Tony Smith (basketball)


Charles Anton "Tony" Smith is an American retired professional basketball player.
Smith played high school basketball at Wauwatosa East High School, which retired his number 34 jersey at ceremonies held in 2007. He then played basketball at the collegiate level for Marquette University from 1986-1990. During his time at Marquette he set the schools all time record for points per game, 23.8 which he achieved during the 1989-90 season. Smiths scoring record was eclipsed by Markus Howard in the 2018-19 season. Smith graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Organizational Leadership. He was inducted into Marquette's Hall of Fame in September 2006.
He was selected with the 24th pick of the 2nd round in the 1990 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played with six different NBA teams from 1990 to 2001, and last played in 2002 with the Phoenix Eclipse of the American Basketball Association.
In 2016, he began working as an analyst and studio host for broadcasts of Milwaukee Bucks basketball on Fox Sports Wisconsin. In 2018 Smith became the radio color analyst for Marquette University Basketball.