Brooke Smith (basketball)
| WNBA's Phoenix Mercury – No. 21 | |
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| Center | |
| Born | April 30, 1984 San Anselmo, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| College | Stanford |
| Draft | 23rd overall, 2007 Minnesota Lynx |
| Profile | WNBA Info Page |
| WNBA Teams | |
| Phoenix Mercury (2008–present) | |
Brooke Smith (born April 30, 1984 in San Anselmo, California) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA.
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[edit] High school
Smith played for Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American.[1] She participated in the 2002 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eight points.[2]
[edit] College
Smith played her freshman year in college at Duke University in 2002–03. After sitting out a year, she played three years at Stanford and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 23rd overall in the 2007 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx, but was released on April 26. On April 29, the Connecticut Sun signed Smith, only to waive her on May 11.
[edit] Professional
She played for Virtus Viterbo in the Italian A-1 League for the 2007–08 season.,[3] Her 2007–2008 stats: Gescom Viterbo (ITA-A1,1T): 32 games: 14.6ppg, Reb-2(10.3rpg), 2.7spg, FGP: 52.0%, FT: 72.2%[4]
Smith has played with the Phoenix Mercury since the 2008 season, winning the championship in 2009.
For two seasons she played with the Italian team Pool Comense. In her second season (2009–2010), she led the team in shooting with 17.53 points per game and was Italian A1 League Center of the year and league "First Team".[4] In 2010–2011, Smith is playing for the current Italian title defending champions Cras Basket Taranto, replacing Rebekkah Brunson.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "2000 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/past-hsaa/. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ "2000 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/box-scores/. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ "Italian job: Brooke Smith hooks up with top-level pro team". 2007-11-16. http://www.marinij.com/ci_7484351?source=most_viewed. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ^ a b "Brooke Smith". 2007-11-16. http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ITA&PlayerID=88844&AmNotSure=1. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
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