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- Belus_Smawley abstract "Belus Van Smawley (March 20, 1918 – April 24, 2003) was an American basketball player and coach.A 6'1\" guard/forward from Rutherford County, North Carolina, Smawley was one of the first basketball players to regularly use the jump shot. Smawley developed his shot in an abandoned train depot near his home that was fashioned into a basketball court. Basketball historian John Christgau has concluded that Smawley and Kenny Sailors of rural Wyoming were using jump shots as early as 1934.Smawley was an All-American basketball player at Appalachian State University before becoming one of the early stars of the Basketball Association of America (which became the National Basketball Association in 1949.) From 1946 to 1952, Smawley competed for the St. Louis Bombers, Syracuse Nationals, and Baltimore Bullets, averaging 12.7 points per game. During the 1948–49 BAA season, Smawley ranked sixth in the league in total points and fourth in field goals made.After his playing career ended, Smawley served as a school principal and basketball coach. Between 1951 and 1956, Smawley served as the Athletic Director and head men's basketball coach at Pembroke State College, known today as The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, in Pembroke, North Carolina. In December 1951, he took a three-month leave of absence from Pembroke State College to play with the Baltimore Bullets. In his absence, Vernon Felton, a member of the Pembroke State faculty and former Appalachian State athlete, led the team to 12 wins and five loses; finishing the season at 12-10. Smawley was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.".
- Belus_Smawley alias "Smawley, Belus Van".
- Belus_Smawley birthDate "1918-03-18".
- Belus_Smawley birthDate "1920-03-18".
- Belus_Smawley birthPlace Ellenboro,_North_Carolina.
- Belus_Smawley birthYear "1920".
- Belus_Smawley deathDate "2003-04-24".
- Belus_Smawley deathYear "2003".
- Belus_Smawley overallRecord "16–5".
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageID "12454729".
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageLength "6677".
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageOutDegree "42".
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageRevisionID "681403617".
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink 1948–49_BAA_season.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink All-America.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_mens_basketball.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Appalachian_State_University.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Baltimore_Bullets_(1944–54).
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Basketball.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Basketball_positions.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:1918_births.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:2003_deaths.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_mens_basketball_coaches.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_mens_basketball_players.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:Baltimore_Bullets_(1944–54)_players.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:Basketball_players_from_North_Carolina.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Rutherford_County,_North_Carolina.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:Shooting_guards.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:Small_forwards.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:St._Louis_Bombers_(NBA)_players.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Category:Syracuse_Nationals_players.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Conference_Carolinas.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Ellenboro,_North_Carolina.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Field_goal_(basketball).
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Head_teacher.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink John_Christgau.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Jump_shot_(basketball).
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Ken_Sailors.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Mooresville,_North_Carolina.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink National_Basketball_Association.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink North_Carolina_Museum_of_History.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Philadelphia_76ers.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Points_per_game.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Rutherford_County,_North_Carolina.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink St._Louis_Bombers_(NBA).
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink University_of_North_Carolina_at_Pembroke.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLink Wyoming.
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLinkText "Belus Smawley".
- Belus_Smawley wikiPageWikiLinkText "Belus Van Smawley".
- Belus_Smawley alternativeNames "Smawley, Belus Van".
- Belus_Smawley awards "North State Conference Coach of the Year".
- Belus_Smawley birthDate "1918-03-18".
- Belus_Smawley birthPlace Ellenboro,_North_Carolina.
- Belus_Smawley caption "Smayley pictured in Rhododendron 1943, Appalachian State yearbook".
- Belus_Smawley championship "conference".
- Belus_Smawley championship "no".
- Belus_Smawley championships "1".
- Belus_Smawley coachTeam Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_mens_basketball.
- Belus_Smawley coachYears "1942".
- Belus_Smawley conference Conference_Carolinas.
- Belus_Smawley conference "9".
- Belus_Smawley conference "Independent".
- Belus_Smawley confrecord "9".
- Belus_Smawley confstanding "1.0".
- Belus_Smawley dateOfBirth "1920-03-18".
- Belus_Smawley dateOfDeath "2003-04-24".
- Belus_Smawley deathDate "2003-04-24".
- Belus_Smawley deathPlace Mooresville,_North_Carolina.
- Belus_Smawley endyear "1943".
- Belus_Smawley endyear "1956".
- Belus_Smawley name Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_mens_basketball.
- Belus_Smawley name University_of_North_Carolina_at_Pembroke.
- Belus_Smawley name "Appalachian State".
- Belus_Smawley name "Belus Smawley".
- Belus_Smawley name "Pembroke State College".
- Belus_Smawley name "Smawley, Belus".
- Belus_Smawley overall "0".
- Belus_Smawley overall "10".
- Belus_Smawley overall "11".
- Belus_Smawley overall "14".
- Belus_Smawley overall "16".
- Belus_Smawley overall "41".
- Belus_Smawley overall "57".
- Belus_Smawley overall "6".
- Belus_Smawley overallRecord "16".
- Belus_Smawley placeOfBirth "Ellenboro, North Carolina".
- Belus_Smawley placeOfDeath "Mooresville, North Carolina".
- Belus_Smawley playerPositions Basketball_positions.
- Belus_Smawley playerTeam Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_mens_basketball.
- Belus_Smawley playerYears "?".
- Belus_Smawley poll "no".
- Belus_Smawley ranking "no".
- Belus_Smawley season "1942".
- Belus_Smawley season "1951".
- Belus_Smawley season "1952".
- Belus_Smawley season "1953".
- Belus_Smawley season "1954".
- Belus_Smawley season "1955".
- Belus_Smawley shortDescription "American basketball player and coach".
- Belus_Smawley sport Basketball.