Steven Alexander Smith (born April 12, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m),[1] he played both forward positions. He played college basketball for the La Salle Explorers.
Smith is a graduate of Northeast High School, and later La Salle University, where he won the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Award twice, in 2005 and 2006.
After starting the 2006-07 NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Smith was waived in January 2007. In eight total NBA games, he averaged 0.6 points and 0.8 rebounds per game.[2] He also played for the Anaheim Arsenal of the D-League during the 2007-08 season.
In February 2008, he joined the Italian League pro club Solsonica Rieti and finished the 2007-08 season there. He signed with the Greek League pro club Kolossos Rodou for the 2008-09 season. After averaging 18.3 points per game in 21 games, he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture and missed the rest of the season.[3]
In August 2010, he signed with the German Eurocup team EWE Baskets Oldenburg,[4] but he was released in December.[5] He then played in Greece with Panellinios,[6] and later with Panathinaikos.[7]
On March 24, 2014 he was signed by the Austin Toros.[8]
On August 8, 2014 he was signed by French team Bourg-en-Bresse.[9]
On August 19, 2015, he signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez.[10]
On June 23, 2016, Smith signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims.[11]
On October 2, 2017, Smith signed in Argentina with Quimsa of the Liga Nacional de Básquet.[12]