| Bill Smith | |
| Position: | Guard / forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Number: | 16 |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Death Place: | Lavalette, New Jersey |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | New York Military Academy (Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York) |
| College: | Saint Peter's (1958–1961) |
| Draft Round: | 5 |
| Draft Pick: | 42 |
| Draft Year: | 1961 |
| Draft Team: | New York Knicks |
| Team1: | New York Knicks |
William F. Smith (April 26, 1939 – September 13, 2023) was an American basketball player who played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Smith was drafted with the first pick in the fifth round of the 1961 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He played in nine games for the Knicks in the 1961-62 NBA season and averaged 2.6 points per game, 0.7 assists per game and 1.8 rebounds per game.[1] Smith died in Lavalette, New Jersey on September 13, 2023, at the age of 84.[2]
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