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
The Pioneros de Quintana Roo (''Quintana Roo Pioneers'' in English) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Cancún, México playing in Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). During the 2010–2011 season the team made it to t ...
in Mexico.
Professional career
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
The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...
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.
Personal life
His son,
Jabari Smith Jr.
Jabari Montsho Smith Jr. (born May 13, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers.
Born in Fayetteville, Georgia, ...
, is an NBA player for the
Houston Rockets
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. 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
The 2001 NBA draft took place on June 27, 2001 in New York City, New York. Kwame Brown became the first high school player to be drafted with the first overall pick in the history of the NBA. The selection of Kwame Brown by the Washington Wizards, ...
.
References
External links
1977 births
Living people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American sportspeople
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Iran
American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Atlanta
Beşiktaş men's basketball players
CB Granada players
Centers (basketball)
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Liga ACB players
LSU Tigers basketball players
New Jersey Nets players
Philadelphia 76ers players
Pioneros de Quintana Roo players
Power forwards (basketball)
Sacramento Kings draft picks
Sacramento Kings players
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