Donta Smith is a professional basketball player in the NBA. He was taken by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft after playing college basketball at Southern Illinois University and has averaged 3.3 points per game for the Hawks during his career. The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Atlanta Hawks are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... 2004 NBA Draft - 24 June 2004 See also: List of NBA Drafts, NBA Draft After the completion of the regular season, Emeka Okafor was named Rookie of the Year, while Ben Gordon earned the Sixth Man Award, becoming the first rookie in NBA history to do so. ... Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois. ...
DontaSmith was considered by many to be the top junior college player in the nation this year and says he had planned to go on to Louisville until the last minute.
DontaSmith: I felt, you know, that this was my time to go.
Smith: I guess I’ll take my game to Europe, but the way I see it, that won’t happen and I will be playing in the NBA next season.