Wanisha Smith

Wanisha Smith
Temple Owls
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueAmerican Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1985-07-09) July 9, 1985 (age 39)
Cincinnati, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolRiverdale Baptist
(Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
CollegeDuke (2004–2008)
WNBA draft2008: 2nd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2008–2009
PositionGuard
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As player:
2008Detroit Shock
As coach:
2009–2017Longwood (assistant)
2017–2019Towson (assistant)
2019–2020Duke (assistant)
2022–presentTemple (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference

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]

Coaching career

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Smith 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

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WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  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

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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

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Source[6]

Legend
  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

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  1. ^ Dave Schutte (19 January 2001). "Fairfield freshman has stepped in, stepped up". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Guy Loranger (28 March 2005). "Smith the key to a win?". The Herald-Sun. p. C9. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "LIBERTY: Getting Chatty With Wanisha Smith". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  4. ^ "WNBA.com: Prospect: Wanisha Smith". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  5. ^ "Wanisha Smith - Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball Coaches - Duke University". goduke.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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