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The 7'0, 250 lbs. Smrek was an NBA back-up center, appearing in 194 games over seven seasons. He averaged 9.7 minutes, 2.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks a contest during this time. Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the first pick in the second round of the 1985 NBA Draft out of Canisius College , he played as rookie with the Chicago Bulls , appearing in 38 games and averaged around his career totals. Smrek went on to play two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers where he earned an NBA championship ring, a year with the San Antonio Spurs , parts of three seasons with the Golden State Warriors and a brief stint with the Los Angeles Clippers . Smrek graduated from Eastdale High School in Welland, having grown up in Port Robinson, Ontario , a nearby rural farming community. At Canisius he averaged 9.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and 0.8 in 23 minutes a contest over four years. He is the college's second leading career shot-blocking with 172. (Compatriot Michael Meeks is first with 183.) He also had the two best seasons for Field Goal Percentage in school history with a .632 FGP in 1983-84 and a 601 FGP in 1984-85. |
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