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Encyclopedia > Adrian Smith (basketball)
Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Gold 1960 Rome Basketball

Adrian Howard Smith (born October 5, 1936 in Farmington, Kentucky) is an American former NBA player. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Farmington is the name of some places in the United States of America: Farmington, Arkansas Farmington, California Farmington, Connecticut Farmington, Delaware Farmington, Illinois Farmington, Iowa Farmington, Kentucky Farmington, Maine Farmington, Michigan Farmington, Minnesota Farmington, Mississippi Farmington, Missouri Farmington, New Hampshire Farmington, New Mexico Farmington, New York Farmington, Pennsylvania Farmington, Utah... Official language(s) English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ...


Smith was a member of the undefeated U.S. basketball team that won the gold medal in the 1960 Olympics. The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ...


A 6"1" guard, he was drafted out of the University of Kentucky by the Cincinnati Royals in 1961. Career highlights include his surprising winning of the 1966 NBA All-Star Game MVP (assisted, literally, by his regular season teammate Oscar Robertson [1] ), and his league leading free throw percentage of 0.903 in the 1966-67 season. In the 1969-70 season, Smith was traded by the Royals to the San Francisco Warriors. Smith's NBA career ended following the 1970-71 season, after which he played one season in the American Basketball Association with the Virginia Squires. The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... The Sacramento Kings are a National Basketball Association team based in Sacramento, California. ... The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee) is a former NBA player and is considered by many to be one of the greatest basketball players in history. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, CA . ... For information about the ABA that began in 2000 see American Basketball Association (21st century). ... Virginia Squires was a basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association that existed from 1970 through 1976. ...


Footnotes

  1. ^ Pluto, Terry (1992). Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the NBA in the Words of the Men Who Played, Coached, and Built Pro Basketball. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0671742795.
1960 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball

Jay Arnette | Walt Bellamy | Bob Boozer | Terry Dischinger | Burdette Haldorson | Darrall Imhoff
Allen Kelley | Lester Lane | Jerry Lucas | Oscar Robertson | Adrian Smith | Jerry West Walter Jones Bellamy (born July 24, 1939 in New Bern, North Carolina) is a former pro basketball player. ... Bob Boozer, as a collegiate All-American Robert Louis Bob Boozer (born April 26, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former professional basketball player. ... Terry Gilbert Dischinger (born November 14, 1940 in Terre Haute, Indiana) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. Dischinger was made the first pick of the second round of the NBA Draft in 1962 out of Purdue University by the Chicago Zephyrs. ... Darrall Tucker Imhoff (born October 11, 1938 in San Gabriel, California) is a former pro basketball player. ... Jerry Lucas as a player of the San Francisco Warriors Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) was a legendary basketball star from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a world-renowned memory education expert. ... Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee) is a former NBA player and is considered by many to be one of the greatest basketball players in history. ... Jerome Alan West (born May 28, 1938 in Chelyan, West Virginia) has had one of the most successful careers ever in professional basketball, first as a player, then as a coach and finally as an executive. ...

Coach: Pete Newell


 
 

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