Ernie Smith 
#43 C | 6-8, 255lbs | FA | Experience: 1 year
Born: 2/26/1950 (25) | College: Needham | Arcadia, IN

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: B+ C- B C C D- C D+ C- D+ C+ C+ C- A D+ B  
 Potential: B D B D C D C D D D B B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981 
 Value: $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1973 FBL ATL 59 0 6.4 3.5 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.3 1.44 0.2 0.1 0.7 .487 .734 .000  
 Career     59 0 6.4 3.5 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.3 1.44 0.2 0.1 0.7 .487 .734 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1973 FBL ATL 1.3 2.6 .487 1.0 1.3 .734 0.6 1.1 .576 0.6 1.5 .419 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     1.3 2.6 .487 1.0 1.3 .734 0.6 1.1 .576 0.6 1.5 .419 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1973 59 0 375 74 152 58 79 0 0 206 28 86 26 12 18 12 4 40 -117 
 Career 59 0 375 74 152 58 79 0 0 206 28 86 26 12 18 12 4 40 -117 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1973 FBL ATL .551 1.36 11.3 7.8 22.4 6.2 12.6 9.4 21.9 58.2 1.9 -2.0 84.5 99.7  
 Career     .551 1.36 11.3 7.8 22.4 6.2 12.6 9.4 21.9 58.2 1.9 -2.0 84.5 99.7  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 Career     0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 Career     0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 Career     .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1968 NEED 30 0 16.1 5.5 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.22 0.3 0.1 0.7 .444 .775 .000  
 1969 NEED 23 23 29.6 13.7 1.7 2.0 1.2 1.7 0.68 0.9 0.3 2.5 .500 .660 .000  
 1970 NEED 29 29 31.9 14.1 1.9 3.6 1.4 1.2 1.14 0.6 0.8 2.6 .489 .697 .000  
 1971 NEED 29 29 34.2 16.4 2.5 4.1 1.7 1.2 1.37 0.3 1.2 2.0 .475 .684 .000  
 Total   111 81 27.7 12.3 1.6 2.7 1.2 1.2 1.07 0.5 0.6 1.9 .480 .691 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1968 30 0 482 67 151 31 40 0 0 165 16 44 22 10 18 10 4 20 2 
 1969 23 23 681 126 252 62 94 0 0 314 38 84 27 21 40 21 7 58 41 
 1970 29 29 925 155 317 99 142 0 0 409 56 161 41 17 36 17 22 74 7 
 1971 29 29 991 177 373 121 177 0 0 475 73 192 48 9 35 9 35 59 1 
 Career 111 81 3079 525 1093 313 453 0 0 1363 183 481 138 57 129 57 68 211 51 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 Career 19 3 5 3 2 1 2 9 12 6 6 0 0  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/22 HOU L 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -3
 10/27 STL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 1967 High School: Rated *** and #144 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 1967 High School: All-State (Indiana)
 1970 1st Team All-Conference (Indy Midwest)
 1971 3rd Team All-American
 1971 1st Team All-Conference (Indy Midwest)
 1971 Conference Player of the Year (Indy Midwest)

 Transactions
 Date Action
 10/20/1972 Signed with the Suns for $ over one year.
 10/31/1972 Waived by the Suns
 11/2/1972 Cleared waivers
 10/19/1973 Signed with the Vipers for $ over one year.
 10/31/1974 Waived by the Vipers
 11/2/1974 Cleared waivers

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