Glen Smith

American basketball player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican basketball player
A.K.A.Glen Stanley Smith
A.K.A.Glen Stanley Smith
PlacesUnited States of America
wasAthlete Basketball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth17 November 1928, Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death29 September 2019 (aged 90 years)
Star signScorpio
Education
University of UtahSalt Lake City, Salt Lake County, USA
Granite High SchoolUtah, USA
Sports Teams
Utah Utes men's basketball (USA)
The details

Biography

Glen Stanley Smith (November 17, 1928 – September 29, 2019) was an American basketball player, known for his All-American college career at the University of Utah in the 1950s.

Smith played at Granite High School in South Salt Lake, Utah, before matriculating at Utah to play for coach Vadal Peterson. An undersized center known for his ambidextrous play, Smith establishes himself as a top scorer in the Skyline Conference in his three varsity seasons. After averaging 18.9 points per game in his senior year, Smith was named a first-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in Collier's magazine and a second-team All-American by Look magazine. Smith left Utah holding school and conference records for single season scoring, as well as the Skyline record for most points in a game.

Following the close of his college career, Smith played for the Denver Central Bankers team in the National Industrial Basketball League (NIBL) and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Smith was named the NIBL Most Valuable Player for the 1952–53 season and an AAU All-American the following year.

Smith died on September 29, 2019, in Salt Lake City at age 90.

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