William Smith (basketball, born 1949)

William Smith

Personal information
Born	(1949-02-14) February 14, 1949 (age 76) Rochester, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Rush–Henrietta (Henrietta, New York)
College	Syracuse (1968–1971)
NBA draft	1971: 3rd round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Position	Center
Number	43
Career history
1971–1973	Portland Trail Blazers
1972–1973	Scranton Apollos
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

William A. Smith (born February 14, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball center who played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers (1971–73). He was drafted by the Blazers in the third round (42 ^nd pick overall) of the 1971 NBA draft from Syracuse University, where he holds the individual player single game scoring record of 47 points achieved on January 14, 1971, against Lafayette College.

Smith played four games for the Scranton Apollos of the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) during the 1972–73 season.^[1]

Source^[2]

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference