Wanisha Smith

Wanisha Smith

Temple Owls
Position	Assistant coach
League	American Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born	(1985-07-09) July 9, 1985 (age 39) 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: 2nd round, 27th overall pick
Drafted by	New York Liberty
Playing career	2008–2009
Position	Guard
Coaching career	2009–present
Career history
As a player:
2008	Detroit Shock
As a coach:
2009–2017	Longwood (assistant)
2017–2019	Towson (assistant)
2019–2020	Duke (assistant)
2022–present	Temple (assistant)
Career highlights
ACC All-Freshman Team (2005) McDonald's All-American (2004)
Stats at Basketball Reference

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]}

Coaching career

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]

Career statistics

WNBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2008	Detroit	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

College career statistics

Source ^[6]

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
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

References

1. Dave Schutte (19 January 2001). "Fairfield freshman has stepped in, stepped up". The Cincinnati Enquirer . p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. Guy Loranger (28 March 2005). "Smith the key to a win?". The Herald-Sun . p. C9. Retrieved 8 April 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "LIBERTY: Getting Chatty With Wanisha Smith". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
4. "WNBA.com: Prospect: Wanisha Smith". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
5. "Wanisha Smith - Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball Coaches - Duke University". goduke.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
6. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

External links

• Duke Blue Devils bio