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Tony Smith
Personal information
Born (1968-06-14) June 14, 1968 (age 55)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
High school Wauwatosa East
(Wauwatosa, Wisconsin)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Marquette (1986–1990)
NBA Draft 1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro career 1990–2002
Career history
1990–1995 Los Angeles Lakers
1995–1996 Phoenix Suns
1996 Miami Heat
1996–1997 Charlotte Hornets
1997 Tau Cerámica
1997–1998 Milwaukee Bucks
2000–2001 Rockford Lightning
2001 Atlanta Hawks
2001 Vip Rimini
2001 San Lázaro
2002 Phoenix Eclipse
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,504 (5.5 ppg)
Rebounds 735 (1.6 rpg)
Assists 881 (1.9 apg)

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. He then played basketball at the collegiate level for Marquette University from 1986 to 1990. 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.

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.

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.

Career statistics

Legend
  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

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