Trent Smock

Trent R. Smock (born October 26, 1956) is an American former basketball player and coach. He played basketball and football for Indiana University in the 70's and later starred in basketball in Iceland where he led the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in scoring in 1980.

Trent Smock
Personal information
Born (1956-10-26) October 26, 1956
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolRichmond (Richmond, Indiana)
CollegeIndiana (1972–1974, 1976–1977)
NBA draft1977: undrafted
PositionGuard / forward
Career history
As player:
1979–1980ÍS
As coach:
1979–1980ÍS (women's)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Basketball career

College career

Smock played college basketball for Indiana University under Bobby Knight from 1972 to 1974 and again during the 1976–77 season under a new, fifth-year eligibility rule. He left the team during his final season, stating that he was dismissed by Knight for questioning his role with the team.[1][2][3]

Professional career

In January 1979, Smock signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Íþróttafélag Stúdenta (ÍS), replacing Dirk Dunbar who had a season ending knee surgery.[4] His transfer to ÍS became a trial case for the Icelandic Basketball Federation rules regarding foreigns players as they only stipulated that teams had to announce before October 15, each season, that they intended to sign a foreign player but did not count for teams replacing players during the season.[5][6] On January 31, the Federation ruled that teams were allowed to replace foreign players for medical reasons during the season.[7][8] He played his first game for ÍS on February 1, scoring 29 points, with 20 of them in the first half, in an 87-101 loss against Njarðvík.[9] For the season, he averaged 31.4 points per game in 7 games.

Smock returned to ÍS for the 1979-1980 season. On October 18, 1979, he scored 50 points in an 85-80 loss against Njarðvík.[10][11] On March 15, he scored the game winning basket at the buzzer in ÍS 106-104 victory against ÍR.[12] On February 26, 1979, he scored 44 points against Fram in the Final Eight of the Icelandic Cup.[13] In the Final Four of the Cup, ÍS defeated KR, 85-81, with Smock scoring 38 points.[14] In the Cup Finals, ÍS lost to newly crowned national champions Valur, 92-82.[15] In 19 Úrvalsdeild games, he averaged league leading 34.6 points per game.[16][17] He was the runner-up for the Foreign Player of the Year award, behind Tim Dwyer.[18]

On Marc 21, 1980, Smock played an unofficial game in Laugardalshöll between American professional players in Iceland and a Soviet national team, made of Armenian players.[19] The Americans coasted to an 87-78 victory, with Smock scoring 10 points.[20]

Coaching career

Smock was the head coach of ÍS women's team from January 1979 to 1980, guiding them to the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup on March 19, 1980.[21]

American football

College career

Smock played college football for Indiana University. He finished his career with 1,488 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns.[22]

Professional career

Smock was drafted by the Detroit Lions with 419 pick in the 1976 NFL draft.[23] In July 1977, he signed as a free agent for the Minnesota Vikings but did not appear in a game with the team.[24]

References
  1. "Sport shorts". Havre Daily News. 21 February 1977. p. 6. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. "Coach Knight Ousts 3 Players, Places 5 on Probation at Indiana". New York Times. 13 December 1978. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "Trent Smock College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Sports-reference. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. "Trent kominn til stúdenta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 January 1979. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. Gylfi Kristjánsson (30 January 1979). "Er Trent Smock löglegur leikmaður með ÍS?". Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 12–13. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. "Stúdentar með nýjan mann". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 January 1979. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. "Trent Smock löglegur!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 February 1979. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. "Smock er löglegur". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 February 1979. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. "Stórleikur Smock í fyrri hálfleik dugði ekki til". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 2 February 1979. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  10. "50 stig Trent Smock dugðu ekki til sigurs". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 October 1979. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. Gylfi Kristjánsson (19 October 1979). "Njarðvíkingarnir of sterkir fyrir Smock". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  12. "Smock skoraði sigurkörfuna einni sekúndu fyrir leikslok". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 March 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  13. "Enn varð reynsluleysi Fram að falli". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 February 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  14. "Þetta var margfaldur sigur fyrir okkur". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 14 March 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  15. Gylfi Kristjánsson (20 March 1980). "Valur bætti þriðja titlinum í safnið". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  16. "Jón maður mótsins - Smock stigakóngur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 March 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  17. "Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili - Meðaltöl". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  18. "Guðsteinn besti Íslendingurinn". Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 April 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  19. Gylfi Kristjánsson (21 March 1980). "Sovétríkin gegn "USA" í kvöld". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  20. "Bandarískur sigur gegn slökum Armenum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  21. "Kvennalið Stúdentanna bætti upp vonbrigði karlaliðsins". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 March 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  22. Zach Osterman (13 May 2018). "From Bob Knight to Archie Miller: Examining IU basketball coaches' first full recruiting classes". IndyStar. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  23. "1976 Detroit Lions Draftees". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  24. "Signings". South Mississippi Sun. 14 July 1977. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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