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My Take
What I respect about Kenny Smith is how cleanly he split his life into two winning chapters. As "the Jet" he won back-to-back NBA titles with the Rockets in 1994 and 1995, and that ring-stamped credibility is exactly what lets him talk the way he does on TV now. A lot of ex-players coast on their playing days; he reinvented himself as a sharp, fast-talking commentator, and that to me is the harder act. The North Carolina pedigree and that 1988 All-Rookie nod tell me the basketball IQ was always there. He just found a second court to use it on.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kenny Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- ケニー・スミス
- Reading
- けにー・すみす
- Born
- March 8, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Queens, New York, United States
- Height
- 190 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player / sports commentator
2. Background
- High school
- Archbishop Molloy High School
- University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Awards & achievements
- 1988 NBA All-Rookie Team
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kenny Smith born?
Born March 8, 1965 (age 61).
Where is Kenny Smith from?
Kenny Smith is from Queens, New York, United States.
What does Kenny Smith do?
Kenny Smith works as basketball player, sports commentator.
How tall is Kenny Smith?
Kenny Smith is 190 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.