Bingo Smith Basketball player

Robert "Bingo" Smith (born February 26, 1946) was a Forward/Guard for the San Diego Rockets (1969–70), Cleveland Cavaliers (1970–79) and San Diego Clippers (1979–80). He helped the Cavaliers win the 1975-76 NBA Central Division.In 11 seasons, Smith played in 865 games and logged 22,407 minutes. Smith was especially noted for his ability to hit jump shots from long range. His outside jump shots, often were taken from today's 3 point range. For his career, he recorded a .449 field goal percentage (4,776 FGs made out of 10,642 attempts). Smith also had a .798 free throw rate (1,307-of-1,637) and also accounted for 3,630 total rebounds, 1,734 assists and 10,882 points.Smith was inducted into the University of Tulsa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984. His number "7" has been retired by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 26, 1946
Birth place
Memphis Tennessee
Height (meters)1.9558
Weight (Kilograms)88.452

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Basketball player

Career start1969
career end1980
college
Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
draft team
Houston Rockets
draft year1969
position
Shooting guard
Small forward

Bingo Smith on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithbi02.html