Charles Anton "Tony" Smith (born June 14, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player.
Smith began his career playing high school basketball at Wauwatosa East High School.[1] He then played basketball at the collegiate level for Marquette University from 1986 to 1990.[2] During his time at Marquette he set the schools all-time record for points per game, 23.8 which he achieved during the 1989–90 season. Smiths scoring record was eclipsed by Markus Howard in the 2018–19 season. Smith graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Organizational Leadership. He was inducted into Marquette's Hall of Fame in September 2006.[3]
He was selected with the 24th pick of the 2nd round in the 1990 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played with six different NBA teams from 1990 to 2001, and last played in 2002 with the Phoenix Eclipse of the American Basketball Association.[4]
In 2016, he began working as an analyst and studio host for broadcasts of Milwaukee Bucks basketball on Fox Sports Wisconsin. In 2018 Smith became the radio color analyst for Marquette University Basketball.[5]
Career statistics
| 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 |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | L. A. Lakers | 64 | 1 | 10.9 | .441 | .000 | .702 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| 1991–92 | L. A. Lakers | 63 | 0 | 13.0 | .399 | .000 | .653 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| 1992–93 | L. A. Lakers | 55 | 9 | 13.7 | .484 | .182 | .756 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 1993–94 | L. A. Lakers | 73 | 31 | 22.2 | .441 | .320 | .714 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| 1994–95 | L. A. Lakers | 61 | 4 | 16.8 | .427 | .352 | .698 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| 1995–96 | Phoenix | 34 | 2 | 15.5 | .405 | .325 | .649 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| 1995–96 | Miami | 25 | 1 | 16.4 | .455 | .333 | .444 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| 1996–97 | Charlotte | 69 | 39 | 18.7 | .409 | .323 | .644 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 1997–98 | Milwaukee | 7 | 0 | 11.4 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 2000–01 | Atlanta | 6 | 0 | 13.0 | .348 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Career | 457 | 87 | 16.0 | .431 | .307 | .690 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5.5 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | L. A. Lakers | 7 | 0 | 5.7 | .462 | .000 | .667 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 1991–92 | L. A. Lakers | 4 | 0 | 10.0 | .300 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 1992–93 | L. A. Lakers | 5 | 0 | 14.6 | .520 | .500 | .667 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| 1994–95 | L. A. Lakers | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .231 | .300 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| 1995–96 | Miami | 3 | 0 | 20.3 | .474 | .400 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| 1996–97 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Career | 27 | 0 | 9.3 | .420 | .333 | .556 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Marquette | 29 | 24 | 24.9 | .534 | .333 | .753 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 8.0 |
| 1987–88 | Marquette | 28 | - | 31.9 | .523 | .368 | .739 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 13.1 |
| 1988–89 | Marquette | 28 | 28 | 32.4 | .556 | .667 | .730 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 14.2 |
| 1989–90 | Marquette | 29 | - | 39.0 | .495 | .414 | .856 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| Career | 114 | 52 | 32.4 | .521 | .430 | .785 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 14.8 | |
References
- ^ "Tony Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Smith College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Celebrating Alumni: Tony Smith By Andrew Sharos, MarquetteHoops.com, posted 14 Sept. 2006, retrieved 8 Jan. 2007
- ^ NCAA tracker - Marquette University @ usbasket.com retrieved 8 Jan. 2007
- ^ "Linkedin".[dead link]
&logo=marquett.gif){kind=link}
External links
- NBA.com profile
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com