Remains of Gavin Smith found

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Remains of Gavin Smith found

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Sad...

I remember him fondly. He could really light up the scoreboard.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... story.html

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CoconutKid wrote:Sad...

I remember him fondly. He could really light up the scoreboard.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... story.html
I remember going to a basketball game with a friend and every time Gavin got the ball my friend would yell, "He's going to shoot. He's going to shoot." And yes he shot the ball.
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RedZone wrote:
CoconutKid wrote:Sad...

I remember him fondly. He could really light up the scoreboard.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... story.html
I remember going to a basketball game with a friend and every time Gavin got the ball my friend would yell, "He's going to shoot. He's going to shoot." And yes he shot the ball.
Bhahahahahaaaa!!! Awesome story.

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RIP Gavin. He's UH's most prolific scorer ever.
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Gavin never saw a shot he didn't like. RIP.
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He was the best scorer ever in UH basketball history averaging 23.4 ppg in 1976-77. He was a 6-6 shooting guard/small forward. What makes it amazing was that he did a lot of his scoring from long range before the 3 point shot was instituted. He would have easily averaged over 30 ppg with the 3 point line. Many of his shots were from 25 feet out and more.

The 1976-77 team was really lacking in talent because of the NCAA sanctions. Coach Larry Little gave Smith a lot of leeway and he took shots from everywhere even with a defender in his face. He actually made some shots from the hash mark on the sideline about 35 feet out. I remember one time he made a fade away jumper from the hash mark with a defender fouling him. He landed on his back next to the scorer's table.

Great memories. RIP Gavin Smith.

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uhwarriors wrote:He was the best scorer ever in UH basketball history averaging 23.4 ppg in 1976-77. He was a 6-6 shooting guard/small forward. What makes it amazing was that he did a lot of his scoring from long range before the 3 point shot was instituted. He would have easily averaged over 30 ppg with the 3 point line. Many of his shots were from 25 feet out and more.

The 1976-77 team was really lacking in talent because of the NCAA sanctions. Coach Larry Little gave Smith a lot of leeway and he took shots from everywhere even with a defender in his face. He actually made some shots from the hash mark on the sideline about 35 feet out. I remember one time he made a fade away jumper from the hash mark with a defender fouling him. He landed on his back next to the scorer's table.

Great memories. RIP Gavin Smith.

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I was wondering if there was any foul play involved.
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His car was found in a warehouse, indicating foul play. Haven't heard how the detectives know it's foul play. Perhaps it was wiped of all fingerprints or something.
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