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Kenny Smith was born on 1965-03-08, in New Queens, New York. He graduated from North Carolina in 1987. He holds the record in North Carolina of the most assists of 768.
Kenny Smith is a 6 year NBA studio analyst for the TNT show, Inside the NBA. Before he got his job as a sports announcer in 1998, Smith played 9 seasons in the NBA.
Out of the 9 seasons, Smith has played on the Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and the Atlanta Hawks. On his rookie year, he was named in the Rookie team with 13.8 points and 7.1 assists per game while playing with the Sacramento Kings. He won the 1994 and 1995 NBA championships with the Houston Rockets. He led the Houston Rockets in 3 point field goat percentage of .407 and best field goal percentage of all NBA guards.
Smith also created the Kenny Smith North Carolina Boy and Girls basketball camp. The camp teaches young boys and girls about the rules and the game of basketball.
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