Wanisha Marie Smith (born July 9, 1985) is an American basketball coach and former player. Smith attended Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Ohio[1] before moving to Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Following her high school career, she played college basketball at Duke University[2] and played briefly in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Detroit Shock.[3][4]
Duke Blue Devils | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
Personal information | |
Born | (1985-07-09) July 9, 1985 (age 37) Cincinnati, Ohio |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) |
College | Duke (2004–2008) |
WNBA draft | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 27th overall |
Selected by the New York Liberty | |
Playing career | 2008–2009 |
Position | Guard |
Coaching career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2008 | Detroit Shock |
As coach: | |
2009–2017 | Longwood (assistant) |
2017–2019 | Towson (assistant) |
2019–present | Duke (assistant) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Smith was an assistant coach for Longwood University women's team for eight years, from 2009 to 2017. She then spent two years as an assistant for Towson University women's team before being hired as an assistant at Duke in 2019.[5]
Source[6]
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 |
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2004–05 | Duke | 36 | 394 | 42.9 | 41.0 | 72.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 10.9 |
2005–06 | Duke | 35 | 259 | 43.8 | 31.7 | 70.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
2006–07 | Duke | 34 | 320 | 41.8 | 36.0 | 75.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
2007–08 | Duke | 30 | 283 | 34.7 | 30.6 | 76.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 9.4 |
Career | Duke | 135 | 1256 | 40.8 | 35.1 | 73.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
2008 WNBA draft | |
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First round | |
Second round |
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