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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

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Gregg Ellman
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34 Shyia Smith

  • Position F
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Idabel, Okla.
  • High School Idabel
  • Prev School Wichita State
  • Instagram shyia.smith
  • Twitter shyia_smith34

Biography

CAREER OVERVIEW (2018-23) | CAREER STATS (PDF)
Smith finished her five-year collegiate career with 847 points, 554 rebounds, 98 assists, 94 steals and 41 blocks over 121 games (89 starts). In her three seasons at UTA, she produced 568 points and 330 rebounds. Overall, she tallied 10+ points 33 times, including a pair of 20+ point performances and two double-doubles in her NCAA career.
 
AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR AT UTA (2022-23) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Averaged eight points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 steals per game over 23 contests (22 starts) … Shot .478 (65-of-136) from the field and .726 (45-of-62) from the foul line … Finished fifth on the team in scoring and second in rebounding … Scored 10+ points six times, including season-high 20 points at Tarleton (1/14), where she also finished 10-of-11 from the foul line … Registered 15 games with 5+ rebounds … Produced 13 points and season-high 12 rebounds at Houston (12/1) … Missed eight games late in the season due to injury before returning to score seven points over 18 minutes in the WAC tournament game against Seattle (3/6) … Tallied season-highs in assists (4) against UTRGV (1/4) and steals (4) against nationally ranked Oklahoma (11/20).

AS A SENIOR AT UTA (2021-22) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Averaged 6.9 points and 4.2 rebounds over 22 games (16 starts) while shooting .486 from the field … Reached double-figure scoring six times, including a season-best 15 points against ULM (2/10) … Missed six games due to a concussion between Nov. 18 and Dec. 29 … Tallied 11 points and eight rebounds against App State (2/6) … Poured in 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting against Coastal Carolina (2/19) … Scored the first six points in the NCAA Tournament game against Iowa State (3/18) before finishing with nine on 4-for-6 shooting.

AS A JUNIOR AT UTA (2020-21) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Averaged a team-high 11.6 points, six rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.9 steals over 20 games (20 starts) … Finished .514 from the field overall, .321 (9-for-28) from long distance and .703 (45-for-64) from the foul line … Averaged 10.7 points and a team-high 6.1 rebounds in Sun Belt play … Notched 10+ points 13 times, including a career-best 21 points against Little Rock (1/1) … Pulled down at least five rebounds in 14 games, highlighted by a season-high 10 rebounds at ULM (2/6) for her second career double-double.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT WICHITA STATE (2019-20) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (12/2)
Averaged 6.1 points and 5.1 rebounds over 27 games (25 starts) while finishing second on the team in rebounds and blocks … Tallied double-digit scoring six times, including a season-high 16 points against Louisiana Tech (11/20) … Posted 16 games with 5+ rebounds, highlighted by a 17-rebound performance against Houston Baptist (11/25) in which she produced her lone double-double (10 points) of the season.

AS A FRESHMAN AT WICHITA STATE (2018-19) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
AAC Freshman of the Week (12/17)
Averaged four points and 2.9 rebounds over 29 games (six starts) … Notched two games with double-figure scoring and seven games with 5+ rebounds … Led the team in scoring twice and rebounding three times … Scored a season-high 17 points against Creighton (12/8) ... Made her first career start in the season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/7), logging a game-high eight rebounds along with seven points.

HIGH SCHOOL
2018 graduate of Idabel High School in Idabel, Okla. … Averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two assists as a junior … Two-time First Team All-Southeast Tournament … Two-time team MVP … Led her team to a pair of district titles.
 
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 29 … Daughter of Lachalan and Paula Williams … Earned a bachelor’s in university studies in December 2022.
 
UPDATED: 3/27/23

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