American basketball playerFor his son and college basketball player, see Jabari Smith Jr.

Jabari Montsho Smith Sr. (born February 12, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball *ociation (NBA). He last played with Pioneros de Quintana Roo in Mexico.

Contents

• 1 Professional career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Professional career

After a college career at Louisiana State University, he was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft. He has played for the Kings, the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets over a span of 5 years, for a total of 108 games and averages of 3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. His final NBA game was played in Game 4 of the 2005 Eastern Conference First Round on May 1st, 2005 against the Miami Heat. In that game, Smith recorded no stats, while the Nets would lose the game and get swept by Miami. In that first round series, Smith played in 3 games for a total of 3 minutes.

Smith also played in Spain, Turkey, Iran, and Puerto Rico.

Personal life

His son, Jabari Smith Jr. is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the highest ranked players in the 2021 cl*. He committed to Auburn on October 9, 2020.

Smith's cousin Kwame Brown was selected as the first overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.

References

External links

• Jabari Smith Bio @ NBA.com