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{{NBL Player Infobox |
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| name = Jason Smith |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|20}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|20}} |
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| birth_place = {{flagicon|Victoria}} [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] |
| birth_place = {{flagicon|Victoria}} [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] |
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| first_nbl_game = 1995 |
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| junior_association = [[Vermont, Victoria|Vermont]] |
| junior_association = [[Vermont, Victoria|Vermont]] |
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Current [[Australian national basketball team|Boomers]] Squad Member<br> |
Current [[Australian national basketball team|Boomers]] Squad Member<br> |
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Played for [[KK Cibona|Cibona Zagreb]] in [[Croatia]]<br> |
Played for [[KK Cibona|Cibona Zagreb]] in [[Croatia]]<br> |
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Played for [[Rida Scifati]] and [[Victoria Libertas Pesaro|Scavolini Pesaro]] in [[Italy]] |
Played for [[Rida Scifati]] and [[Victoria Libertas Pesaro|Scavolini Pesaro]] in [[Italy]] |
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'''Jason Smith''' (born [[20 October]] [[1974]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[professional basketball]] player with the [[Sydney Kings]]. Smith's career began with the South East Melbourne Magic and was just starting to find his feet when the club folded, however Smith was given another chance when new franchise [[Victoria Titans]] elected to keep his contract. Smith contributed to the success of the Titans that saw them reach consecutive Grand Finals but to no avail. Although Victoria were travelling alright on the court, off it was another story and it was not long before Victoria folded. Once Victoria had folded, Smith signed a contract with the Sydney Kings. And although Jason struggled during his first season with Sydney he excelled during the playoff series leading Sydney Kings to an NBL championship and Jason was named Grand Final MVP. |
'''Jason Smith''' (born [[20 October]] [[1974]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[professional basketball]] player with the [[Sydney Kings]]. Smith's career began with the South East Melbourne Magic and was just starting to find his feet when the club folded, however Smith was given another chance when new franchise [[Victoria Titans]] elected to keep his contract. Smith contributed to the success of the Titans that saw them reach consecutive Grand Finals but to no avail. Although Victoria were travelling alright on the court, off it was another story and it was not long before Victoria folded. Once Victoria had folded, Smith signed a contract with the Sydney Kings. And although Jason struggled during his first season with Sydney he excelled during the playoff series leading Sydney Kings to an NBL championship and Jason was named Grand Final MVP. |
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Outside of the NBL, Jason has had a few short stints in Europe were he played played on Croatian team [[Cibona Zagreb]] and Italian teams [[Rida Scifati]] and [[Scavolini Pesaro]]. |
Outside of the NBL, Jason has had a few short stints in Europe were he played played on Croatian team [[Cibona Zagreb]] and Italian teams [[Rida Scifati]] and [[Scavolini Pesaro]]. |
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On April 8th Jason signed on with the Dragons for 3 years. |
On April 8th Jason signed on with the Dragons for 3 years. |
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[[Category:1974 births]] |
[[Category:1974 births]] |
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[[Category:Australian basketball players]] |
[[Category:Australian basketball players]] |
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[[Category:Cibona players]] |
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[[Category:Olympic basketball players of Australia]] |
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[[Category:People from Melbourne]] |
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Revision as of 05:23, 21 May 2008
- For the American basketball player see Jason Smith (American basketball player).
Template:NBL Player Infobox Jason Smith (born 20 October 1974) is an Australian professional basketball player with the Sydney Kings. Smith's career began with the South East Melbourne Magic and was just starting to find his feet when the club folded, however Smith was given another chance when new franchise Victoria Titans elected to keep his contract. Smith contributed to the success of the Titans that saw them reach consecutive Grand Finals but to no avail. Although Victoria were travelling alright on the court, off it was another story and it was not long before Victoria folded. Once Victoria had folded, Smith signed a contract with the Sydney Kings. And although Jason struggled during his first season with Sydney he excelled during the playoff series leading Sydney Kings to an NBL championship and Jason was named Grand Final MVP.
Outside of the NBL, Jason has had a few short stints in Europe were he played played on Croatian team Cibona Zagreb and Italian teams Rida Scifati and Scavolini Pesaro.
On April 8th Jason signed on with the Dragons for 3 years.
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