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Full Name: Tommy Lee Smith
Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 6-10 (2.08 m)/ 215 (97.5 kg)
Birthdate: December 4, 1980 (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
High School: North High School (Phoenix, Ariz.)
College: Arizona State

NBA DRAFT 2003
Selected in the second round (53rd overall) by the Chicago Bulls


Arizona State
SeasonGGSFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTSTLBLPTSAVG
1999-0032162128.4843350.660992321 211574.9
2000-01299105185.5685996.6151314028432719.3
2001-022929136289.4715598.56115458373433811.7
2002-033232141286.49370122.57419985306935711.2
Career12271444888.500217366.59358320611616711239.2
Three-point field goals: 1999-00, 0-for-3 (.000); 2000-01, 2-for-8 (.250); 2001-02, 11-for-29 (.379); 2002-03, 5-18 (.278). Totals: 18-for-58 (.310).

Career Highlights: Second at ASU all-time in blocks, trailing only former NBA forward Mario Bennett (195). Finished career 20th in total points. Did not miss a game in his four-year career. At 2003 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, averaged 17.7 points and 2.33 blocks, earning all-tournament honors.

Senior (2002-03): Led Pac-10 Conference in blocks (2.16 bpg). Earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors. Earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors with back-to-back double-doubles during final weekend of regular season. Posted 24 points (matching career high), 11 boards and four blocks vs. Oregon then followed up with 17 points and 11 boards in a win over Oregon State. Second on the team in rebounds (6.2 per game) and assists (85).

Junior (2001-02): Posted season-high 22 points and added 10 rebounds vs. No. 21 California. Also was 11-of-26 (.423) from the three-point stripe in Pac-10 play. Notched 14 points and 14 rebounds vs. Penn State. Had 19-point, nine-rebound games vs. Brigham Young and Washington State.

Sophomore (2000-01): Averaged 12.5 points in final 15 games and had a Pac-10 record-tying 11-of-11 effort from the field against Washington, scoring career-high 24 points. Posted 21 points and 12 rebounds vs. California. Tallied 20 points vs. Belmont.

Freshman (1999-00): Played in all 32 games, as ASU won 19 games with six freshmen seeing playing time. Had six blocks, the most by a Sun Devil since 1997, vs. Oregon State. Tallied 15 points and seven rebounds vs. Portland State.

Strengths: Has enormous potential due to outstanding athleticism and leaping ability. His best basketball is ahead of him if he works hard to gain weight and get stronger.

Personal: Majored in sociology. His basketball dream team would feature Julius Erving, Kevin Garnett and Jason Kidd. List the Phoenix Suns as his favorite professional sports team.