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词条 Rik Smits
释义

  1. Career

  2. Life after the NBA

  3. NBA career statistics

      Regular season    Playoffs  

  4. Personal

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Rik Smits
| image = RikSmits headshot.jpg
| width = 200
| caption = Smits in 2008
| career_number = 24, 45
| career_position = Center
| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 250
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|08|23}}
| birth_place = Eindhoven, Netherlands
| nationality = Dutch
| high_school =
| college = Marist (1984–1988)
| draft_year = 1988
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 2
| draft_team = Indiana Pacers
| career_start = 1988
| career_end = 2000
| years1 = {{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1999|end}}
| team1 = Indiana Pacers
| highlights =
  • NBA All-Star ({{nasg|1998}})
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team ({{nbay|1988|end}})
  • FIBA European Selection (1987)
  • 2× NEC Player of the Year (1987, 1988)
  • No. 45 retired by Marist

| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 12,871 (14.8 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 5,277 (6.1 rpg)
| stat3label = Blocks
| stat3value = 1,111 (1.3 bpg)
| bbr = smitsri01
}}

Rik Smits, nicknamed The Dunking Dutchman (born August 23, 1966), is a retired Dutch professional basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. The 7'4" (2.24 m) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College[1] with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft.[2] An NBA All-Star in 1998, Smits reached the NBA Finals in 2000.

Career

Smits was born in Eindhoven. He started playing basketball at age fourteen at PSV/Almonte in Eindhoven. Smits left for the United States in 1984, where he played for Marist College for four years. He got drafted 2nd overall in the 1988 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.

With the Pacers, Smits originally backed up Steve Stipanovich, but when Stipanovich suffered a career-ending injury, Smits ended up starting 71 games in his rookie year, averaging 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and earning All-Rookie First Team honors. Smits continued to average double-digit point totals in every year of his career, but it wasn't until the 1993–94 NBA season that Smits really came into his own as a team leader.

Throughout the Pacers' playoff runs in the mid and late 1990s, Smits was considered the number two player, behind Reggie Miller, on the deeply talented Pacers team. Smits' highest point-per-game average was in 1995–96 when he averaged 18.5 points per game, relatively modest by NBA "superstar" standards, but the Dutchman endeared himself to Pacers fans with outstanding playoff performances, most notably in Game 4 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Finals where he made a buzzer-beating shot to tie the series.

Smits was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team in 1998, delivering 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, including a spectacular behind-the-back pass to New Jersey Nets forward Jayson Williams who followed immediately with a slam dunk.

Smits developed nerve damage in his feet from wearing tight shoes as a teenager.[3] Foot problems hobbled Smits for the majority of his career, and he retired at the conclusion of the Pacers' 1999–2000 season, after Indiana was defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals 4 games to 2.

After four surgeries to repair nerve damage to his feet, Smits underwent intensive back surgery in November 2009 to correct cracks in one joint that link his vertebrae. Smits has also undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and had bone chips removed from his left ankle.[3]

Smits was selected to the Pacers' 40th Anniversary Team, which was chosen by the fans. He ended up with the fourth most votes, trailing only Reggie Miller, Mel Daniels and Jermaine O'Neal.

Life after the NBA

After his retirement, Smits is devoting his time to collecting and racing vintage motocross motorcycles.[4] On November 30, 2011, Smits was featured in Yahoo! Sports, about his formal participation in competitive motocross racing.[5] In 2008 Smits won the AHRMA Vintage National Premier 500 Intermediate Class riding a BSA 500.[6]

In 1998, near the end of his playing career, he bought a home in the Indianapolis suburb of Zionsville, Indiana, and continued to live in the home for nearly 20 years, expanding it in 2014 to include a regulation-size basketball half-court. Smits used two barns on the {{convert|12.5|acre|adj=on}} property to house his motorcycles and cars, and built a dedicated motorcycle track in the rear of the property. He and his girlfriend put the property up for sale in the summer of 2017, shortly after they moved to Arizona.[7]

