Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is an American professional basketball player. After playing for Boston College from 2002–2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2006 NBA Draft. He is 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), and weighs 272 lb (123 kg).
Smith scored 2,349 points in his collegiate career, placing him second on Boston College's career scoring list (behind Troy Bell). In his senior season, he had per-game averages of 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 blocked shots. He also attended Worcester Academy, a preparatory school in Worcester, Massachusetts for a year as a post-graduate student before college
Craig Smith averaged 7.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in his rookie year (2006-07) with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He earned a starting role for the last five games of the season and averaged 12.0 points and 10.2 rebounds while logging an average 34.4 minutes. He now has an increased role in the 2007-08 season after a strong rookie performance and a Vegas Summer League performance during which he averaged 21.8 points and 6.0 rebounds. Although being extremely undersized for the power forward position, he has seen success in the NBA. Opposing coaches have been puzzled by his ability to rebound over much bigger players and get off quick shots in the paint. So far in his career, he has proven to be a steal in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft.
On May 8, 2007, Craig Smith was named to the 2006–2007 All-Rookie Second Team. His teammate, Randy Foye, was named to the All-Rookie First Team.
On December 11, 2007, Craig Smith scored 36 points in a 88-102 loss to the Washington Wizards, logging 38 minutes and making 14 of his 22 field goal attempts.
