Alanna Smith

Alanna Smith (born 10 September 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.

Alanna Smith
No. 11 – Phoenix Mercury
PositionForward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996
Hobart, Tasmania
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolWesley College
(Melbourne, Victoria)
CollegeStanford (2015–2019)
WNBA draft2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentPhoenix Mercury
Medals
Basketball
Representing  Australia
FIBA World Cup
2018 Spain
FIBA Asia Cup
2017 India

College career

Smith played four seasons of college basketball at Stanford University in Stanford, California for the Cardinal.[1]

Statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2015–16 Stanford 34011.8.432.333.6592.40.40.10.71.25.3
2016–17 Stanford 38319.3.465.317.6895.40.90.61.61.19.1
2017–18 Stanford 353528.4.474.302.5317.01.21.21.72.513.5
2018–19 Stanford 363629.2.515.397.7308.61.91.02.12.419.4
Career 1437422.3.482.352.6635.91.10.71.51.811.9

Professional career

Phoenix Mercury (2019–present)

Smith was selected as the eighth overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury.[2] After making the final roster with the Mercury, Smith would play under head coach Sandy Brondello and alongside the likes of Brittney Griner, DeWanna Bonner and Diana Taurasi.

National team career

Youth Level

Smith made her international debut for the Sapphires at the 2011 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in Canberra. [3] Smith represented the Sapphires at the Under-17 World Championship in the Netherlands the following year, where they finished in fifth place. Smith then made her debut for the Gems at the 2014 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship in Fiji. Smith represented the Gems at the Under-19 World Championship in Russia the following year, where they finished in third place and took home the bronze medal. She also earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team, awarded to the five strongest players of the tournament.

Senior Level

At age 20, Smith was selected to the Opals team that competed in the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in India. She made an immediate impact, averaging 10.8 points and 5.3 rebounds (2nd and 3rd-highest in the team, respectively) in 14.5 minutes per game,[4] helping Australia finish the tournament as runners-up and qualify for the World Cup the following year. Her best game was the quarter final, in which she amassed 20 points and 9 rebounds in just 15 minutes of court time. In 2018, Smith represented the Opals in her first major international tournament - the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, held in Tenerife, Spain. She averaged 14.4 minutes of court time for 6.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game[5], with her best game yielding 10 points and 5 rebounds (vs Argentina). She also scored 10 points in the final vs USA.

References
  1. "Alanna Smith Stanford Athletics". gostanford.com.
  2. "Alanna Smith selected by the Phoenix Mercury in WNBA Draft". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. "Alanna SMITH". archive.fiba.com.
  4. http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/97766/sid/13381/tid/239/_/2017_FIBA_Women_s_Asia_Cup_Division_A/index.html
  5. http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/player/Alanna-Smith
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