William A. Smith (born February 14, 1949) is a retired American

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center who played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers (1971–73). He was drafted by the Blazers in the third round (42 pick overall) of the 1971 NBA draft from

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, where he holds the individual player single game scoring record of 47 points achieved on January 14, 1971 against Lafayette College.

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