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Belus Smawley
Guard

Belus Smawley

Age108 BornMar 20, 1918 FromUSA Height185 cm (6'1") Weight88 kg CollegeAppalachian State
Career averages
12.6PPG
1.2RPG
2.4APG
321 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

Career snapshot
6Seasons
321Games
4,048Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 16 games · 1950-51 to 1950-51
Career highsSingle season
15.5PPG · 1948-49 · -
3.0RPG · 1950-51 · -
3.5APG · 1949-50 · -
Position rank1950-51
#3PPG rank
#3PER rank
#8Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 29 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Philadelphia 76ers
1950-51 - 1950-51 · 1 seasons
7.8 PPG 3.0 RPG 2.3 APG
16 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1946-47 NBA 22 0 0.0 11.9 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 32.1 0.0 76.6 - -
1947-48 NBA 48 0 0.0 11.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 30.8 0.0 74.0 - -
1948-49 NBA 59 0 0.0 15.5 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 37.2 0.0 74.7 - -
1949-50 NBA 61 0 0.0 13.7 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 34.5 0.0 82.8 - -
1950-51 NBA 44 0 0.0 13.8 3.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 38.9 0.0 85.9 - -
1950-51 NBA 60 0 0.0 12.2 3.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 38.0 0.0 85.0 - -
1950-51 PHI 16 0 0.0 7.8 3.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 33.9 0.0 81.5 - -
1951-52 NBA 11 0 12.6 3.6 1.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 20.6 0.0 82.4 - -

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Born on March 20

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About Belus Smawley

Belus Van Smawley was an American basketball player and coach. He formerly held the record for longest game-winning buzzer-beater in NBA history, hitting one from 50 feet on November 25, 1948.