Charles Smith

Smith playing with Efes Pilsen in December 2009.
Personal information
Born	(1975-08-22) August 22, 1975 (age 48) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Paul Laurence Dunbar (Fort Worth, Texas)
College	New Mexico (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 1st round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career	1997–2011
Position	Shooting guard
Number	3, 14, 5, 7
Career history
1997–1998	Miami Heat
1998–1999	Los Angeles Clippers
1999–2000	Rockford Lightning
2000–2001	Snaidero Udine
2001–2002	San Antonio Spurs
2002–2003	Portland Trail Blazers
2003	Makedonikos
2003–2004	Virtus Bologna
2004–2005	Scavolini Pesaro
2005–2006	Portland Trail Blazers
2006	Denver Nuggets
2006	Efes Pilsen
2006–2008	Real Madrid
2008–2010	Efes Pilsen
2010–2011	Lottomatica Roma
Career highlights and awards
Turkish League champion (2009) Turkish Cup winner (2009) Turkish Cup MVP (2009) Turkish President's Cup winner (2009) Spanish League champion (2007) Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy (2005) All-EuroLeague Second Team (2005) EuroCup champion (2007) EuroCup FInals MVP (2007) CBA Newcomer of the Year (2000) All-CBA Second Team (2000) 2× First-team All-WAC (1996, 1997)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Charles Cornelius Smith (born August 22, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the Alphonso Ford Trophy winner and an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2005.

High school

Smith played high school basketball at Dunbar High School, in Fort Worth.

College career

Collegiately, Smith was a star at the University of New Mexico, with the Lobos.

Professional career

Smith played with the Denver Nuggets, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. A prolific scorer, he starred in European national leagues with Makedonikos Kozani, Virtus Bologna, and Efes Istanbul. With the Italian League team Scavolini Pesaro in 2005, he won the first-ever Alphonso Ford Trophy, as he was the best scorer in the 2004–05 EuroLeague season.

He was also named the Finals MVP of the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in the 2006–07 season, while playing with the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid. He moved back to the Turkish Basketball Super League for the 2008–09 season, when he signed with Efes Pilsen. He moved back to Italy for the 2010–11 season, when he signed a one-year contract with Lottomatica Roma.^[1]