Shannon Smith

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-7
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Battle Creek, Mich.
High School:
Lakeview

FRESHMAN SEASON 2010-11
Dynamic scorer who will look to break out after an abbreviated true freshman campaign • Appeared in eight games before taking a medical redshirt due to lingering illness • Averaged 2.5 points per game and shot 50 percent from the field (7 of 14) and 67 percent from three (4 of 6) • Scored nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc in her debut against North Florida • Played a season-high 18 minutes, scored nine points and dished out four assists against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 19 • Had two points and a season-high three steals against Western Carolina on Nov. 21 • Appeared in all three games of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown as well as against East Tennessee State on Dec. 8 before being shut down for the season.

PREP/PERSONAL
Coached by Ken Beaty • Sporting News All-America honorable mention • McDonald's All-American nominee • Miss Basketball in the state of North Carolina for 2010 • Two-time 3A State Championship Most Outstanding Player, including in 2010 when she won the Kay Yow State Championship MVP award after leading her Forestview squad to the state title • Two-time AP All-State, including co-Player of the Year in 2010 • North Carolina East-West All-Star Game MVP • Led her team to four consecutive Big South Conference regular season and tournament titles • A four-year starter who finished with a career record of 111-11 • Four-time state and regional AAU champion • Finished her career as the all-time leading scorer in Forestview and Gaston County history with 2,329 points • Ranked in the All-Star Girls Report Top 100 and is considered the No. 26 point guard in America by ESPN HoopGurlz • Daughter of Kevin and Ramada Smith • Father Kevin was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and captain at Michigan State, playing from 1979-82.