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{{short description|American basketball player}}
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| name = Charles Smith
| name = Charles Smith
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| position = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
| height_ft = 6
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1967|11|29}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1967|11|29}}
| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| nationality = American
| high_school = [[All Saints High School (Washington, D.C.)|All Saints]] (Washington, D.C.)
| high_school = [[All Saints High School (Washington, D.C.)|All Saints]] (Washington, D.C.)
| college = [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]] (1985–1989)
| college = [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]] (1985–1989)
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| career_start = 1989
| career_start = 1989
| career_end = 2001
| career_end = 2001
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| career_number = 3, 13
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| years1 = {{nbay|1989|full=y}}
| years1 = {{nbay|1989|full=y}}
| team1 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| team1 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| years2 = 1990–1991
| years2 = 1990–1991
| team2 = [[Rapid City Thrillers]] ([[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]])
| team2 = [[Rapid City Thrillers]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1990|end}}
| years3 = {{nbay|1990|end}}
| team3 = Boston Celtics
| team3 = Boston Celtics
| years4 = 1991
| years4 = 1991
| team4 = [[Rockford Lightning]] (CBA)
| team4 = [[Rockford Lightning]]
| years5 = 1994
| years5 = 1994
| team5 = Rockford Lightning (CBA)
| team5 = Rockford Lightning
| years6 = 1994–1995
| years6 = 1994–1995
| team6 = [[Connecticut Pride|Hartford Hellcats]] (CBA)
| team6 = [[Connecticut Pride|Hartford Hellcats]]
| years7 = 1995
| years7 = 1995
| team7 = [[Omaha Racers]] (CBA)
| team7 = [[Omaha Racers]]
| years8 = 1995
| years8 = 1995
| team8 = Florida Sharks ([[United States Basketball League|USBL]])
| team8 = Florida Sharks
| years9 = 1995
| years9 = 1995
| team9 = [[Rapid City Thrillers|Florida Beach Dogs]] (CBA)
| team9 = [[Florida Beach Dogs]]
| years10 = {{nbay|1995|start}}
| years10 = {{nbay|1995|start}}
| team10 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| team10 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| years11 = 1996
| years11 = 1996
| team11 = Florida Beach Dogs (CBA)
| team11 = Florida Beach Dogs
| years12 = 1996
| years12 = 1996
| team12 = Florida Sharks (USBL)
| team12 = Florida Sharks
| years13 = 1996
| years13 = 1996
| team13 = [[KK Crvena Zvezda|Red Star Belgrade]] ([[Yugoslav Basketball League|Serbia]])
| team13 = [[KK Crvena Zvezda|Red Star Belgrade]]
| years14 = 1996–1997
| years14 = 1996–1997
| team14 = Florida Beach Dogs (CBA)
| team14 = Florida Beach Dogs
| years15 = 1997
| years15 = 1997
| team15 = [[Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C.|Iraklis]] ([[Greek Basket League|Greece]])
| team15 = [[Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C.|Iraklis]]
| years16 = 1997
| years16 = 1997
| team16 = Rockford Lightning (CBA)
| team16 = Rockford Lightning
| years17 = 1997–1998
| years17 = 1997–1998
| team17 = [[La Crosse Bobcats]] (CBA)
| team17 = [[La Crosse Bobcats]]
| years18 = 1998
| years18 = 1998
| team18 = [[Ourense Baloncesto|Ourense]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
| team18 = [[Ourense Baloncesto|Ourense]]
| years19 = 1998
| years19 = 1998
| team19 = [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]]<br />([[Baloncesto Superior Nacional|Puerto Rico]])
| team19 = [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]]
| years20 = 1998–1999
| years20 = 1998–1999
| team20 = [[Basket Napoli|Serapide Pozzuoli]] ([[Lega Basket Serie A|Italy]])
| team20 = [[S.S. Basket Napoli|Serapide Pozzuoli]]
| years21 = 1999
| years21 = 1999
| team21 = [[Obras Sanitarias]] ([[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Argentina]])
| team21 = [[Obras Sanitarias]]
| years22 = 1999–2000
| years22 = 1999–2000
| team22 = Record Napoli (Italy)
| team22 = Record Napoli
| years23 = 2000
| years23 = 2000
| team23 = [[Pallacanestro Messina|Media Broker Messina]] (Italy)
| team23 = [[Pallacanestro Messina|Media Broker Messina]]
| years24 = 2000–2001
| years24 = 2000–2001
| team24 = La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
| team24 = La Crosse Bobcats
| years25 = 2001
| years25 = 2001
| team25 = [[Liège Basket]] ([[Basketball League Belgium Division I|Belgium]])
| team25 = [[Liège Basket]]
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| highlights =
*[[Continental Basketball Association statistical leaders|CBA assists leader]] (1996)
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* Second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[Associated Press|AP]], [[United Press International|UPI]] ([[1989 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1989]])
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* [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Big East Player of the Year]] (1989)
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* First-team [[List of All-Big East Conference men's basketball teams|All-Big East]] (1989)
* Second-team All-Big East (1988)
| stats_league = NBA
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
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| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 115
| stat3value = 115
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| highlights =
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* Second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[Associated Press|AP]], [[United Press International|UPI]] ([[1989 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1989]])
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* [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Big East Player of the Year]] (1989)
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* First-team All-[[Big East Conference|Big East]] (1989)
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]] }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Team competition]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Team competition]] }}
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'''Charles Edward Smith IV''' (born November 29, 1967) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who played with the [[Boston Celtics]] and [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Smith was also a member of the bronze medal-winning [[1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team|1988 United States Olympic team]] and was an [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] college player at [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]].

