Aiysha Smith Explained

Aiysha Smith
Number:31
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:173
Birth Date:1980 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan
Nationality:American
High School:Bishop Borgess (Detroit, Michigan)
College:
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2003
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:7
Draft Team:Washington Mystics
Years1:2003–2004
Team1:Washington Mystics
Highlights:
  • First-team All-SEC (2002)
Bbr Wnba:smithai01w
Letter:s

Aiysha Kenya Smith (born July 18, 1980) is a former professional basketball player who spent her career for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. She was drafted by the Mystics (seventh overall) in the 2003 WNBA draft.[1] [2]

High school

Smith attended Bishop Borgess High School in Detroit, Michigan.

College

At Tyler Junior College, Smith was a member of the Kodak All-America First Team (2001) and NCJCAA All-America (2001). At LSU she was a member of the All-SEC First Team (2002) and All-SEC honorable mention (2003)[3]

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2003| align="left" | Washington|31||2||13.6||34.2||14.7||50.0||2.1||0.3||0.4||0.3||0.8||3.4 |-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Washington|29||3||13.9||40.8||56.3||64.7||2.4||0.5||0.6||0.4||0.7||4.0 |-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 2 years, 1 team|60||5||13.8||37.2||28.0||57.4||2.2||0.4||0.5||0.4||0.8||3.7

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Washington|3||0||17.7||33.3||25.0||80.0||2.7||0.3||0.3 ||0.0||1.3||5.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 1 year, 1 team|3||0||17.7||33.3||25.0||80.0||2.7||0.3||0.3 ||0.0||1.3||5.0

College

Source[4]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1999-00St. John's2927637.9%13.3%76.5%7.11.70.90.89.5
2000–01Tyler JC
2001-02LSU3047651.1%10.0%75.2%7.71.11.90.815.9
2002-03LSU3444946.8%25.9%77.1%5.61.11.11.013.2
Career93120145.9%21.5%76.2%6.71.31.30.912.9

WNBA

Smith played two seasons for the Mystics, playing in sixty games and starting five.[5]

International competition

Smith was an alternate on Team USA in the 2001 World University Games.[6]

Personal life

Smith is married to former NFL defensive end Marcus Spears.[7] The couple have three children: Macaria Reagan Spears (born 2007), Marcus Rayshon Spears, Jr. (born 2009), and Miko Reign Spears (born 2013).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WNBA.com: Aiysha Smith Player Info . 2015-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150106160139/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/aiysha_smith/ . 2015-01-06 . dead .
  2. News: Mystics' Smith to Take a Leave of Absence. 2005-05-13. The Washington Post. 2017-09-07. en-US. 0190-8286.
  3. Web site: WNBA.com: Draft 2003. www.wnba.com. 2017-09-07.
  4. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2017-08-28.
  5. Web site: Aiysha Smith WNBA Stats. 2021-05-25. Basketball-Reference.com. en.
  6. News: WNBA forward Smith returns to help current Tigers. Writer. Jeff SentellSports. LSUNow.com. 2017-09-07. en.
  7. Web site: MORRIS. GEORGE. Former LSU star Marcus Spears on 100-pound weight-loss quest. 2021-06-08. The Advocate. en.