Rik Smits

Rik Smits

Smits in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1966-08-23) 23 August 1966 (age 58) Eindhoven, Netherlands
Listed height	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	Marist (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career	1988–2000
Position	Center
Number	24, 45
Career history
1988–2000	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1998) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1989) 2× ECAC Metro Player of the Year (1987, 1988) 3× First-team All-ECAC Metro (1986–1988) ECAC Metro Newcomer of the Year (1985) ECAC Metro tournament MVP (1986) No. 45 retired by Marist Red Foxes
Career NBA statistics
Points	12,871 (14.8 ppg)
Rebounds	5,277 (6.1 rpg)
Blocks	1,111 (1.3 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Rik Smits (born 23 August 1966), nicknamed "the Dunking Dutchman" is a Dutch former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft.^[1] An NBA All-Star in 1998, Smits reached the NBA Finals in 2000.