. But he went on to play for the Boston Celtics and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Conviction of vehicular homicide
On March 12, 1992, Smith was convicted of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crime, in the hit-and-run deaths of two Boston University students on March 22, 1991. He subsequently served time in prison.
Shooting
On October 21, 2010, Smith was shot twice in the chest at his home in Bowie, Maryland. Smith underwent surgery and survived. The next day, police discovered "large quantity of cocaine and evidence of a gambling operation" in a search of his home.