Tyresa Smith

Tyresa Smith (born April 21, 1985) was the 18th overall pick in the 2007 WNBA draft and was selected in the second round by the Phoenix Mercury. Smith was selected from the University of Delaware where she was the team's second all-time leading scorer and became the first player from UD to be drafted in the WNBA draft. In 2007, she was named the Colonial Athletic Association's Defensive Player Of The Year, led the CAA in scoring, and was named First Team All-CAA after averaging 19.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.6 steals per game. She was also the CAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. On August 19, 2007 she was signed by the Detroit Shock.[1]

Tyresa Smith
Personal information
Born (1985-04-21) April 21, 1985
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight72 kg (159 lb)
Career information
High schoolPolytech
(Woodside, Delaware)
CollegeUniversity of Delaware (2003–2007)
WNBA draft2007: 2nd round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2007–2011
Career history
2007Detroit Shock
2010–2011Inexio Royals Saarlouis
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-CAA (2006, 2007)
  • 2× CAA Defensive Player of the Year (2006, 2007)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Smith grew up in Dover, Delaware and played high school basketball for Polytech High School. She led the team to a state championship in 2003 as a senior and was named the state of Delaware's female basketball player of the year.[2][3] She shared the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association award as Delaware's Outstanding Athlete of 2007.[4]

Delaware statistics

Source[5]

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
2003–04 Delaware 29 227 42.8 – 53.9 3.7 2.0 2.6 0.7 7.8
2004–05 Delaware 31 318 37.5 – 63.4 4.9 3.2 3.2 0.4 10.3
2005–06 Delaware 30 458 42.6 – 68.5 6.4 2.5 2.8 0.7 15.3
2006–07 Delaware 32 632 44.1 – 73.2 7.5 2.3 2.6 0.6 19.8
Career Delaware 122 1635 42.2 0.0 66.8 5.7 2.5 2.8 0.6 13.4

References
  1. Kevin Tresolini (21 August 2007). "Detroit adds UD grad Smith for playoff run". The News Journal. pp. C1, C3. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. Mike Finney (23 March 2003). "Polytech's Smith proud to earn spot with Hens". The News Journal. p. WS4. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Blair Morse (9 March 2003). "Polytech's Smith gets over slow start". The Daily Times. pp. D1, D8. Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "Athlete-of-the-Year". www.delasports.org. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  5. "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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