Sam Smith
Sam Smith
Born: January 27, 1944
Hazard, KY USA
Position: F
High School: Hazard
College: Kentucky Wesleyan, Louisville
Drafted: 1967, Round 3 Pick 9, #28 Overall
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 230
Career: 1967-68-1970-71
Minor League Statistics
Sam Smith averaged 8.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in his 255-game career with the Kentucky Colonels, Minnesota Muskies and Utah Stars. He began playing during the 1967-68 season and last took the court during the 1970-71 campaign.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | Minnesota Muskies | 77 | 2175 | 750 | 284 | 6 | 2 | 280 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 586 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 171 | 755 |
| 1968-69 | Kentucky Colonels | 62 | 1421 | 437 | 173 | 10 | 1 | 172 | 114 | 169 | 221 | 390 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 143 | 461 |
| 1969-70 | Kentucky Colonels | 81 | 2405 | 724 | 307 | 4 | 1 | 249 | 163 | 301 | 418 | 719 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 202 | 778 |
| 1970-71 | Kentucky Colonels | 25 | 259 | 73 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 88 |
| 1970-71 | Utah Stars | 10 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| Totals | 255 | 6303 | 2004 | 803 | 25 | 5 | 740 | 486 | 509 | 681 | 1776 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 558 | 2097 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | Minnesota Muskies | 77 | 28.2 | 37.9 | 33.3 | 66.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 9.8 |
| 1968-69 | Kentucky Colonels | 62 | 22.9 | 39.6 | 10.0 | 66.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| 1969-70 | Kentucky Colonels | 81 | 29.7 | 42.4 | 25.0 | 65.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 9.6 |
| 1970-71 | Kentucky Colonels | 25 | 10.4 | 45.2 | 0.0 | 62.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| 1970-71 | Utah Stars | 10 | 4.3 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Averages | 255 | 24.7 | 40.1 | 20.0 | 65.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 8.2 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | Minnesota Muskies | 10 | 374 | 142 | 56 | 0 | 51 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 147 | |
| 1968-69 | Kentucky Colonels | 7 | 157 | 57 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 45 | |
| 1969-70 | Kentucky Colonels | 12 | 354 | 99 | 54 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 136 | |
| 1970-71 | Utah Stars | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 32 | 895 | 304 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 95 | 332 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | Minnesota Muskies | 10 | 37.4 | 39.4 | 68.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 14.7 | |
| 1968-69 | Kentucky Colonels | 7 | 22.4 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 6.4 |
| 1969-70 | Kentucky Colonels | 12 | 29.5 | 54.5 | 73.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 11.3 | |
| 1970-71 | Utah Stars | 3 | 3.3 | 33.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Averages | 255 | 28.0 | 43.1 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 10.4 |
