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Tyresa Smith (born April 21, 1985) was the 18th overall pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft and was selected in the second round by the Phoenix Mercury. Smith was selected from the University of Delaware where she was the team's second all-time leading scorer and became the first player from UD to be drafted in the WNBA draft. In 2007, she was named the Colonial Athletic Association's Defensive Player Of The Year, led the CAA in scoring, and was named First Team All-CAA after averaging 19.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.6 steals per game. She was also the CAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. On August 19, 2007 she was signed by the Detroit Shock.[1]

Tyresa Smith

Personal information
Born	(1985-04-21) April 21, 1985 (age 37)
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Career information
High school	Polytech (Woodside, Delaware)
College	University of Delaware (2003–2007)
WNBA draft	2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career	2007–2011
Career history
2007	Detroit Shock
2010–2011	Inexio Royals Saarlouis
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-CAA (2006, 2007) 2× CAA Defensive Player of the Year (2006, 2007)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Smith grew up in Dover, Delaware and played high school basketball for Polytech High School. She led the team to a state championship in 2003 as a senior and was named the state of Delaware's female basketball player of the year.[2][3] She shared the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association award as Delaware's Outstanding Athlete of 2007.[4]

Delaware statistics

Source[5]

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
2003–04	Delaware	29	227	42.8	–	53.9	3.7	2.0	2.6	0.7	7.8
2004–05	Delaware	31	318	37.5	–	63.4	4.9	3.2	3.2	0.4	10.3
2005–06	Delaware	30	458	42.6	–	68.5	6.4	2.5	2.8	0.7	15.3
2006–07	Delaware	32	632	44.1	–	73.2	7.5	2.3	2.6	0.6	19.8
Career	Delaware	122	1635	42.2	0.0	66.8	5.7	2.5	2.8	0.6	13.4

References

External links

• WNBA Profile
• Smith signed by Detroit Shock
• Profile at Eurobasket.com

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