NBA.com: Steve Smith Bio

2001-02:
Named the winner of the 2002 NBA Sportsmanship Award … in his first season with the Spurs led the NBA in three-point field goal percentage with a .472 (116-246) … for the season appeared in 77 games, averaging 11.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 28.7 minutes per contest … shot .455 (310-682) from the field and a team-best .878 (159-181) from the line … ranked 8th in the NBA in free throw percentage (he and Steve Nash were the only two players in the NBA to be in the top-10 in both three-point and free throw percentage) … joins Mike Dunleavy (1982-83) as the second Spur to lead the league in three-point percentage … set a Spurs franchise record for the highest single season three-point field goal percentage … scored a season-high 36 points on 11/3 in Portland … in the game tied an NBA record for the most threes made in a game without a miss, connecting on 8-for-8 from downtown (equaling the mark set by Jeff Hornacek and Sam Perkins but becoming the first player to do so from the 23’ 9” distance) … the highest scoring output by a Spurs guard since 1/10/92 when Willie Anderson had 36 … scored in double-figures 49 times, with 20-or-more seven times … had 29 points and a season-high-tying 6 rebounds at Atlanta on 12/5 … finished with 29 points (6-10 FG, 5-5 3PT-FG, 12-12 FT) at Utah on 1/23 … led the team in scoring four times … suffered a sprained right ankle vs. Chicago and missed five straight games (3/16-3/25) … started all 10 playoff games, averaging 10.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 29.8 minutes … hit 29-of-30 (.967) from the line in the post-season … grabbed a playoff-career-high 10 rebounds vs. Seattle on 5/3 … participated in the 1 800 CALL ATT Shootout at the 2002 All-Star Weekend.

2000-01:
Appeared in 81 games, averaging 13.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 31.4 minutes per contest … shot .456 from the field, .339 from three-point land and a career-best .891 from the line … ranked sixth in the NBA in FT percentage … scored in double-figures 54 times, with 20-or-more 11 times … had a season-high 26 points (thanks to 15-of-16 from the line) vs. Milwaukee on 1/5 … earned 36 starts … started the first 30 games of the season … did not play on 12/29 vs. Vancouver due to an illness … then came off the bench for 45 games before starting the final six games of the season (after Bonzi Wells suffered a torn ACL on 4/6) … averaged 13.3 ppg in 33.4 minutes as a starter … scored his 11,000th career point at Indiana on 1/25 … averaged 17.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 40.7 minutes in the Blazers three-game series with the Lakers … named the NBA Hometown Hero for the month of January.

1999-2000:
Led the Blazers in three-pointers made with 96 … appeared in all 82 games, averaging 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 32.8 minutes per contest … shot .467 from the field, .398 from three-point land and .850 from the line … earned 81 starts … ranked second on the team in scoring … led the team in scoring 17 times, in assists seven times and in rebounds once … scored in double-figures 66 times, with 20 or more 19 times … twice scored a season-high 27 points: at the Lakers on 1/22 and vs. Vancouver on 4/8 … scored his 10,000th career point vs. Boston on 2/21 … ranked 15th in the NBA in FT percentage.

1998-99:
Averaged 18.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 36.5 minutes … appeared in 36 games … shot .402 from the field, .338 from three-point land and .849 from the line … led the Hawks in scoring for the third straight season … scored a season-high 30 points - along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals - at Chicago on 2/9 … grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds at Cleveland on 5/2 … hit 18-of-21 from the line vs. New Jersey on 2/6, setting career-marks in both categories … ranked 16th in the NBA in FT percentage … missed a total of 14 games due to two stints on the injured list: out 2/22 to 3/4 with a sprained right knee and out 4/2 to 4/16 with a sore left knee … named to the All-Interview Second Team.

1997-98:
Received the 1998 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award … ranked 14th in the NBA in scoring … averaged 20.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 39.1 minutes per contest … shot .444 from the field, .351 from three-point land and a career-best .855 from the line … selected as a reserve to the 1998 All-Star Team (had 14 points and 3 boards in 16 minutes of action) … named the NBA Player of the Week for the period ending 1/11 … scored 20 or more 37 times, with 30 or more five times … had 35 points and hit the game-winning shot with 2.8 seconds left to give the Hawks a 91-89 victory over the Knicks on 1/13 in New York … ranked 13th in the NBA in FT percentage … missed a total of nine games due to injuries (missed four due to a sore right knee, two due to back spasms and one due to a family emergency) … played big in the playoffs, averaging 24.8 ppg, which ranked 7th in the NBA in the post-season.

