Steve Smith was a 6'7" shooting guard from Highland Park, MI. Born on March 31st 1969, he played for Pershing High School in Detroit. He signed on with the Michigan State Spartans in college, started for four seasons, and graduated with the Class of 1991 as the school's all-time scoring leader, with 2263 points. He averaged 18.5 points with 6.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. Miami picked him in the first round of the draft that season, with the fifth overall pick.
As a rookie, Smith started in 59 of his 61 games, playing 29.6 minutes (team fourth) and scoring 12 points (team fourth) with a team leading 4.