Mike Smrek

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Michael Frank Smrek (born 31 August 1962 in Welland, Ontario) is a former NBA professional basketball player.

The 7'0, 250 lbs. Smrek was an NBA back-up center, appearing in 194 games over seven seasons. He averaged 9.7 minutes, 2.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks a contest during this time. Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the first pick in the second round of the 1985 NBA Draft out of Canisius College, he played as rookie with the Chicago Bulls, appearing in 38 games and averaged around his career totals. Smrek went on to play two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers where he earned an NBA championship ring, a year with the San Antonio Spurs, parts of three seasons with the Golden State Warriors and a brief stint with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Smrek graduated from Eastdale High School in Welland, having grown up in Port Robinson, Ontario, a nearby rural farming community. At Canisius he averaged 9.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and 0.8 in 23 minutes a contest over four years. He is the college's second leading career shot-blocking with 172. (Compatriot Michael Meeks is first with 183.) He also had the two best seasons for Field Goal Percentage in school history with a .632 FGP in 1983-84 and a .601 FGP in 1984-85.