Aiysha Smith
Personal information
Born (1980-07-18) July 18, 1980 (age 43)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop Borgess (Detroit, Michigan)
College
WNBA draft2003: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
PositionForward
Number31
Career history
2003–2004Washington Mystics
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing Team Competition

Aiysha Kenya Smith (born July 18, 1980) is a former professional basketball player who spent her career for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. She was drafted by the Mystics (seventh overall) in the 2003 WNBA draft.[1][2]

High school

Smith attended Bishop Borgess High School in Detroit, Michigan.

College

At Tyler Junior College, Smith was a member of the Kodak All-America First Team (2001) and NCJCAA All-America (2001). At LSU she was a member of the All-SEC First Team (2002) and All-SEC honorable mention (2003)[3]

St. John's and LSU statistics

Source[4]

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
1999-00 St. John's 29 276 37.9% 13.3% 76.5% 7.1 1.7 0.9 0.8 9.5
2000–01 Tyler JC
2001-02 LSU 30 476 51.1% 10.0% 75.2% 7.7 1.1 1.9 0.8 15.9
2002-03 LSU 34 449 46.8% 25.9% 77.1% 5.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 13.2
Career 93 1201 45.9% 21.5% 76.2% 6.7 1.3 1.3 0.9 12.9

WNBA

Smith played two seasons for the Mystics, playing in sixty games and starting five.[5]

International competition

Smith was an alternate on Team USA in the 2001 World University Games.[6]

Personal life

Smith is married to former NFL defensive end Marcus Spears.[7] The couple have three children: Macaria Reagan Spears (born 2007), Marcus Rayshon Spears, Jr. (born 2009), and Miko Reign Spears (born 2013).

References

  1. ^ "WNBA.com: Aiysha Smith Player Info". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  2. ^ "Mystics' Smith to Take a Leave of Absence". The Washington Post. 2005-05-13. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. ^ "WNBA.com: Draft 2003". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  5. ^ "Aiysha Smith WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  6. ^ Writer, Jeff SentellSports. "WNBA forward Smith returns to help current Tigers". LSUNow.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  7. ^ MORRIS, GEORGE. "Former LSU star Marcus Spears on 100-pound weight-loss quest". The Advocate. Retrieved 2021-06-08.

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2003 WNBA draft
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