Kenny Smith is former pro basketball player and current TV announcer. When Smith graduated from North Carolina in 1987, he held the school record for most assists with 768. Currently, Smith is a NBA studio analyst for the TNT show, Inside the NBA , where he provides analysis and acts as a straight man for studio partner Charles Barkley. Kenny also hosts Full Court Press on Sirius Satellite Radio. Before he got his job as a sports announcer in 1998, Smith played nine seasons in the NBA.