Katie Smith
Encyclopedia
Katherine May "Katie" Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American
professional basketball
player in the WNBA
. Her primary position is shooting guard
, although she sometimes plays small forward
or point guard
. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both her ABL and WNBA career. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.
and spent her formative years in Logan, Ohio
. She began playing basketball as early as the 5th grade on a boys' team and took tap dance
and ballet
lessons as a youngster.
She grew up in a family of student-athletes. Her father, John, Jr., played football
at Ohio University
(OU), and won three varsity letter
s in the 1960s before becoming a dentist
. Her younger brother, Tom, earned three varsity letter
s playing football at OU as well as being a member on their track and field
team. Tom won the 1996 Mid-American Conference
championship in the discus throw
. Her older brother, John, was a member of one of nine Mount Union College
football teams that won the NCAA Division III title
. He now is the head football coach at Bexley High School
.
during her senior year as she guided the Lady Chieftains to the Division I Ohio Girls' Basketball state championship game. Smith was named a High School All-American by the WBCA
. She participated in the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992, scoring fourteen points, and earning MVP honors.
in Columbus, Ohio
from 1992 to 1996, and helped lead the Buckeyes
to a Big Ten championship and the NCAA title game her freshman year
. During her career at OSU, Smith broke the Big Ten scoring record for points scored in a career, in men's or women's basketball. She was voted Big Ten MVP
as a senior.
Smith graduated in 1996 with a degree in zoology
. On January 21, 2001, Ohio State honored her as the first female Buckeye athlete to have her number retired. She was also inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame
in October 2001.
of the ABL
, helping the team to win both League championships in its only two full seasons of existence.
On August 16, 2007 she became the first professional women's basketball player to score 6,000 career points (ABL and WNBA combined). At the end of the 2011 season Katie had a total of 7448 professional career points, including 1,433 from the ABL and 6,015 from the WNBA.
From 1999 to 2005 Smith played for the Minnesota Lynx
, where her outside shooting was the central focus of the Lynx offense. On July 30, 2005, Smith was traded to the Detroit Shock
along with the Lynx's 2006 second round pick, for Chandi Jones
, Stacey Thomas
and the Shock's 2006 first round draft pick.
In 2006, Smith became the first WNBA player to win an All Star game as a member of both the eastern and western conference teams. She also became the only player to earn both ABL and WNBA championship rings when the Shock won the WNBA title, defeating the Sacramento Monarchs
, the same year.
Smith was the MVP of the 2008 WNBA Finals, when the Detroit Shock beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.
On March 16, 2010, Katie Smith signed a contract with the Washington Mystics as a free agent.
On April 29, 2011, Smith was acquired by the Seattle Storm in a three-team trade with the Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever. At the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game
, she was announced as one of the Top 15 players in the fifteen year history of the WNBA as voted by fans.
On September 11, 2011 Katie Smith became the third player to score 6,000 points in her WNBA career.
| align="left" | 1999
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 30 || 29 || 32.4 || .387 || .382 || .766 || 2.9 || 2.0 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 1.83 || 11.7
|-
| align="left" | 2000
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 32 || 32 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|37.3 || .421 || .379 || .869 || 2.9 || 2.8 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 2.38 || 20.2
|-
| align="left" | 2001
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 32 || 32 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|38.6 || .393 || .354 || .895 || 3.8 || 2.2 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 2.72 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|23.1
|-
| align="left" | 2002
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 31 || 31 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|36.7 || .404 || .330 || .824 || 3.0 || 2.5 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 2.26 || 16.5
|-
| align="left" | 2003
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 34 || 34 || 34.9 || .457 || .390 || .881 || 4.1 || 2.5 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 1.97 || 18.2
|-
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 23 || 23 || 34.8 || .431 || .432 || .899 || 3.7 || 2.3 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 2.22 || 18.8
|-
| align="left" | 2005
*
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 23 || 23 || 33.3 || .383 || .337 || .789 || 2.4 || 2.7 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 2.35 || 13.3
|-
| align="left" | 2005
*
| align="left" | Detroit
| 13 || 9 || 30.3 || .374 || .327 || .765 || 2.2 || 2.0 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 1.31 || 9.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Total
| style="background:#D3D3D3"|36 || 32 || 32.3 || .380 || .333 || .782 || 2.3 || 2.4 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 2.00 || 11.9
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Detroit
| 34 || 34 || 33.4 || .407 || .366 || .912 || 2.7 || 3.3 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 1.91 || 11.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Detroit
| 34 || 34 || 34.3 || .361 || .311 || .847 || 3.8 || 3.6 || 1.2 || 0.1 || 1.74 || 13.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Detroit
| 34 || 34 || 33.9 || .383 || .360 || .887 || 2.8 || 4.0 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 2.35 || 14.7
|-
| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | Detroit
| 27 || 27 || 33.1 || .435 || .432 || .918 || 2.3 || 2.8 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 2.30 || 13.7
|-
| align="left" | 2010