1996-97:
Averaged 20.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 39.1 minutes per contest … started all 72 games he played … shot .429 from the field, .335 from three-point land and .847 from the line … ranked 21st in the NBA in scoring … set the Hawks franchise record for most three-pointers made in a game, hitting 9 vs. Seattle on 3/14 … in that game tied the NBA record for the most threes hit in a half (with 7) and most threes hit in a quarter (with 7) … scored a career-high 41 points at Utah on 1/30 … led the team in scoring 30 times and in assists 24 times … missed 10 games due to a sprained ankle.

1995-96:
Led the Hawks in scoring … averaged 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 35.7 minutes per contest … started all 80 games he played … shot .432 from the field, .331 from three-point land and .826 from the line … connected on a career-best 140-of-423 from downtown … ranked 33rd in the NBA in scoring and 30th in FT percentage … missed two games due to a sprained ankle … scored in double-figures 70 times … had 20-or-more 33 times and finished with 30-plus three times … scored a season-high 32 points at Sacramento on 11/19 … averaged a team-high 21.7 ppg in the post-season … had a playoff career-high 35 points in 45 minutes vs. Orlando on 5/13.

1994-95:
Traded to the Hawks - along with Grant Long - on 11/7 in exchange for Kevin Willis … for the season appeared in 80 games, averaging 16.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 33.3 minutes per contest … shot .426 from the field, .329 from three-point land and .841 from the line … saw action in two games with the Heat before the trade … scored a then-career-best 37 points vs. Phoenix on 3/18 … Hawks were 16-4 when he scored 20-or-more (vs. a 26-36 mark when he didn't) … scored in double-figures 64 times … averaged 18.4 ppg after the All-Star break … missed one game due to a sprained ankle.

1993-94:
Averaged 17.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 35.6 minutes per contest … earned 77 starts in 78 games … shot .456 from the field, .347 from three-point land and .835 from the line … led the team in assists, was second in scoring and ranked third in steals (with a career-best 1.08 spg) … twice scored a season-high 32 points: vs. Golden State on 11/26 and vs. Seattle on 2/17 (vs. Seattle had 26 points in the first half) … handed out a career-high 15 assists vs. Washington on 1/23 … set the Heat franchise record for the most assists in a half, handing out 12 in the first half in the Washington game … scored the final 4 points of the game - including a game-winning 18-foot jumper with 7.3 seconds left - in the Heat's 90-89 victory over Cleveland on 12/16 … missed three games due to the flu and one game due to a sprained left ankle.

1992-93:
Led the Heat in assists … averaged 16.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 33.5 minutes in 48 games … earned 43 starts … shot .451 from the field, a career-best .402 from three-point land and .787 from the line … missed the first 34 games of the season after having an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on 10/17 … made his first appearance of the season on 1/20 vs. Philadelphia and finished with 16 points, 6 assists and 5 boards … scored in double-figures 41 times, with a season-high 31 points vs. Orlando on 1/4 … posted a triple-double vs. Denver on 2/15 - finishing with 21 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in 46 minutes … started the final 43 games of the season … Miami was 26-22 in the 48 games he played after starting the season 10-24.

1991-92:
Named to the All-Rookie First Team … averaged 12.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 29.6 minutes in 61 games … earned 59 starts … shot .454 from the field, .320 from three-point land and .748 from the line … led all rookies in assists per game … twice scored a season-high 24 points: vs. New York on 11/2 and at Orlando on 11/30 … missed a total of 15 games after tearing cartilage in his right knee vs. the Lakers on 1/5 … averaged 13.7 points and 5.1 assists prior to the injury … also missed one game due to a sprained left ankle and five games due to a family emergency.

COLLEGE:
Finished his four-year career as the all-time leading scorer in Michigan State history, with 2,263 points … in addition ranks fourth on the school's all-time assists list (with 453) and fifth in rebounds (with 704) … in his college career averaged 18.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest in 122 games … named a First Team All-American as both a junior and a senior … averaged 20.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 4.8 apg as a junior and 25.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg and 3.6 apg as a senior.