9 6 1 ▁– ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁basketball ▁player . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁national ▁championship ▁with ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁Card inals ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁spent ▁nine ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁in ▁a ▁career ▁short ened ▁by ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Bul lets ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Career ▁Smith ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁Card inals ▁basketball ▁team ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁NCAA ▁championship , ▁defe ating ▁U CLA ▁ 5 9 – 5 4 . ▁ ▁Smith ▁is ▁sometimes ▁cred ited ▁with ▁popular izing ▁the ▁term ▁" high ▁five " ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 ▁basketball ▁season . ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁selected ▁ 3 5 th ▁overall , ▁ 1 3 th ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁by ▁the ▁Golden ▁State ▁War riors ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁NBA ▁draft . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁C li ppers ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 2 2 ▁points ▁per ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 – 8 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁season , ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 2 3 .