| align="left" | Washington
| 33 || 33 || 30.8 || .395 || .362 || .764 || 2.1 || 2.6 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 1.61 || 9.5
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | Seattle
| 34 || 3 || 25.1 || .395 || .395 || .857 || 2.3 || 2.0 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 1.32 || 7.5
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |13 years, 4 teams
| 414 || 378 || 33.6 || .405 || .368 || .859 || 3.0 || 2.7 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 2.03 || 14.5
| align="left" | 2003
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 3 || 3 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|40.0 || .429 || .357 || .917 || 4.3 || 3.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 2.67 || 17.3
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Detroit
| 2 || 2 || 33.5 || .269 || .200 || 1.000 || 3.0 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.00 || 10.5
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Detroit
| 10 || 10 || 36.8 || .436 || .400 || .735 || 2.5 || 4.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 2.40 || 14.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Detroit
| 11 || 11 || 35.7 || .341 || .342 || .760 || 3.2 || 3.6 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 2.27 || 12.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Detroit
| 9 || 9 || 34.3 || .410 || .354 || .758 || 4.0 || 2.4 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 1.78 || 15.3
|-
| align="left" | 2010
| align="left" | Washington
| 2 || 2 || 27.5 || .333 || .143 || .833 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 1.50 || 7.0
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | Seattle
| || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |7 years, 4 teams
| 37 || 37 || 35.5 || .388 || .347 || .783 || 3.3 || 3.1 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 2.11 || 13.7
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player in the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
. Her primary position is shooting guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
, although she sometimes plays small forward
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
or point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both her ABL and WNBA career. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.
Personal
Smith was born in Lancaster, OhioLancaster, Ohio
Lancaster is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,780. It is located near the Hocking River, approximately southeast of Columbus, Ohio. It is the county seat of Fairfield County...
and spent her formative years in Logan, Ohio
Logan, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,704 people, 2,790 households, and 1,768 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,175.2 people per square mile . There were 2,948 housing units at an average density of 956.5 per square mile...
. She began playing basketball as early as the 5th grade on a boys' team and took tap dance
Tap dance
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses more on the...
and ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
lessons as a youngster.
She grew up in a family of student-athletes. Her father, John, Jr., played football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
at Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
(OU), and won three varsity letter
Varsity letter
A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
s in the 1960s before becoming a dentist
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
. Her younger brother, Tom, earned three varsity letter
Varsity letter
A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
s playing football at OU as well as being a member on their track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
team. Tom won the 1996 Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
championship in the discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
. Her older brother, John, was a member of one of nine Mount Union College
Mount Union College
The University of Mount Union is a 4-year private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Alliance, Ohio.Mount Union enrolls 2200 undergraduates. Approximately 50 percent are women and 50 percent are men, representing more than 22 states and 13 countries. Mount Union has an active alumni base of...
football teams that won the NCAA Division III title
NCAA Division III national football championship
The NCAA Division III National Football Championship began in 1973. Before 1973, most of the schools now in Division III competed in the NCAA's former "College Division"....
. He now is the head football coach at Bexley High School
Bexley High School
Bexley High School is a public high school located in Bexley, Ohio, an affluent suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It is in the Bexley City School District. In school year 2008-2009, BHS earned the second highest Performance Index score of any public high school in the state of Ohio. The graduation rate...
.
High school
In high school she was named the national Gatorade National Player of the YearGatorade Player of the Year awards
The Gatorade Player of the Year awards are given annually to male and female high-school student-athletes in the United States. They are given for boys' baseball, boys' football, girls' softball, girls' volleyball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, boys' cross country, girls' cross country,...
during her senior year as she guided the Lady Chieftains to the Division I Ohio Girls' Basketball state championship game. Smith was named a High School All-American by the WBCA
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
. She participated in the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992, scoring fourteen points, and earning MVP honors.
College years
Smith attended the Ohio State UniversityOhio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
from 1992 to 1996, and helped lead the Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...
to a Big Ten championship and the NCAA title game her freshman year
1993 in sports
1993 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg** Women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter, Austria-American football:...
