Aiysha Smith

Aiysha Smith
Personal information
Born (1980-07-18) July 18, 1980
Detroit, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop Borgess (Detroit, Michigan)
College St. John's (1999–2000)
Tyler Junior College (2000–2001)
LSU (2001–2003)
WNBA draft 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Position Forward
Number 31
Career history
2003–2004 Washington Mystics
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
World University Games
2001 Beijing Team Competition

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]

St. John's and LSU statistics

Source[4]

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
1999-00 St. John's 29 276 37.9% 13.3% 76.5% 7.1 1.7 0.9 0.8 9.5
2001-02 LSU 30 476 51.1% 10.0% 75.2% 7.7 1.1 1.9 0.8 15.9
2002-03 LSU 34 449 46.8% 25.9% 77.1% 5.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 13.2
Career 93 1201 45.9% 21.5% 76.2% 6.7 1.3 1.3 0.9 12.9

International competition

Smith was an alternate on Team USA in the 2001 World University Games.[5]

References

  1. ↑ WNBA.com: Aiysha Smith Player Info
  2. ↑ "Mystics' Smith to Take a Leave of Absence". The Washington Post. 2005-05-13. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. ↑ "WNBA.com: Draft 2003". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  5. ↑ Writer, Jeff SentellSports. "WNBA forward Smith returns to help current Tigers". LSUNow.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.


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