Steve Kerr Three-Point Record

Lore & Background

Smith was widely regarded as an excellent three-point shooter, and is one of three players to make seven 3-pointers in a quarter. He joined the USA men's national basketball team in the 1994 FIBA World Championship winning the gold medal. He won another gold medal at the 1999 Tournament of the Americas and an Olympic gold medal with the USA men's national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Reader's Guide

Smith was selected fifth overall in the 1991 NBA draft by the Miami Heat. He played in 61 games in his rookie season, starting in 59 with averages of 12 points per game and 4.6 assists. He was traded to the Atlanta Hawks early in the 1994–95 season. With the Hawks, he averaged a then career-high 18.1 points in 1995–96, and later averaged 20.1 points in 1996–97 and 1997–98, earning an All-Star selection in 1998. He was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers after the 1998–99 season. He then played for the San Antonio Spurs, winning an NBA title in 2003, and later signed with the New Orleans Hornets.

Did You Know?

• Smith finished his four-year college career as the all-time leading scorer in Michigan State history, with 2,263 points.
• He made a career high 9 three-pointers in a game on March 14, 1997.
• Smith led the league in three-point shooting at 47 percent in the 2001–02 season with the Spurs.