Kenny Smith

Kenny Smith

Smith in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1965-03-08) March 8, 1965 (age 59) New York City, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Molloy (Queens, New York)
College	North Carolina (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career	1987–1997
Position	Point guard
Number	30, 31
Career history
1987–1990	Sacramento Kings
1990	Atlanta Hawks
1990–1996	Houston Rockets
1996	Detroit Pistons
1996–1997	Orlando Magic
1997	Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1994, 1995) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1988) Consensus first-team All-American (1987) First-team All-ACC (1987) 2× Second-team All-ACC (1985, 1986) No. 30 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels Second-team Parade All-American (1983) McDonald's All-American (1983)
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,397 (12.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,454 (2.0 rpg)
Assists	4,073 (5.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA World Championship 1986 Spain National team

Kenneth Smith (born March 8, 1965), is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Jet", he played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Denver Nuggets.^[1] Smith won back-to-back NBA championships with Houston.

Smith played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, earning consensus first-team All-American honors as a senior in 1987. He was selected by Sacramento in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft with the sixth overall pick, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team with the Kings. After retiring from playing, Smith became a basketball commentator for the Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA on TNT. He also works as an analyst for CBS/Turner during the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.^[2]