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词条 Chris Smith (basketball, born 1939)
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{{Cleanup|date=March 2009}}Chris Smith (born March 31, 1939) starred in basketball at Virginia Tech from 1958-61. He was nicknamed "Moose" at Charleston High School in West Virginia where he played as a 6-foot-6 center during an era of exceptional local talent in what was then known as the Kanawha Valley.[1][2] Smith was later dubbed "the human pogo stick" by former Roanoke sportswriter Bill Brill.[3] During the 1961 NBA Draft, Smith was the highest draft choice for any Virginia Tech basketball player ever when he was selected as the fourteenth overall choice by the NBA's Syracuse Nationals.[3] He likely would have been drafted higher except for one important factor. Since playing professional basketball was not financially lucrative in 1961, Smith reportedly informed the NBA teams that he would not play professional basketball, and asked them not to draft him. He never reported to Syracuse camp. [4]

In 1982, Smith was the only basketball player inducted as a charter member to Virginia Tech's Hall-of-Fame. [5]

Smith still holds many Virginia Tech rebounding records: Game (36); Season (495); Career (1508); Season Per Game Average (20.4); and Career Per Game Average (17.1).[6]

Smith is the State of Virginia's Division I NCAA leader in career average rebounds per game of all time.[7] He is still ranked 26th nationally for career average rebounds per game (17.1) and 24th nationally for total career rebounds (1508) as listed all-time for Division I players by the Official 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book.[8] His career average rebound record of 17.1 rebounds per game is the current record for the State of Virginia.[9]

In addition, Smith has the Southern Conference Tournament rebounding records of 28 rebounds for a single game and 71 rebounds for three games.[9] These records were established in 1960 and have been the Southern Conference Tournament rebounding records for more than 50 years.

According to the 2009-2010 Virginia Tech Basketball Program, Smith "is regarded by many as the greatest basketball player in school history". In 2010, he was chosen to represent the Hokies at the annual 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament's Legends Class.[2][10]

In 2010, ESPN selected Chris Smith as the "Best Player" in the history of the Virginia Tech Basketball program. [11]

The 1959-60 Hokies were the first Tech team to win 20 games in a season.[7] The 1959-1960 Virginia Tech Team won the Southern Conference Championship with a record of 12-1.[8] While Smith played for Coach Chuck Noe, they won their last 26 straight home games at War Memorial Gymnasium.[9] This winning home streak was extended to 41 straight wins in the newly built Cassell Coliseum after Smith graduated and is the current Virginia State record for consecutive home wins.[9]

In 1959, Chris Smith was a First Team All-Southern Conference Selection. In 1960, he was a unanimous 1960 First Team All-Southern Conference Selection along with Jerry West. In 1961, Smith was the captain of the All-Southern Conference team.[9] In 1960, he was selected as a Converse Second Team All-American.

Sports Illustrated featured the Virginia Tech basketball team on December 26, 1960. That issue stated the following:
Clearly the best performer on the floor was Tech's 6-foot-6 center Chris Smith, who scored 24 points and had 21 rebounds. The next night he led Tech to an 81-54 victory over Baylor and was chosen as the Classic's most valuable player. He is a square-jawed, crew-cut battler whose sheer strength and spring will surely bring him All-American honors this year. [12]

Frequent news articles still appear that document events during Smith's playing career such as Jennings Culley's July 22, 2001 article in the Richmond Times titled "Tech Basketball Recruits said 'Noe' to West Virginia";[13] Jack Bogaczyk's February 25, 2009 article about the second college basketball game in the Charleston Civic Center between Marshall and Virginia Tech;[14] and MSN Sports November 16, 2008 article about Chuck Noe's successful basketball recruiting in West Virginia for Virginia Tech during the 1950s.[1]

See also

  • List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders

References

General
  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1961.html/ NBA Draft History 1961]
  2. Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame
  3. NCAA 2009-10 Official Men's Basketball Records Book
  4. SI Vault
Specific
1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?story=13722&cat=mbball|title=Golden Memories: 50th Anniversary of the 1959 Season|date=November 16, 2008|author=John Antonik|publisher=Mountaineer Sports Network|accessdate=January 30, 2010}}
2. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.charlestondailymail.com/Sports/localsports/201001270064|title=Charleston's Smith named Hokie Legend by the ACC|author=Sports Staff Writers|date=January 27, 2010|accessdate=January 31, 2010|work=Charleston Daily Mail}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1961.html|title=NBA Draft History 1961|accessdate=January 30, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=Many good players dot Virginia Tech basketball history |url=https://pclibs.newspaperarchive.com/pulaski-southwest-times/1982-02-14/page-16/ |accessdate=2 March 2019 |publisher=Pulaski Southwest Times |date=February 14, 1982}}
5. ^{{cite web |title=Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame |url=http://monogram.hokiesports.com/recognitions/hall_of_fame.html |website=hokiesports.com |accessdate=1 March 2019}}
6. ^{{cite web |title=Virginia Tech 2018-19 Basketball Media Guide |url=https://hokiesports.com/documents/2019/1/24//vt_2018_19_mbb_media_guide_1_24_19.pdf?id=2415}}
7. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Catching Up With Chris Smith|author=J. Markon|date=October 11, 2007|work=Richmond Times Dispatch}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=2009-10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book|accessdate=January 30, 2010|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|work=NCAA.org}}
9. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book | last=Smith | first=Chris | title=It's More Than Just Winning!| publisher=Chris Smith Publishing|year=2006|isbn=1-4243-0508-X}}
10. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012610aaa.html|title=ACC Announces the 2010 Men's Basketball Tournament Legends|accessdate=January 31, 2010}}
11. ^{{cite book |title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia|author=ESPN|publisher=ESPN|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
12. ^{{cite news |last1=Schardt |first1=Arlie W. |title=Chuck Noe vs. the South |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1960/12/26/616858/chuck-noe-vs-the-south |accessdate=1 March 2019 |agency=Sports Illustrated |date=December 26, 1960}}
13. ^{{cite news|title=Tech basketball recruits said 'Noe' to West Virginia|author=Jennings Culley|date=July 22, 2001|work=Richmond Times Dispatch|page=D9}}
14. ^>{{cite news|title=VPI's Smith, Marshall's Williams played key rols in arena's second college game|author=Jack Bogaczyk|date=February 2, 2009|work=Charleston Daily Mail}}
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