Curtis Smith - Men's Basketball (1980-1982)
2004 Inductee
Picture-perfect jump shot netted 6-foot-1 Benton product membership in Warrior 1,000-Point Club (1,080, No. 2 all-time at time of graduation) and induction into RLC Sports Hall of Fame (third-best 22 years later). • Sophomore season also ranked No. 2 at time with 631 points. • All-Southern Illinois College Conference and team “MVP” as soph after 21-11 campaign in which he averaged 19.7 ppg for league co-champs who set RLC records with 62.6-point defensive yield – next-to-lowest in Illinois – and number of victories. Warriors won 12 of last 16 games. • No. 20 tallied career-best 41 points in 90-84 win over Lewis and Clark and helped squad capture RLC Pepsi Classic and finish runner-up in Land of Lincoln Classic. • Freshman season produced LLCC Classic-record 38 points (17-25 FG) vs. Oakton, with nine rebounds, and 27 points (12-18 FG) and 12 rebounds vs. Southeastern Illinois. • Second with 14.0 average freshman year for team that scored 90 or more seven times en route to 18-15 mark. • Career stats – 64 G; 455-980 FG, 46%; 170-225 FT, 76%; 16.9 ppg; 266 rebounds (4.2); 168 assists (2.6). • Guard/forward played for four coaches with 500-plus wins – Rich Herrin (Rangers), Jim Waugh and Mitch Haskins (RLC) and Lee McKinney (Missouri Baptist) – later enjoyed coaching success himself at junior high level.
2009 Induction Ceremonies
February 28, 2009
Rend Lake College Banquet Center
Nominating Process
The Selection Committee has the responsibility of evaluating all nominees to determine those individuals/teams to be inducted annually into the Rend Lake College Sports Hall of Fame.
Nominees may be from several categories – Former Athletes; Former Coaches; Former Teams; Alumni Coaches, and Sports Professionals (officials, writers, photographers and other professionals). Nominations are solicited each year from former players, coaches and students, college personnel and the general public...(more)