Mike Smrek
Mike Smrek
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 Mike Smrek in 2007 at a high school graduation ceremony | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1962-08-31) 31 August 1962 Welland, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Eastdale (Welland, Ontario) |
| College | Canisius (1981–1985) |
| NBA draft | 1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 25th overall |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1985–1997 |
| Position | Centre |
| Number | 52, 55, 11 |
| Career history | |
| 1985–1986 | Chicago Bulls |
1986–1988 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1988–1989 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1989–1990 | Fulgor Libertas Forlì |
| 1990 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1990–1991 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1992 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1992–1993 | Dafni |
| 1996–1997 | KK Split |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Michael Frank Smrek (born 31 August 1962) is a retired Canadian professional basketball player. He was the top pick in the 2nd round of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1985 NBA draft, and played seven seasons as a backup big man in the league.
Contents
1 College career
2 NBA
3 Europe
4 Current career
5 References
6 External links
College career[edit]
The 7'0, 250-lb Smrek graduated from Eastdale High School in Welland, having grown up in Port Robinson, Ontario, a nearby rural farming community. At Canisius College he averaged 9.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and 0.8 assists in 23 minutes a contest over four years. He is the college's second leading career shot-blocking with 172 (compatriot Michael Meeks is first with 183). He also had the two best seasons for field-goal percentage in school history with a .632 FGP in 1983-84 and a .601 FGP in 1984-85.
NBA[edit]
Smrek was a back-up centre, appearing in 194 games over seven seasons. He averaged 9.7 minutes, 2.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks a contest during this time. Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the first pick in the second round of the 1985 NBA Draft out of Canisius College, he played as rookie with the Chicago Bulls, appearing in 38 games and averaged around his career totals.
Smrek went on to play two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he earned NBA championship rings in 1987 and 1988. He then had a year with the San Antonio Spurs, parts of three seasons with the Golden State Warriors and a brief stint with the Los Angeles Clippers.[1] He has also played for the Toronto Raptors in the 1996 preseason (but not in regular season games).
Europe[edit]
He played in Italy for Fulgor Libertas Forlì (1989–90), in the Greek League for Dafni BC (1992–93) and in Croatia for KK Split (1996–97).[2]
Current career[edit]
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Currently, Mike Smrek is employed as a Construction Technology teacher at St. Paul High School in Niagara Falls, Ontario and also works part time as a carpenter in Welland, Ontario.
References[edit]
^ Smrek NBA career statistics
^ Eurobasket page on Smrek
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Basketball people from Ontario
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Chicago Bulls players
- Dafni B.C. players
- Golden State Warriors players
- Greek Basket League players
- KK Split players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- National Basketball Association players from Canada
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Sportspeople from Welland
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