Adrian Smith (basketball)

Adrian Howard "Odie" Smith (born October 5, 1936) is an American former professional basketball player.

Because the family didn't have money for a basketball, he learned to shoot one his mother made from rolling up his dad's socks.

The Wildcats' team, known as the "Fiddlin' Five", beat Seattle University 84–72 to win the 1957–58 national championship, led by 30 points from Hatton and 24 from Johnny Cox.

[5][6] Smith averaged just under 14 points in UK's four NCAA tourney wins, including seven in the championship game.

[18] In 1968–69, playing primarily as a backup to Robertson and Tom Van Arsdale, Smith averaged 9.6 ponts per game.

[21] Smith played for the American Basketball Association's Virginia Squires in 1971–72, averaging 5.1 points per game.

[24] Smith worked for many years as a commercial relationship manager for Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank, where he currently is a vice president.

[25][26] He resides in Cincinnati with his wife, Paula, and he still owns the Ford Galaxie he won from the 1966 NBA All-Star Game.

Smith from the 1958 Kentuckian