Chris Smith (born March 31, 1939) is a former American college basketball player for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 1957 to 1961.

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.

[7] Smith is the state of Virginia's NCAA Division I leader in career average rebounds per game of all time.

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.

He is a square-jawed, crew-cut battler whose sheer strength and spring will surely bring him All-American honors this year.