Aiysha Smith
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| Born | 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 |
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| WNBA draft | 2003: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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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]
| 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 |
| 2000–01 | Tyler JC | ||||||||||
| 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 |
WNBA
Smith played two seasons for the Mystics, playing in sixty games and starting five.[5]
International competition
Smith was an alternate on Team USA in the 2001 World University Games.[6]
Personal life
Smith is married to former NFL defensive end Marcus Spears.[7] The couple have three children: Macaria Reagan Spears (born 2007), Marcus Rayshon Spears, Jr. (born 2009), and Miko Reign Spears (born 2013).
References
- ^ "WNBA.com: Aiysha Smith Player Info". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ "Mystics' Smith to Take a Leave of Absence". The Washington Post. 2005-05-13. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "WNBA.com: Draft 2003". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Aiysha Smith WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ Writer, Jeff SentellSports. "WNBA forward Smith returns to help current Tigers". LSUNow.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ MORRIS, GEORGE. "Former LSU star Marcus Spears on 100-pound weight-loss quest". The Advocate. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Detroit
- Junior college women's basketball players in the United States
- LSU Lady Tigers basketball players
- Bishop Borgess High School alumni
- St. John's Red Storm women's basketball players
- Washington Mystics players
- Universiade gold medalists for the United States
- Universiade medalists in basketball
- Forwards (basketball)
- Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century American women
- American basketball biography, 1980s birth stubs