Career Capsule:
• Fifth player in WNBA history with 3,800 points and 1,600 rebounds
• 9th all-time in scoring (3,846), WNBA history
• 9th all-time in rebounding (1,680), WNBA history
• 2006 WNBA All-Star (Charlotte)
• Played in every regular season game in seven of the last eight seasons
• Ranks in the top 10 in WNBA history in six career categories: points, rebounds, blocks, field goals made, field goals attempted and minutes
• Member of the Sacramento Monarchs from 1998-2004 and the Charlotte Sting from 2005-06
• Advanced to the playoffs with the Sacramento Monarchs on five occasions (2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999)
2007 WNBA Season:
• Acquired by the Mercury for the rights to No. 1 overall pick Lindsey Harding in a draft-day blockbuster (Minnesota owned Smith’s rights from
Charlotte dispersal draft)
• One of three Mercury starters to start every game in 2007 (Taylor, Miller)
• Averaged 12.6 points (4th-team) and a career-high 6.5 rebounds (1st-team) in 31.5 minutes (2nd-team)
• Averaged a team-leading 1.65 blocks per game, 4th in the WNBA
• Posted three doubles, tied for most on the team
• Recorded three double-digit rebounding games
• Grabbed five or more rebounds in 26 of 34 games in 2007
• Led the team in rebounding a team-high 13 times
• Led the team in blocks a team-leading 21 times
• Led the team in steals 10 times (T-2nd-team)
• Led the team in scoring four times, including four 20-point games
2006 WNBA Season:
• Averaged 13.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28.6 minutes per game for the Sting
• Started all 34 games
• Shot 42.1 percent from the field, 74.4 from the free throw line and 36.5 from three point range
• Scored a season-high 25 points twice, including on July 22 against Phoenix
• Posted three double-doubles
• Blocked 29 shots, more than any player on the Mercury in 2006
2005 WNBA Season:
• In her first season in Charlotte, started and played in 31 games
• Had her consecutive games played streak end at 224 as she missed the final three games with a left knee bruise
• Led the team with 13.6 and 34.3 minutes along with 5.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.65 steals and 1.03 blocks
• Shot .417 (169-405) from the field and .798 (83-104) from the free throw line
• Ranked among league leaders in minutes (seventh), steals (ninth), blocks, (12th), points (14th) and free throw percentage (19th)
• Recorded one double-double
• Finished with five 20-plus point games, 25 10-plus point games and two 10-plus rebound games
2004 WNBA Season:
• Averaged 11.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 26.7 minutes in 34 games (33 started)
• Scored in double figures in 21 of 34 games for the Monarchs
• Traded at the conclusion of the season along with a second round pick in exchange for Nicole Powell, Olympia Scott and Erin Buescher
2003 WNBA Season:
• Started all 34 games and averaged 12.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.9 blocks and 28.9 minutes
• Scored in double figures in 26 of 34 games
• Recorded two double-doubles
• Scored her 2,000th career point against Cleveland on July 15
2002 WNBA Season:
• Averaged 14.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 blocks and 33.2 minutes in 32 starts
• Finished the season ranked fifth in the WNBA with 1.4 blocks per game and fourth in the league with 46 total blocks
• Finished fourth in voting for Most Improved Player of the Year Award
2001 WNBA Season:
• In 32 starts, averaged 11.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.7 blocks and 28.5 minutes
• Finished the season ranked seventh in WNBA in blocks
• Recorded two double-doubles
2000 WNBA Season:
• Candidate for WNBA Most Improved Player after averaging 12.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, a team-high 2.0 blocks and 28.9 minutes
while starting all 32 games
• Recorded 10-plus points 21 times and 20-plus points twice and posted 10-plus rebounds twice
• Ended the season ranked third in the WNBA in blocks
1999 WNBA Season:
• Saw action in 31 games and averaged 8.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 20.4 minutes
• Started the last three games for injured Yolanda Griffith and averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.33 blocks over that span
• Finished the season ranked eighth in the WNBA in blocks
• Scored in double figures 11 times
• Posted one double-double (second career)
1998 WNBA Season:
• In rookie campaign, averaged 9.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.6 blocks (3rd in WNBA) in 28 games (10 starts)
• Scored in double figures 10 times with 20 or more points twice
• Posted one double-double
• Enjoyed a stretch in late July and early August where she averaged 16.4 points and 5.9 rebounds over an eight-game span as a starter.
International/National Team:
• Spent the 2007-2008 offseason playing for Dynamo Moscow in Russia
• Played for Besiktas Cola Turka in 2006-07
• Spent the 2004-05 offseason playing for TS Wisla Can-Pack in Poland
• During the 2003-04 offseason, played for Levoni Taranto in Italy
• Selected to tryout for the 2004 USA Basketball Women’s Olympic team, and participated in the team’s European Tour
• Played two seasons with the Shinsegae Coolcat in Korea (2001-02, 2002-03 offseasons) and helped to win the WKBL Championship for the
Coolcat during the 2001-02 season
• Played in Europe for three previous years, winning a championship in Turkey while playing for Botasspor in 2000-01 off-season
• Member of Ramat Hasharon in Israel during the 1999-00 season
• Played in Italy during the 1998-99 season
• Member of U.S. Jones Cup Team in 1997
College Career:
• Averaged 13.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks while shooting 51.0 percent from the field in 116 games played during her four-year career
at Iowa
• Ranks third all-time at Iowa in career rebounds (859) and sixth in career scoring (1,598 points)
• Still holds Iowa record for blocks in a game (7), season (73) and career (235)
• Named Big Ten Player of the Year as a senior after leading Iowa in scoring (19.9 ppg), rebounds (8.4 rpg), blocked shots (1.8 bpg) and field
goal percentage (.559)
• Other senior honors included All-America Honorable Mention by Associated Press and All-Big Ten First Team
• Poured in a career-high 37 points against Richmond on December 7, 1997
• Earned Big Ten All-Tournament team honors as a junior after averaging 17.3 points and 8.0 rebounds
• Named All-Big Ten First Team as a sophomore after averaging 13.6 points and 7.0 rebounds
