Gregory Darnell Smith is a retired American basketball

Basketball

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 player.

Smith played college basketball at Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....

 and was drafted by the Kentucky Colonels

Kentucky Colonels

The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's nine years. The name is derived from the historic Kentucky colonels. The Colonels won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of any franchise in the league's history, but the team did...

 in the 1968 American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

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 draft and by the Milwaukee Bucks in the fourth round of the 1968 NBA Draft

1968 NBA Draft

The 1968 NBA Draft was the 22nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 3, 1968 and May 8, 1968 before the 1968–69 season. In this draft, 14 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year...

.

Smith played forward for the Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

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 (1968–72), Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...

 (1972) and Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers

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 (1972–76).

He helped the Bucks win the 1970-71 NBA Championship and the 1971-72 NBA Midwest Division.

In 8 seasons he played in 524 Games and had 12,269 Minutes Played, .482 Field Goal Percentage (1,737 for 3,607), .646 Free Throw Percentage (623 for 965), 3,249 Total Rebounds, 969 Assists, 1,553 Personal Fouls and 4,097 Points.

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com