Wanisha Marie Smith (born July 9, 1985) is an American basketball coach and former player. Smith attended Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Ohio[1] before moving to Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Following her high school career, she played college basketball at Duke University[2] and played briefly in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Detroit Shock.[3][4]
| Temple Owls | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 9, 1985 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) |
| College | Duke (2004–2008) |
| WNBA draft | 2008: 2nd round, 27th overall pick |
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |
| Playing career | 2008–2009 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2008 | Detroit Shock |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2017 | Longwood (assistant) |
| 2017–2019 | Towson (assistant) |
| 2019–2020 | Duke (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Temple (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Coaching career
editSmith was an assistant coach for Longwood University women's team for eight years, from 2009 to 2017. She then spent two years as an assistant for Towson University women's team before being hired as an assistant at Duke in 2019.[5]
Career statistics
editWNBA career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Detroit | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
College career statistics
editSource[6]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Duke | 36 | 394 | 42.9 | 41.0 | 72.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 10.9 |
| 2005–06 | Duke | 35 | 259 | 43.8 | 31.7 | 70.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| 2006–07 | Duke | 34 | 320 | 41.8 | 36.0 | 75.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
| 2007–08 | Duke | 30 | 283 | 34.7 | 30.6 | 76.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 9.4 |
| Career | Duke | 135 | 1256 | 40.8 | 35.1 | 73.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
References
edit- ^ Dave Schutte (19 January 2001). "Fairfield freshman has stepped in, stepped up". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Guy Loranger (28 March 2005). "Smith the key to a win?". The Herald-Sun. p. C9. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LIBERTY: Getting Chatty With Wanisha Smith". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "WNBA.com: Prospect: Wanisha Smith". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "Wanisha Smith - Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball Coaches - Duke University". goduke.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links
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