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Kenny Smith

1965 - Today

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Kenneth Smith (born March 8, 1965) is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Jet", he played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Denver Nuggets. Smith won back-to-back NBA championships with Houston. Smith played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, earning consensus first-team All-American honors as a senior in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny Smith is the 704th most popular basketball player (down from 584th in 2024), the 16,430th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,075th in 2019) and the 388th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Kenny Smith ranks 704 out of 1,757. Before him are Rodrigue Beaubois, Mickaël Piétrus, Pascal Siakam, Hugo Sconochini, Tyronn Lue, and Al Horford. After him are Nick Van Exel, Hamed Haddadi, Krunoslav Simon, Antonis Fotsis, Buck Williams, and Victor Khryapa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Kenny Smith ranks 972. Before him are Milan Janša, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kim Jong-boo, Marianne Dahlmo, Kumi Naidoo, and Tripp Eisen. After him are Terri Lyne Carrington, Marina Shmonina, Steffen Zühlke, Brian Baker, Steffen Bogs, and Erick Lonnis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny Smith ranks 16,437 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard A. Searfoss (1956), Steve Agee (1969), Mathew St. Patrick (1968), Tripp Eisen (1965), Mary Scheer (1963), and Nanci Griffith (1953). After him are Nick Van Exel (1971), Ehren Kruger (1972), Terri Lyne Carrington (1965), Scott Haze (1983), Jay Karnes (1963), and Adam DeVine (1983).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Kenny Smith ranks 388. Before him are Charles Oakley (1963), Lisa Leslie (1972), Daniel Gafford (1998), Darryl Dawkins (1957), Baron Davis (1979), and Tyronn Lue (1977). After him are Nick Van Exel (1971), Buck Williams (1960), Marcus Camby (1974), Derrick Alston (1972), Mike Brown (1970), and Earl Boykins (1976).

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