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Elmore Smith



Position: Center
Full Name: Elmore Smith
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Born: May 9, 1949 in Macon, Georgia
Height: 7-0
Weight: 250
High School: Ballard-Hudson in Macon, Georgia
College: Kentucky State University
Drafted: 1st Round, 3rd Pick - Buffalo Braves, 1971
Jersey#: 3

Played for the Lakers from 1973 to 1975


A 7'0' center from Kentucky State University, Smith played in the NBA from 1971 to 1979. He was a member of the Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Smith was best known for his shot-blocking, and he still holds the NBA record for most blocked shots in a game, with 17. He achieved this mark against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 28, 1973, while playing for the Lakers. In addition, Smith led the league in total blocked shots two times (in 1974 and 1975). He was also a skilled rebounder, and he averaged a double-double (13.4 points, 10.6 rebounds) over the course of his career.

Smith was one of four players the Lakers traded to Milwaukee (the other three were Brian Winters and draft picks Junior Bridgeman and Dave Meyers) for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after the 1974-75 NBA season.



Regular Season Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1972 BUF 78 3186 579 1275 .454 194 363 .534 0 0 - 1184 15.2 111 306 0 0 0 1352 17.3
1973 BUF 76 2829 600 1244 .482 188 337 .558 0 0 - 946 12.4 192 295 0 0 0 1388 18.3
1974 LAL 81 2922 434 949 .457 147 249 .590 0 0 - 906 11.2 150 309 71 0 393 1015 12.5
1975 LAL 74 2341 346 702 .493 112 231 .485 0 0 - 810 10.9 145 255 84 0 216 804 10.9
1976 MIL 78 2809 498 962 .518 222 351 .632 0 0 - 893 11.4 97 268 78 0 238 1218 15.6
1977 MIL 34 789 113 253 .447 61 105 .581 0 0 - 208 6.1 30 109 19 0 69 287 8.4
1977 TOT 70 1464 241 507 .475 117 213 .549 0 0 - 439 6.3 43 207 35 0 144 599 8.6
1977 CLE 36 675 128 254 .504 56 108 .519 0 0 - 231 6.4 13 98 16 0 75 312 8.7
1978 CLE 81 1996 402 809 .497 205 309 .663 0 0 - 678 8.4 57 241 50 141 176 1009 12.5
1979 CLE 24 332 69 130 .531 18 26 .692 0 0 - 106 4.4 13 60 7 42 16 156 6.5
CAREER 562 17879 3169 6578 .482 1203 2079 .579 0 0 - 5962 10.6 808 1941 325 183 1183 7541 13.4


Playoff Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1974 LAL 5 171 42 88 .477 12 17 .706 0 0 - 53 10.6 6 20 0 0 0 96 19.2
1976 MIL 3 104 15 27 .556 14 21 .667 0 0 - 22 7.3 1 14 0 0 0 44 14.7
1977 CLE 3 56 18 33 .545 5 8 .625 0 0 - 24 8.0 1 10 0 0 0 41 13.7
1978 CLE 2 56 11 24 .458 3 6 .500 0 0 - 19 9.5 0 9 3 0 3 25 12.5
CAREER 13 387 86 172 .500 34 52 .654 0 0 - 118 9.1 8 53 3 0 3 206 15.8