Rik Smits
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Rik Smits, 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. The 2.24 m cen
Smits in 2008
Rik Smits and Ruud Harrewijn in 1986
Rik Smits visits Marist College on Alumni Day.
1988 NBA draft
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The 1988 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1988, in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds. This was also the first draft for the Charlot
Rik Smits
…National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft. An NBA All-Star in 1998, Smits reached the NBA Finals in 2000. Smits was born in Eindhoven. He started playing basketball at age 14 at PSV–Almonte in…
Rod Strickland, the 19th pick
Brian Shaw, the 24th pick
Keith Smart, the 41st pick