Rik Smits

Dutch basketball player (born 1966)
Person human Q374536
Rik Smits
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Summary

Rik Smits was born on August 23, 1966[1], in Eindhoven[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,931 views/month, #6,884 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Child: Derrik Smits[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[6]
  • Educated at: Marist University[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • League or competition: National Basketball Association[9]
  • Commons category: Rik Smits[10]
  • Position played on team / speciality: center[11]
  • Sport: basketball[12]
  • Drafted by: Indiana Pacers[13]
  • Family name: Smits[14]
  • Given name: Rik[15]
  • Participant in: 1986 FIBA World Championship[16], EuroBasket 1987[17]
  • Country for sport: Netherlands[18]
  • Start of work period: 1988[19]
  • End of work period: 2000[20]
  • Height: 224 cm[21]
  • Mass: 114 kg[22]
  • P14750: 3A48-ECC9-7F0D-6AF5-806C[23]

Why It Matters

Rik Smits has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Rik Smits born?

Rik Smits was born in Eindhoven[2].

What did Rik Smits do for work?

Rik Smits worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Rik Smits go to school?

Rik Smits was educated at Marist 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] ↑ . sbnation.com. sbnation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · HanTsî · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Intersportstats athlete id → 3000595878
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', '
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 3A48-ECC9-7F0D-6AF5-806C
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  4. 10w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → basketball
    Child → Derrik Smits
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+224'}
    Place of birth → Eindhoven
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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