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'''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 [[National Basketball Association|NBA]].


==College career==
==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 was born in Washington, D.C., where he attended [[Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.)|All Saints High School]]. At [[Georgetown University]] he was the [[Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year]] for the [[1988–89 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|1988–89 season]].


Smith also played for the 1988 [[United States national basketball team|United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team]], the last American team not to feature professional players.
Smith also played for the 1988 [[United States national basketball team|United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team]], the last American team not to feature NBA players.


==Professional career==
==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]].
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==
==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.<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10613FD3F5E0C708DDDAA0894DA494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fB%2fBoston%20University Smith, a former Celtic, gets a split verdict, abstract] The New York Times. March 13, 1992. Accessed August 27, 2007.</ref> He subsequently served time in prison.<ref name=tbd>[http://www.tbd.com/articles/2010/10/charles-e-smith-former-hoya-nba-player-shot-in-bowie-24259.html Charles E. Smith, former Hoya, NBA player, shot in Bowie; drugs found in home | TBD.com]</ref>
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.<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10613FD3F5E0C708DDDAA0894DA494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fB%2fBoston%20University Smith, a former Celtic, gets a split verdict, abstract] The New York Times. March 13, 1992. Accessed August 27, 2007.</ref> He subsequently served time in prison.<ref name=tbd>[http://www.tbd.com/articles/2010/10/charles-e-smith-former-hoya-nba-player-shot-in-bowie-24259.html Charles E. Smith, former Hoya, NBA player, shot in Bowie; drugs found in home | TBD.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025120545/http://www.tbd.com/articles/2010/10/charles-e-smith-former-hoya-nba-player-shot-in-bowie-24259.html |date=October 25, 2010 }}</ref>


==Shooting==
==Shooting==
On October 21, 2010, Smith was shot twice in the chest at his home in [[Bowie, Maryland]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5712909 Report: Former Boston Celtic Charles Smith shot, hospitalized – ESPN Boston]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-10-23/sports/bs-sp-digest-1023-20101023_1_field-hockey-jill-reeve-acc |title=Ex-Hoyas star Smith shot at Bowie home, police say |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 23, 2010}}</ref>
On October 21, 2010, Smith was shot twice in the chest at his home in [[Bowie, Maryland]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5712909 Report: Former Boston Celtic Charles Smith shot, hospitalized – ESPN Boston]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/10/23/ex-hoyas-star-smith-shot-at-bowie-home-police-say-cocaine-found/ |title=Ex-Hoyas star Smith shot at Bowie home, police say |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 23, 2010}}</ref>

{{update|date=October 2019}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Obras Sanitarias basketball players]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in basketball]]
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[[Category:Omaha Racers players]]
[[Category:Omaha Racers players]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:Rapid City Thrillers players]]
[[Category:Rapid City Thrillers players]]
[[Category:Rockford Lightning players]]
[[Category:Rockford Lightning players]]
[[Category:Undrafted National Basketball Association players]]
[[Category:Undrafted NBA players]]
[[Category:United States men's national basketball team players]]
[[Category:United States men's national basketball team players]]
[[Category:United States Basketball League players]]
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[[Category:Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 22:52, 22 November 2024

For other people with the same name, see Charles Smith.

Charles Smith
Personal information
Born (1967-11-29) November 29, 1967 (age 57)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolAll Saints (Washington, D.C.)
CollegeGeorgetown (1985–1989)
NBA draft1989: undrafted
Playing career1989–2001
PositionPoint guard
Number3, 13
Career history
1989–1990Boston Celtics
1990–1991Rapid City Thrillers
1991Boston Celtics
1991Rockford Lightning
1994Rockford Lightning
1994–1995Hartford Hellcats
1995Omaha Racers
1995Florida Sharks
1995Florida Beach Dogs
1995Minnesota Timberwolves
1996Florida Beach Dogs
1996Florida Sharks
1996Red Star Belgrade
1996–1997Florida Beach Dogs
1997Iraklis
1997Rockford Lightning
1997–1998La Crosse Bobcats
1998Ourense
1998Vaqueros de Bayamón
1998–1999Serapide Pozzuoli
1999Obras Sanitarias
1999–2000Record Napoli
2000Media Broker Messina
2000–2001La Crosse Bobcats
2001Liège Basket
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points186
Rebounds76
Assists115
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team competition

Charles Edward Smith IV (born November 29, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played with the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Smith was also a member of the bronze medal-winning 1988 United States Olympic team and was an All-American college player at Georgetown.

College career

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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 NBA players.

Professional career

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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

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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.[1] He subsequently served time in prison.[2]

Shooting

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On October 21, 2010, Smith was shot twice in the chest at his home in Bowie, Maryland.[3] 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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, a former Celtic, gets a split verdict, abstract The New York Times. March 13, 1992. Accessed August 27, 2007.
  2. ^ Charles E. Smith, former Hoya, NBA player, shot in Bowie; drugs found in home | TBD.com Archived October 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Report: Former Boston Celtic Charles Smith shot, hospitalized – ESPN Boston
  4. ^ "Ex-Hoyas star Smith shot at Bowie home, police say". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 2010.
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