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As a college player, Smith was named Big East Player of the Year. Smith led a revitalized Unniversity of Pittsburgh Basketball program as it moved into a national spotlight. Along with power forward Jerome Lane, Charles Smith and the University of Pittsburgh Basketball Team became a major force in college basketball. Yet the Panthers were never able to win a national championship during Smith's tenure. The Big East Conference Mens Basketball Player of the Year award is given to the player who shows extraordinary talent throughout the entire season. ...

The 6' 10", 230 lb power forward was selected third overall in the 1988 NBA Draft out of the University of Pittsburgh by the Philadelphia 76ers but was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. After a successful first four years with the Clippers in which he averaged 20 points and was a top rebounder of the team with Danny Manning, he was traded to the New York Knicks with Doc Rivers and Bo Kimble for point guard Mark Jackson. Charles was expected to fill the hole at small forward left by Xavier McDaniel after the Knicks failed to re-sign him after their successful 1991-1992 season, a role that Smith struggled in as he was primarily a power forward (a role which Charles Oakley had already filled). Nonetheless, he averaged 18 points in his first season and was a big help on defense and rebounding. As Smith's stats declined, he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs for J.R. Reid before retiring in 1997 due to knee injuries. Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. ... 1988 NBA Draft - 28 June 1988 - New York City, New York Round 1 See also: List of NBA Drafts, NBA Draft Categories: | ... The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short) are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. ... Daniel Ricardo Manning (born May 17, 1966 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. ... The New York Knicks, short for knickerbockers, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. ... Glenn Anton Doc Rivers (born October 13, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former pro basketball player and current head coach of the Boston Celtics. ... Gregory Kevin Bo Kimble (born April 9, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University and professional National Basketball Association player. ... Mark A. Jackson (born April 1, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York) is a 6 3 former professional basketball player who played point guard for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, and Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association in a career spanning from... LeBron James is one of the premier players listed at small forward. ... Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963 in Columbia, South Carolina), is a former NBA player who, at 6 7, played small forward for the Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and New Jersey Nets. ... Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963) Cleveland, Ohio is a 6 9 former professional basketball player who played power forward and gained fame in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks in the early 1990s. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... Herman Reid, Jr. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As a member of the Knicks, Smith is infamous for missing four consecutive shots directly under the basket as he attempted to tie Game 5 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals against the Chicago Bulls. After taking a 2-0 lead in the series, the Knicks lost Games 3 and 4 in Chicago. With a chance to take a 3-2 series lead, Smith's attempts were hampered by Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen in the final seconds, becoming one of the most notorious moments in Knicks history. Now down in the series 3-2, the Knicks lost Game 6 and the series in Chicago to complete an epic collapse (The Bulls moved on to defeat the Phoenix Suns and win their third consecutive championship). In the summer of 1992, just before Smith was traded to the New York Knickerbockers by the L.A. Clippers, the Charles D. Smith Educational Foundation opened an after-school center for inner-city children from 1st to 9th grades in a converted library branch in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Smith's hometown. A dream of Smith's since his college playing days at Pitt, the center continues operating today, although Smith curently resides in New Jersey. The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, and organized in three divisions of five teams each. ... The NBA Playoffs are four rounds of competition between sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conferences (called Divisions, pre-1970) of the National Basketball Association. ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Horace Grant reaches the basket as a Chicago Bull Horace Junior Grant (born July 4, 1965 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American former professional basketball player. ... Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25, 1965 in Hamburg, Arkansas) is an American former professional basketball star who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is most remembered for leading the Chicago Bulls together with Michael Jordan to six championships and being one of the best all-around players... The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Logo of NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. ...