Jabari Montsho Smith Sr. (born February 12, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He last played with Pioneros de Quintana Roo in Mexico.[1]
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Born | (1977-04-12) April 12, 1977 (age 45) Atlanta, Georgia |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Booker T. Washington (Atlanta, Georgia) |
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NBA draft | 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall |
Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
Playing career | 2000–2010 |
Position | Center / Power forward |
Number | 55, 52, 41 |
Career history | |
2000–2001 | Sacramento Kings |
2001–2002 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2002 | CB Granada |
2003–2004 | Sacramento Kings |
2004–2005 | New Jersey Nets |
2006–2007 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
2007–2008 | Pardis Mottahed Qazvin BC |
2009 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
2009 | Conquistadores de Guaynabo |
2010 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
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After a college career at Louisiana State University, he was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft. He has played for the Kings, the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets over a span of 5 years, for a total of 108 games and averages of 3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. His final NBA game was played in Game 4 of the 2005 Eastern Conference First Round on May 1, 2005 against the Miami Heat. In that game, Smith only played for 44 seconds (substituting at the very end of the 4th quarter for Vince Carter) and recorded no stats. The Nets would lose the game and get swept by Miami. In that first round series, Smith played in 3 games for a total of 3 minutes.
Smith also played in Spain, Turkey, Iran, and Puerto Rico.[2]
His son, Jabari Smith Jr., is an NBA player for the Houston Rockets. He played in college for the Auburn Tigers basketball team.
Smith's cousin Kwame Brown was selected as the first overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.[3]
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