. During her career at OSU, Smith broke the Big Ten scoring record for points scored in a career, in men's or women's basketball. She was voted Big Ten MVP
Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
The Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball was an award that was presented annually by the Chicago Tribune to the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference for both men's and women's basketball in the United States through 2007. The Chicago Tribune awarded the Silver Basketball for men's basketball...
as a senior.
Smith graduated in 1996 with a degree in zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
. On January 21, 2001, Ohio State honored her as the first female Buckeye athlete to have her number retired. She was also inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame
Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame
The Ohio State Varsity "O" Hall of Fame is the athletic hall of fame for The Ohio State University. Its purpose is to recognize individuals who have contributed to the honor and fame of the University in the field of athletics....
in October 2001.
ABL
Smith played for the Columbus QuestColumbus Quest
The Columbus Quest was a professional women's basketball franchise located in Columbus, Ohio in the now-defunct American Basketball League . They were one of the league's original eight teams that started play in 1996...
of the ABL
American Basketball League (1996-1998)
The American Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL of 1996 was an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. At the same time the ABL was being formed, the National Basketball Association was creating the Women's National Basketball Association...
, helping the team to win both League championships in its only two full seasons of existence.
WNBA
In 2005, she became the first American female basketball player to score 5,000 total points in a professional career.On August 16, 2007 she became the first professional women's basketball player to score 6,000 career points (ABL and WNBA combined). At the end of the 2011 season Katie had a total of 7448 professional career points, including 1,433 from the ABL and 6,015 from the WNBA.
From 1999 to 2005 Smith played for the Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
, where her outside shooting was the central focus of the Lynx offense. On July 30, 2005, Smith was traded to the Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
along with the Lynx's 2006 second round pick, for Chandi Jones
Chandi Jones
-External links:*...
, Stacey Thomas
Stacey Thomas
Stacey Thomas is a former American professional basketball player.Thomas attended college at University of Michigan and graduated in 2000. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 23rd overall in the 2000 WNBA Draft by the Portland Fire...
and the Shock's 2006 first round draft pick.
In 2006, Smith became the first WNBA player to win an All Star game as a member of both the eastern and western conference teams. She also became the only player to earn both ABL and WNBA championship rings when the Shock won the WNBA title, defeating the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
, the same year.
Smith was the MVP of the 2008 WNBA Finals, when the Detroit Shock beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.
On March 16, 2010, Katie Smith signed a contract with the Washington Mystics as a free agent.
On April 29, 2011, Smith was acquired by the Seattle Storm in a three-team trade with the Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever. At the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game
2011 WNBA All-Star Game
The 2011 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 23, 2011 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, home of the San Antonio Silver Stars. The game was the 10th WNBA All-Star Game, which has been held annually since 1999 except in 2004, 2008, and 2010...
, she was announced as one of the Top 15 players in the fifteen year history of the WNBA as voted by fans.
On September 11, 2011 Katie Smith became the third player to score 6,000 points in her WNBA career.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 1999
1999 WNBA season
-External links:**...
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 30 || 29 || 32.4 || .387 || .382 || .766 || 2.9 || 2.0 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 1.83 || 11.7
|-
| align="left" | 2000
2000 WNBA season
-External links:**...
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 32 || 32 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|37.3 || .421 || .379 || .869 || 2.9 || 2.8 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 2.38 || 20.2
|-
| align="left" | 2001
2001 WNBA season
-External links:**...
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 32 || 32 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|38.6 || .393 || .354 || .895 || 3.8 || 2.2 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 2.72 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|23.1
|-
| align="left" | 2002
2002 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 31 || 31 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|36.7 || .404 || .330 || .824 || 3.0 || 2.5 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 2.26 || 16.5
|-
| align="left" | 2003
2003 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 34 || 34 || 34.9 || .457 || .390 || .881 || 4.1 || 2.5 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 1.97 || 18.2
|-
| align="left" | 2004
2004 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 23 || 23 || 34.8 || .431 || .432 || .899 || 3.7 || 2.3 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 2.22 || 18.8
|-
| align="left" | 2005
2005 WNBA season
-External links:***...
*
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 23 || 23 || 33.3 || .383 || .337 || .789 || 2.4 || 2.7 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 2.35 || 13.3
|-
| align="left" | 2005
2005 WNBA season
-External links:***...
*
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 13 || 9 || 30.3 || .374 || .327 || .765 || 2.2 || 2.0 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 1.31 || 9.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005
2005 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Total
| style="background:#D3D3D3"|36 || 32 || 32.3 || .380 || .333 || .782 || 2.3 || 2.4 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 2.00 || 11.9
|-
| align="left" | 2006
2006 WNBA season
-External links:*******...
