Jennifer Smith (basketball)

Jennifer Smith
Personal information
Born (1982-04-10) April 10, 1982
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolDeWitt
(DeWitt, Michigan)
CollegeMichigan (2000–2004)
WNBA draft2004: 3rd round, 32nd overall pick
Drafted byDetroit Shock
PositionCenter
Career history
2005New York Liberty
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Jennifer Smith (born April 10, 1982) is an American former basketball player. She played college basketball at the University of Michigan from 2000 to 2004 and holds the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball single-season scoring record with 659 points during the 2003–04 season.[1] She is currently the head coach of the Great Lakes Christian College Women's Basketball program.[2]

Early life

Smith was born in 1982 and grew up in DeWitt, Michigan. She played basketball at DeWitt High School, finishing in 2000 with 1,011 career points. In 1999, she led DeWitt on a 25-game win streak and Michigan's Class B semi-finals.[1] She was inducted into the DeWitt High School Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]

College career

Smith played for the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team from 2000 to 2004.[3] As a senior during the 2003–04 season, Smith scored 659 points, a total that remains Michigan's single-season scoring record.[4] She led the Big Ten Conference with an average of 21.3 points per game as a senior, an average that ranks second best in Michigan history behind Diane Dietz who averaged 21.6 points per game during the 1981–82 season.[1][5] She also set the school record for free throws made in a season with 210 during the 2003–04 season.[6] In all four years at Michigan, Smith scored 1,714 points, a total that is second only to Dietz in the program's history.[7] She also ranks second to Dietz in single-game scoring. Smith scored 37 points against Charlotte on December 3, 2003.[5] In 2004, she was honored with the university's M-Zone Award, which recognizes leadership and character, and media voters selected her for the All-Big Ten first team.[1][8]

Professional career

Smith played one season in the WNBA for the New York Liberty.[9] She also played professional basketball for the Good Angels in Slovakia.[1][10]

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

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics[11]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2004 Did not play (waived)
2005 New York 2 0 3.5 0.0 — — 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 2 0 3.5 0.0 — — 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

College

NCAA statistics[12]
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000–01 Michigan 31 292 55.2 0.0 81.4 4.6 0.7 0.3 0.3 9.4
2001–02 30 412 51.6 33.3 79.5 7.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 13.7
2002–03 24 353 54.3 40.0 84.0 6.5 0.7 0.7 0.4 14.7
2003–04 31 659 47.7 34.2 80.5 7.4 0.8 1.0 0.2 21.3
Career 116 1716 51.3 35.5 81.0 6.6 0.9 0.7 0.4 14.8

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Jennifer Smith". DeWitt High School Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Jennifer Smith Selected As New Head Women's Basketball Coach". June 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Payback is on mind of Wolverines' Smith". The Detroit News. February 12, 2004.
  4. ^ "2012-13 Michigan Women's Basketball ("Michigan Record Book")" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Michigan Record Book, p. 9.
  6. ^ Michigan Record Book, pp. 6 and 9.
  7. ^ Michigan Record Book, pp. 2 and 7.
  8. ^ Michigan Record Book, p. 17.
  9. ^ "Jennifer Smith Profile". WNBA.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  10. ^ "Jennifer Smith Player Profile". US Basket. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "Jennifer Smith WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  12. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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