Don Smith was an American

United States

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 college basketball player who played for the University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

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 during the 1930s. He played the guard position and was tall. He was voted as a consensus NCAA All-American

1933 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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 as a senior

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 in 1932–33 after guiding the Panthers to their second consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Conference championship. Smith, who was from Bellevue, Pennsylvania

Bellevue, Pennsylvania

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, was known for his quick basketball instincts.