Katherine May "Katie" Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American professional basketball player for the Tulsa franchise (former Detroit Shock) in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard.
Smith was born in Lancaster, Ohio and spent her formative years in Logan, Ohio. She grew up in a family of student-athletes. Her brother John Smith won a national championship in 1993 as the center...
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Katherine May "Katie" Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American professional basketball player for the Tulsa franchise (former Detroit Shock) in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard.
Smith was born in Lancaster, Ohio and spent her formative years in Logan, Ohio. She grew up in a family of student-athletes. Her brother John Smith won a national championship in 1993 as the center for Mount Union. She began playing basketball as early as the 5th grade on a boys' team and took tap dance and ballet lessons as a youngster. Katie was not a very popular girl she had a couple friends here and their but her best friend from another school called Nelsonville-York
In high school she was named the national Gatorade National Player of the Year during her senior year as she guided the Lady Chieftains to the Division I Ohio Girls' Basketball state championship game. Smith was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She...
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