Steven Smith (basketball)


Steven Alexander Smith is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'9" tall power forward. He played college basketball for the La Salle University.

College career

Smith is a graduate of Northeast High School, and later La Salle University, where he won the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Award twice, in the years 2005 and 2006, while playing the La Salle's men's basketball team, the Explorers.

Professional career

After starting the 2006-07 NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Smith was waived in January 2007. In eight total NBA games, he averaged 0.6 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. He also played for the Anaheim Arsenal of the D-League during the 2007-08 season.
In February 2008, he joined the Italian League pro club Solsonica Rieti and finished the 2007-08 season there. He signed with the Greek League pro club Kolossos Rodou for the 2008-09 season. After averaging 18.3 points per game in 21 games, he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture and missed the rest of the season.
In August 2010, he signed with the German Eurocup team EWE Baskets Oldenburg, but he was released in December. He then played in Greece with Panellinios, and later with Panathinaikos.
On March 24, 2014 he was signed by the Austin Toros.
On August 8, 2014 he was signed by French team Bourg-en-Bresse.
On August 19, 2015, he signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez.
On June 23, 2016, Smith signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims.
On October 2, 2017, Smith signed in Argentina with Quimsa of the Liga Nacional de Básquet.