Kim Smith (basketball)
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Kim Smith is a Canadian professional women's basketball
player, currently with the Phoenix Mercury
in the WNBA
.
, and attended Heritage Park Secondary school before attending the University of Utah
and playing for its women's basketball team there.
She was named the Associated Press
All-America
n Honorable Mention team in 2005, as well as the Kodak All-America Honorable Mention from 2003 through 2005. She also was named the Mountain West Conference
"Player of the Year" from 2003 through 2006.
First female to have her jersey number retired (No. 4) by the University of Utah.
as the 13th overall pick during the 2006 WNBA Draft
.
On March 20, 2009, she was acquired by the Phoenix Mercury along with guard A'Quonesia Franklin in exchange for forward/center Barbara Farris.
Points 6 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 10 vs. Chicago 06/10/06
Field Goals Made 3 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 4 vs. Chicago 06/10/06
Field Goals Attempted 6 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 7 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
Three Point Field Goals Made 1 @ San Antonio 07/03/08 3 vs. Detroit 07/30/06
Three Point Field Goals Attempted 2 @ Chicago 05/22/08 3 4 Times
Free Throws Made 2 2 Times 2 2 Times
Free Throws Attempted 2 6 Times 2 10 Times
Offensive Rebounds 2 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 2 2 Times
Defensive Rebounds 2 3 Times 5 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
Total Rebounds 4 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 7 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
Assists 2 vs. Indiana 07/26/08 8 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
Steals 2 @ Connecticut 05/24/08 2 2 Times
Blocks 1 2 Times 1 2 Times
Minutes Played 19 vs. Indiana 07/26/08 21 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
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, currently with the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
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...
.
University of Utah
She grew up in Mission, British ColumbiaMission, British Columbia
Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...
, and attended Heritage Park Secondary school before attending the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
and playing for its women's basketball team there.
She was named the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n Honorable Mention team in 2005, as well as the Kodak All-America Honorable Mention from 2003 through 2005. She also was named the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
"Player of the Year" from 2003 through 2006.
First female to have her jersey number retired (No. 4) by the University of Utah.
WNBA career
She was selected by the Sacramento MonarchsSacramento 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...
as the 13th overall pick during the 2006 WNBA Draft
2006 WNBA Draft
On November 16, 2005, the Women's National Basketball Association held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and Seattle Storm into the league.On April 5, 2006, the WNBA...
.
On March 20, 2009, she was acquired by the Phoenix Mercury along with guard A'Quonesia Franklin in exchange for forward/center Barbara Farris.
WNBA career statistics
Season Highs/Career HighsPoints 6 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 10 vs. Chicago 06/10/06
Field Goals Made 3 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 4 vs. Chicago 06/10/06
Field Goals Attempted 6 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 7 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
Three Point Field Goals Made 1 @ San Antonio 07/03/08 3 vs. Detroit 07/30/06
Three Point Field Goals Attempted 2 @ Chicago 05/22/08 3 4 Times
Free Throws Made 2 2 Times 2 2 Times
Free Throws Attempted 2 6 Times 2 10 Times
Offensive Rebounds 2 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 2 2 Times
Defensive Rebounds 2 3 Times 5 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
Total Rebounds 4 vs. San Antonio 05/17/08 7 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
Assists 2 vs. Indiana 07/26/08 8 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
Steals 2 @ Connecticut 05/24/08 2 2 Times
Blocks 1 2 Times 1 2 Times
Minutes Played 19 vs. Indiana 07/26/08 21 vs. Phoenix 05/20/06
Trivia
- Vancouver CanucksVancouver CanucksThe Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
are her favorite professional team. - She credits a Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
game at Fenway ParkFenway ParkFenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
as the best event she has ever been to. - Major is communication.
- Daughter of Jay and Colleen Smith.
- Has two sisters, Michelle and Meghan.