NBA career statistics

{{NBA player statistics legend}}

Regular season

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 1988–89
| align="left" | Indiana
| 82 || 71 || 24.9 || .517 || .000 || .722 || 6.1 || .9 || .4 || 1.8 || 11.7
|-
| align="left" | 1989–90
| align="left" | Indiana
| 82 || 82 || 29.3 || .533 || .000 || .811 || 6.2 || 1.7 || .6 || 2.1 || 15.5
|-
| align="left" | 1990–91
| align="left" | Indiana
| 76 || 38 || 22.2 || .485 || - || .762 || 4.7 || 1.1 || .3 || 1.5 || 10.9
|-
| align="left" | 1991–92
| align="left" | Indiana
| 74 || 55 || 23.9 || .510 || .000 || .788 || 5.6 || 1.6 || .4 || 1.4 || 13.8
|-
| align="left" | 1992–93
| align="left" | Indiana
| 81 || 81 || 25.6 || .486 || - || .732 || 5.3 || 1.5 || .3 || .9 || 14.3
|-
| align="left" | 1993–94
| align="left" | Indiana
| 78 || 75 || 27.1 || .534 || .000 || .793 || 6.2 || 2.0 || .6 || 1.0 || 15.7
|-
| align="left" | 1994–95
| align="left" | Indiana
| 78 || 78 || 30.5 || .526 || .000 || .753 || 7.7 || 1.4 || .5 || 1.0 || 17.9
|-
| align="left" | 1995–96
| align="left" | Indiana
| 63 || 63 || 30.2 || .521 || .200 || .788 || 6.9 || 1.7 || .3 || .7 || 18.5
|-
| align="left" | 1996–97
| align="left" | Indiana
| 52 || 52 || 29.2 || .486 || .250 || .797 || 6.9 || 1.3 || .4 || 1.1 || 17.1
|-
| align="left" | 1997–98
| align="left" | Indiana
| 73 || 69 || 28.6 || .495 || .000 || .783 || 6.9 || 1.4 || .6 || 1.2 || 16.7
|-
| align="left" | 1998–99
| align="left" | Indiana
| 49 || 49 || 25.9 || .490 || .000 || .818 || 5.6 || 1.1 || .4 || 1.1 || 14.9
|-
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Indiana
| 79 || 79 || 23.4 || .484 || .000 || .739 || 5.1 || 1.1 || .2 || 1.3 || 12.9
|- class=“sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 867 || 792 || 26.6 || .507 || .115 || .773 || 6.1 || 1.4 || .4 || 1.2 || 14.8
|- class=“sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| All-Star
| 1 || 0 || 21.0 || .429 || - || 1.000 || 7.0 || 4.0 || .0 || 2.0 || 10.0{{s-end}}

Playoffs

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 1990
| align="left" | Indiana
| 3 || 3 || 32.0 || .500 || - || .818 || 5.3 || 1.0 || .7 || 1.3 || 12.3
|-
| align="left" | 1991
| align="left" | Indiana
| 5 || 0 || 17.6 || .568 || - || .875 || 3.6 || .4 || .2 || 1.4 || 9.8
|-
| align="left" | 1992
| align="left" | Indiana
| 3 || 1 || 9.3 || .364 || - || 1.000 || 2.0 || .0 || .7 || .3 || 3.3
|-
| align="left" | 1993
| align="left" | Indiana
| 4 || 4 || 35.8 || .578 || .000 || .727 || 8.0 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 22.5
|-
| align="left" | 1994
| align="left" | Indiana
| 16 || 16 || 28.1 || .472 || - || .806 || 5.3 || 1.9 || .6 || .6 || 16.0
|-
| align="left" | 1995
| align="left" | Indiana
| 17 || 17 || 32.1 || .547 || 1.000 || .804 || 7.0 || 2.0 || .3 || .8 || 20.1
|-
| align="left" | 1996
| align="left" | Indiana
| 5 || 5 || 33.2 || .545 || - || .786 || 7.4 || 1.6 || .4 || .4 || 19.0
|-
| align="left" | 1998
| align="left" | Indiana
| 16 || 16 || 29.8 || .502 || .000 || .859 || 5.3 || 1.3 || .5 || .9 || 16.6
|-
| align="left" | 1999
| align="left" | Indiana
| 13 || 13 || 22.5 || .456 || - || .950 || 5.0 || .7 || .5 || 1.2 || 11.8
|-
| align="left" | 2000
| align="left" | Indiana
| 22 || 21 || 21.0 || .498 || .000 || .875 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .4 || .9 || 11.0
|- class"sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 104 || 96 || 26.4 || .507 || .250 || .829 || 5.2 || 1.3 || .5 || .9 || 14.8{{s-end}}

Personal

Rik Smits has a son named Derrik Smits, now listed at {{convert|7|ft|2|in}}, who has been part of the Valparaiso University men's basketball team since 2015.[8] Derrik was forced to redshirt the 2015–16 season due to injury, and began play the following season.[9]

See also

  • List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history

References

1. ^Alumni Association Executive Board: Marist College
2. ^[https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html 1988 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com]
3. ^{{cite web |author=Pablo S. Torre |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2011/07/04/106084744/larger-than-real-life |title=Larger Than Real Life |work=Sports Illustrated |date=July 4, 2011 |accessdate=April 19, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111212/http://www.si.com/vault/2011/07/04/106084744/larger-than-real-life |archivedate=April 27, 2015 |df= }}
4. ^http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060824/SPORTS/608240489&SearchID=7325513284189
5. ^https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Rik-Smits-finds-a-home-away-from-hoops-8230-o?urn=nba-wp11112
6. ^http://www.ahrma.org/ahrma_pdfs/Z-2008/2008%20Champs.htm
7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/life/home-garden/2017/07/14/hot-property-rik-smits-zionsville/472329001/ |title=Hot Property: Look inside ex-Pacer Rik Smits' $2.7 million Zionsville estate |first=Emma Kate |last=Fittes |newspaper=Indianapolis Star |date=July 14, 2017 |accessdate=July 16, 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Derrik Smits Basketball Recruit Page|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Derrik-Smits-140433|website=Rivals Recruiting|publisher=Rivals (Yahoo)|accessdate=November 13, 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/roster/2017-18/9141/derrik-smits/#.WY-tS3eGPow |title=Men's Basketball: Derrik Smits |publisher=Valparaiso Crusaders |accessdate=August 12, 2017}}

External links

  • Rik Smits' NBA Bio & Stats
  • Where Are They Now? Rik Smits - ESPN Video
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