Kenny Smith

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kenny Smith
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 8, 1965(1965-03-08)
Age	59
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Pisces

Kenny Smith Biography

Kenny Smith is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 8, 1965 in New York City, New York State, United States. Point guard known as “The Jet,” who won back-to-back NBA titles with the Houston Rockets in the mid-1990s. He later became an analyst for TNT’s Inside the NBA after retirement.

He and Charles Barkley became the lead commentators on TNT’s Inside the NBA segment.

Smith was born in Queens, New York City and grew up in LeFrak City. He played some of his earliest basketball at New York’s Riverside Church. Smith attended Archbishop Molloy High School, where he was coached by Jack Curran, the winningest high school coach in New York City and New York State history. Smith was named a McDonald’s All-American in 1983, then played basketball at the University of North Carolina for Dean Smith. Smith credits former South Carolina State star Bobby Lewis with his development as a shooter and ballhandler. Lewis averaged 30.9 points per game and was a First Team Division II All-American as a senior at South Carolina State. He later developed the Bobby Lewis Basketball Skills Development Program, a training regimen that he presented at basketball camps around the country. Smith attended several of his lectures while in high school, and continued to use Lewis’s drills throughout his basketball career, and teaches them at his own basketball camps. Of Lewis, Smith said, “He’s the best lecturer ever. He had the best influence in terms of my workout regimen without question.”

Smith represented the United States in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, on a team that included David Robinson, Muggsy Bogues and Steve Kerr. He was second on the team in scoring behind Charles Smith with 14.7 points per game. Smith scored 23 points to lead the US to an 87–85 win and the Gold Medal over a Soviet Union team that featured Arvydas Sabonis.

He married the Price Is Right model Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith in 2006. They have a son named Malloy and daughters named London and Kayla.

Kenny Smith Net Worth

Kenny Smith is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenny Smith 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Played his college ball under legendary coach Dean Smith at North Carolina.

In his first year in the NBA, he was selected to the NBA’s all-rookie team.

Kenneth “The Jet” Smith (born March 8, 1965) is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Denver Nuggets. He won two NBA championships with Houston.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kenny Smith height 6 ft 3 in weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kenny Smith Dating?

According to our records, Kenny Smith married to Gwendolyn Osborne. As of December 1, 2023, Kenny Smith’s is not dating anyone.

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In his professional career, Smith scored 9,397 points (12.8 avg.), recorded 4,073 assists (5.5 avg) while shooting .480 from the field, .399 from three- point range, and .829 from the free throw line. He finished in the NBA top ten in three-point percentage three times (1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95), and top ten in free throw percentage twice (1992–93 and 1993–94). In the 1988–89 season Smith was fifth in the league in minutes played, seventh in minutes per game, and tenth in total assists. Smith’s career three-point percentage of .399 still ranks 42nd in NBA history. Smith holds the Denver Nuggets franchise record for career three-point percentage (.425), and he continues to rank among the all-time leaders in several categories for the Sacramento Kings and the Houston Rockets.

Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kenny Smith celebrates birthday on March 8 of every year.

Smith had been gradually losing playing time to Sam Cassell, but he continued to be the Rockets’ starting point guard through the 1995–96 season. Although Smith’s points, assists, steals and minutes per game declined for the fifth straight season, he was still productive in 1995–96. He averaged 8.5 points and 3.6 assists per game, and shot .382 from three-point range and .821 from the free throw line. The Rockets finished fifth in the NBA Western Conference with a 48–34 record, upsetting the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the first round before being swept in the second round by eventual Finals runner- up Seattle SuperSonics. In game four of the series against the Lakers, Smith had 17 points, 6 assists and was 4–4 from three-point range to help the Rockets win the series clincher 102–94. The win against the Lakers also marked the final NBA game for Magic Johnson, who returned to the NBA that season after a five-year absence.

Why is Kenny called the jet?

Smith graduated in 1983. While still in high school, he earned the nickname “Jet” after a local sportswriter saw the cat-quick Smith in action in an in- season game against rival Christ the King High School and reported on it the next day in the paper.

Does Kenny Smith have a ring?

Kenny Smith won 2 championships in his career.

Was Kenny Smith and Michael Jordan teammates?

It’s often easy to forget that Michael Jordan and Kenny Smith were teammates for a season at the University of North Carolina in 1983-84. While Jordan had hit the game-winning jumper for the Tar Heels in the NCAA title game two seasons earlier, that wasn’t his team.

How many 3s has Kenny Smith made?

Kenny Smith buried 664 three-pointers in his career.

Who leads the NBA in technical fouls?

This record is held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 4,657. Our technical foul leader Karl Malone is second on this list with 4,578. There you have it. The NBA’s technical foul leaders of all time.