Tangela Smith
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| WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars – No. 50 | |
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| Forward/Center | |
| Born | April 1, 1977 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) |
| College | Iowa |
| Draft | 12th overall, 1998 Sacramento Monarchs |
| Profile | WNBA Info Page |
| WNBA Teams | |
| Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2004) Charlotte Sting (2005–2006) Phoenix Mercury (2007–2010) Indiana Fever (2011) San Antonio Silver Stars (2012-present) |
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| Awards and Honors | |
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1× WNBA All-Star (2006) 2× WNBA Champion (2007, 2009) |
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Tangela Nicole Smith (born April 1, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American basketball player in the WNBA currently playing for the San Antonio Silver Stars.
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High school
Smith attended George Washington High School in Chicago, where she was named a 1994Kodak High School All-American. Smith was named a High School All-American by the WBCA.[1] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1994, scoring three points.[2]
College
Smith graduated from the University Of Iowa in 1998. She won the 1998 Big Ten Player of the Year award. She was also a 1998 Kodak/WBCA All-America honorable mention and earned 1996 and 1998 All-Big Ten first team and 1997 All-Big Ten honorable mention accolades.
WNBA career
Smith was selected 12th overall in the 1998 WNBA Draft by the Sacramento Monarchs. She played 6 seasons for the Monarchs, helping them reach the playoffs five times. In 2005 she was traded to the Sting in exchange for Nicole Powell. Charlotte folded following the 2006 season and Smith's rights were acquired by the Minnesota Lynx in the dispersal draft.
On Draft Day in April 2007, she was dealt to the Phoenix Mercury for No. 1 overall pick Lindsey Harding.
On Friday, 13 August 2010 she overtook Vickie Johnson and became the WNBA's all-time leader in games played with 411 in 13 seasons. During her time in the league she missed 15 games.
International career
In the WNBA offseason in 1998-99, Smith was a professional basketball player in Italy, Israel, South Korea and Turkey. In 2001 she helped the Botasspor squad win the Turkish league crown. In 2002 she helped the Shinsegae Coolcats win the Korean league championship.
Vital statistics
- Position: Forward, Center
- Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- College: University of Iowa
- Team(s): Sacramento Monarchs, Charlotte Sting, Phoenix Mercury
Notes
- ^ "1994 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/94-HSAA.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "1994 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/upload/1994HSAAG.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- American women's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Botaş SK players
- Charlotte Sting players
- Galatasaray women's basketball players
- Indiana Fever players
- Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball players
- Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball)
- Phoenix Mercury players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sacramento Monarchs players
- San Antonio Silver Stars players
- Sportspeople from Chicago, Illinois




