Andre Smith (Nebraska basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Nebraska (1977–1981) |
NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 7 / Pick: 142nd overall |
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
Position | Center |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Andre Smith is an American former basketball player. He is best known for his collegiate career at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Smith played an undersized center at 6'7". Between 1977–78 and 1980–81, Smith scored 1,717 points in 114 games for a career average of 15.1 points per game. At the time of his graduation, he was second on the all-time Cornhuskers scoring list. Smith is still found in the top 10 on many other school records. During his junior and senior years he was named a First Team All-Big 8 Conference member, and at the conclusion of his final season was named the Big 8 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. In 1980–81, Smith averaged 18.3 points per game to lead the conference en route to becoming Nebraska's first-ever player of the year recipient.
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Smith in the 1981 NBA Draft, although he never did play in the league...
References
- "1981 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- "Smith Named Big 8 Player of the Year". The Daily Union. March 11, 1981. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- "Nebraska Basketball Honor Roll". Huskers.com. University of Nebraska. November 22, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- "History of Nebraska Men's Basketball". college-basketball-tickets.net. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved October 29, 2011.