Kenny Smith
Biography
Kenny Smith is an American basketball commentator and a former NBA point guard who spent ten seasons with six teams. He grew up in Queens, New York, and played college basketball at North Carolina, where he was a consensus first-team All-American in his senior year of 1987. Sacramento chose him with the sixth overall pick in that year's draft, and he earned a spot on the NBA All-Rookie First Team. As Houston's starting point guard he won championships in 1994 and 1995. After retiring he moved into broadcasting, working as a studio analyst on Inside the NBA on TNT and on NBA Countdown and covering the NCAA men's tournament for CBS and Turner. He played the sports agent Leon Rich in Hustle (2022).
61years old
Turns 62 on March 8in 118 days
- Born Queens
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Kenneth Smith
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 14 years2010 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Giannis: The Marvelous JourneyIMDb rating 8.3
- 2022HustleIMDb rating 7.3
- 2021Untold: Malice at the PalaceIMDb rating 7.5
- 2012ThunderstruckIMDb rating 5.2
- 2010Just WrightIMDb rating 6.0
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Own stunts
In his third season, Smith made the dunk contest finals, where his trademark dunk scored high points for originality. He began with his back to the basket, bounced the ball backward between his legs off the backboard, then grabbed it in the air and reverse dunked it. Dominique Wilkins narrowly beat him.
Early training
Kenny Smith credited former South Carolina State star Bobby Lewis with shaping his shooting and ballhandling. Smith attended Lewis's lectures in high school, kept using the drills throughout his career, and still teaches them at his own camps.
A first
Kenny Smith played for the United States at the 1986 FIBA World Championship on the last American team made up exclusively of amateur players. He scored 23 points to beat the Soviet Union 87-85 for the gold medal.
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Worked with
Kenny Smith shares two films with Queen Latifah, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jeremiah ZagarDirector, 1 film, 2022
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Sanaa HamriDirector, 1 film, 2010
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Floyd RussDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Floyd Russ
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1988 | NBA All-Rookie Team | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.