A 6'4" tall shooting guard, Smith played college basketball at the UNLV, during the 1970s.

He helped the Runnin' Rebels reach their first ever NCAA Final Four in 1977, as a member of the fabled "Hardway Eight", that was coached by Jerry Tarkanian.

[1] Smith played two seasons (1978–1980) in the NBA, as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls.

[2] Smith completed the first four-point play in the NBA's history, on October 21, 1979.

He is now living in Las Vegas, and working as an AAU basketball trainer and coach at the Bill and Lilly Heinrich YMCA.