M Club Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2007
A three-year letterwinner, Billy Smith suited up for the Tigers from 1990-93 and helped lead Memphis to a 60-38 record and three-straight postseason appearances (two NCAA, one NIT).
In the 1992 NCAA Tournament, Smith netted double figures in all four Tiger games during the squad's magical run to the Elite Eight, including 19 points in the first-round win over Pepperdine.
As a senior in 1992-93, Smith saved his best game for a special night, as his career-high 27 points helped the Tigers upset No. 4 nationally-ranked Cincinnati before a frenzied Memphis crowd that included film director Spike Lee at The Pyramid.
Following his senior campaign, the Memphis native participated in the Final Four Slam Dunk Contest at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans and placed third in the competition.
Smith, who was a 1993 All-Great Midwest Conference second team pick, was in the No. 36 spot on the Memphis career scoring chart with 1,040 points on his induction to the M Club Hall of Fame. His name also appears in the top 10 on both the career three-pointers made and attempted charts.
