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Forward ·Los Angeles Clippers ·NBA ·#32

Jim Smith

Age68 BornApr 12, 1958 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight102 kg CollegeOhio State Draft1981 · #54
Career averages
2.9PPG
2.4RPG
0.6APG
76 games · 2 seasons

At a glance

LAC hub
Career snapshot
2Seasons
76Games
216Career points
14.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Clippers · 72 games · 1981-82 to 1981-82
Draft1981
3Round
54Overall pick
From Ohio State
Career highsSingle season
2.9PPG · 1981-82 · LAC
2.5RPG · 1981-82 · LAC
0.6APG · 1981-82 · LAC
Position rank1981-82
#79PPG rank
#80PER rank
#79Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 81 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1982-83 - 1982-83 · 1 seasons
2.0 PPG 1.3 RPG 0.0 APG
4 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1981-82 - 1981-82 · 1 seasons
2.9 PPG 2.5 RPG 0.6 APG
72 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1981-82 LAC 72 3 11.9 2.9 2.5 0.6 0.3 0.7 50.9 0.0 45.9 - -
1982-83 DET 4 0 4.5 2.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 0.0 50.0 14.2 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1982 Los Angeles Clippers Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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Born on April 12

Frank Gates 1920 Larry Cannon 1947 · Philadelphia 76ers Dave Scholz 1948 · Philadelphia 76ers David Thirdkill 1960 · Boston Celtics Arnis Vecvagars 1974 Brad Miller 1976 · Sacramento Kings Devin Smith 1981 Steven Smith 1983 · Philadelphia 76ers

About Jim Smith

Jim Smith is a college basketball head coach. As the head coach of Saint John's University in Minnesota, he has achieved 770 wins, making him the winningest head coach in Minnesota college basketball history and is second among all Division III coaches in wins. Smith recorded his 700th win on November 21, 2009, against Division II school Minnesota-State Moorhead.