Mike Smrek

Canadian basketball player (born 1962)
Person human Q2328059
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Summary

Mike Smrek was born on August 31, 1962[1], in Welland[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,404 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Child: Anna Smrek[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Canada[6]
  • Educated at: Canisius University[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Member of sports team: Golden State Warriors[9], Los Angeles Lakers[10], Chicago Bulls[11], San Antonio Spurs[12], KK Split[13], Amyntas B.C.[14], Los Angeles Clippers[15], Fulgor Libertas Forlì[16]
  • League or competition: National Basketball Association[17]
  • Commons category: Mike Smrek[18]
  • Position played on team / speciality: center[19]
  • Sport: basketball[20]
  • Drafted by: Portland Trail Blazers[21]
  • Family name: Smrek[22]
  • Given name: Mike[23]
  • Participant in: 1992 Tournament of the Americas[24], 1994 FIBA World Championship[25]
  • Country for sport: Canada[26]
  • Start of work period: 1985[27]
  • End of work period: 1997[28]
  • Height: 213 cm[29]
  • Mass: 114 kg[30]
  • P14750: 2655-AB94-BCCE-F7B3-22A8[31]

Why It Matters

Mike Smrek has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Mike Smrek born?

Mike Smrek was born in Welland[2].

What did Mike Smrek do for work?

Mike Smrek worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Mike Smrek go to school?

Mike Smrek was educated at Canisius University[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · HanTsî · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 11
    Intersportstats athlete id → 3000595409
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'sv', 'ur']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2655-AB94-BCCE-F7B3-22A8
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  3. 10w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → basketball
    Child → Anna Smrek
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+213'}
    Place of birth → Welland
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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