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 34 || 34 || 33.4 || .407 || .366 || .912 || 2.7 || 3.3 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 1.91 || 11.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007
2007 WNBA season
-External links:* * * * * * * *...
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 34 || 34 || 34.3 || .361 || .311 || .847 || 3.8 || 3.6 || 1.2 || 0.1 || 1.74 || 13.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008
2008 WNBA season
-Season Highlights:*Candace Parker becomes the second and third player in WNBA history to dunk in a regular season game.*A fight breaks out between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock resulting in four ejections and ten suspensions....
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 34 || 34 || 33.9 || .383 || .360 || .887 || 2.8 || 4.0 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 2.35 || 14.7
|-
| align="left" | 2009
2009 WNBA season
The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 27 || 27 || 33.1 || .435 || .432 || .918 || 2.3 || 2.8 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 2.30 || 13.7
|-
| align="left" | 2010
2010 WNBA season
The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began with a televised meeting between the defending champion Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 10th Annual All-Star...
| align="left" | Washington
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
| 33 || 33 || 30.8 || .395 || .362 || .764 || 2.1 || 2.6 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 1.61 || 9.5
|-
| align="left" | 2011
2011 WNBA season
The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 3 with the Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Minnesota Lynx, featuring 2011 WNBA Draft top pick Maya Moore, in a game televised on NBA TV...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 34 || 3 || 25.1 || .395 || .395 || .857 || 2.3 || 2.0 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 1.32 || 7.5
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |13 years, 4 teams
| 414 || 378 || 33.6 || .405 || .368 || .859 || 3.0 || 2.7 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 2.03 || 14.5
Postseason
|-| align="left" | 2003
| align="left" | Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 3 || 3 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|40.0 || .429 || .357 || .917 || 4.3 || 3.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 2.67 || 17.3
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 2 || 2 || 33.5 || .269 || .200 || 1.000 || 3.0 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.00 || 10.5
|-
| align="left" | 2006
2006 WNBA Playoffs
The 2006 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2006 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs 3-2.-Format:...
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 10 || 10 || 36.8 || .436 || .400 || .735 || 2.5 || 4.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 2.40 || 14.7
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| align="left" | 2007
2007 WNBA Playoffs
The 2007 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2007 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Phoenix Mercury defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock 3-2.-Format:...
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Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 11 || 11 || 35.7 || .341 || .342 || .760 || 3.2 || 3.6 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 2.27 || 12.2
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| align="left" | 2008
2008 WNBA Playoffs
The 2008 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2008 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.-Format:...
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Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 9 || 9 || 34.3 || .410 || .354 || .758 || 4.0 || 2.4 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 1.78 || 15.3
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| align="left" | 2010
2010 WNBA Playoffs
The 2010 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2010 season.-Format:*The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.**All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings....
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Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
| 2 || 2 || 27.5 || .333 || .143 || .833 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 1.50 || 7.0
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| align="left" | 2011
2011 WNBA Playoffs
The 2011 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2011 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a...
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Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
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| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |7 years, 4 teams
| 37 || 37 || 35.5 || .388 || .347 || .783 || 3.3 || 3.1 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 2.11 || 13.7
International career
- Smith helped the US earn the gold medals in the 2000Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics-Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...
, 2004Basketball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
and 2008Basketball at the 2008 Summer OlympicsBasketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...
Olympics as well as the 1998 and 2002 World ChampionshipsFIBA World Championship for WomenThe FIBA World Championship for Women is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially...
. - She played the 2001-2002 season in Lotos GdyniaLotos VBW Clima GdyniaLotos Gdynia is a Polish women basketball team, based in Gdynia, playing in PLKK.-Best achievements:* Polish Championship : 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010* Polish Cup : 2005, 2007* EuroLeague Women:...
, the PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
club of Małgorzata DydekMargo DydekMałgorzata Dydek , known as Margo Dydek in the United States, was a Polish international professional basketball player. Standing tall, she was famous for being the tallest active professional female basketball player in the world...
. They reached the final of EuroLeague WomenEuroLeague WomenThe EuroLeague Women is the highest professional basketball league in Europe for women’s clubs.Unlike Euroleague for men, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe.-Between 2004-2011:...
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Europe
- 2001-2002:
Lotos Clima GdyniaLotos VBW Clima GdyniaLotos Gdynia is a Polish women basketball team, based in Gdynia, playing in PLKK.-Best achievements:* Polish Championship : 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010* Polish Cup : 2005, 2007* EuroLeague Women:... - 2009:
Fenerbahçe IstanbulFenerbahçe IstanbulFenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...