Jennifer Smith (basketball) explained

Jennifer Smith
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Birth Date:April 10, 1982
Birth Place:Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
High School:DeWitt
(DeWitt, Michigan)
College:Michigan (2000–2004)
Draft Year:2004
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:32
Draft Team:Detroit Shock
Draft League:WNBA
Team1:New York Liberty
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Jennifer Smith (born April 10, 1982) is a former American basketball player. She played college basketball at the University of Michigan from 2000 to 2004 and holds the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball single-season scoring record with 659 points during the 2003–04 season.

Early years

Smith was born in 1982 and grew up in DeWitt, Michigan. She played basketball at DeWitt High School, finishing in 2000 with 1,011 career points. In 1999, she led DeWitt on a 25-game win streak and Michigan's Class B semi-finals.[1] She was inducted into the DeWitt High School Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]

University of Michigan

Smith played for the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team from 2000 to 2004.[2] As a senior during the 2003–04 season, Smith scored 659 points, a total that remains Michigan's single-season scoring record.[3] She led the Big Ten Conference with an average of 21.3 points per game as a senior, an average that ranks second best in Michigan history behind Diane Dietz who averaged 21.6 points per game during the 1981–82 season.[1] [4] She also set the school record for free throws made in a season with 210 during the 2003–04 season.[5] In all four years at Michigan, Smith scored 1,714 points, a total that is second only to Dietz in the program's history.[6] She also ranks second to Dietz in single-game scoring. Smith scored 37 points against Charlotte on December 3, 2003.[4] In 2004, she was honored with the university's M-Zone Award, which recognizes leadership and character, and media voters selected her for the All-Big Ten first team.[1] [7]

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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College

Source

Year !Team GP !Points FG% !3P% FT% !RPG APG !SPG BPG !PPG - 2000-01 31 292 55.2 0.0 81.4 4.6 0.7 0.3 0.3 9.4 - 2001-02 Michigan 30 412 51.6 33.3 79.5 7.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 13.7 - 2002-03 Michigan 24 353 54.3 40.0 84.0 6.5 0.7 0.7 0.4 14.7 - 2003-04 Michigan 31 659 47.7 34.2 80.5 7.4 0.8 1.0 0.2 21.3 - Career Michigan 116 1716 51.3 35.5 81.0 6.6 0.9 0.7 0.4 14.8

Professional basketball

Smith played one season in the WNBA for the New York Liberty.[8] She also played professional basketball for the Good Angels in Slovakia.[1] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jennifer Smith. DeWitt High School Hall of Fame. July 20, 2013.
  2. News: Payback is on mind of Wolverines' Smith. The Detroit News. February 12, 2004.
  3. Web site: 2012-13 Michigan Women's Basketball ("Michigan Record Book"). 6. University of Michigan. July 20, 2013. May 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130507122146/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/bkw-recordbook-pre2012-13.pdf. dead.
  4. Michigan Record Book, p. 9.
  5. Michigan Record Book, pp. 6 and 9.
  6. Michigan Record Book, pp. 2 and 7.
  7. Michigan Record Book, p. 17.
  8. Web site: Jennifer Smith Profile . WNBA.com . July 20, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150110063553/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/jennifer_smith/ . January 10, 2015 .
  9. Web site: Jennifer Smith Player Profile. US Basket. July 20, 2013.