Alasia Smith

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Johnson City, Tenn.
Prev School:
Gardner-Webb

Awards

2024-25 AAC All-Defensive Team
2024-25 AAC All-Conference Second Team
2023-24 AAC All-Newcomer Team
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 29)
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
33rd All-Time in Career Steals (405)
46th All-Time in Career Rebounds (1,336)

2024-25 (Fifth Year)

Played in all 30 games, averaging 11.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks ... Ranked second in conference in steals, third in blocks and fourth in rebounds ... First AAC player since UConn's Gabby Williams in 2016-17 to finish top five in steals and blocks ... Led the conference in games with four-plus steals (eight) and three-plus steals (13) ... Posted nine double-doubles to finish her career with 47, T-9th most among active players ... Shot a career-best 72.4% at the line on 4.4 attempts per game ... Had career-high 28 points on 9-for-12 shooting in win over Samford (Nov. 10) ... Recorded 20-point, 10-rebound double-double with three steals in win over Wichita State (Jan. 1) ... Blocked a career-high five shots against North Texas ... Grabbed her 1,200th career rebound against UTSA, becoming the second-shortest player to do so at 5-foot-10 ... Became one of three players in women's college basketball history (Angel McCoughtry, Cheryl Miller) to reach 1,200 rebounds and 400 steals with a three-steal performance against Tulsa (March 4)

2023-24 (Senior)

Played and started in all 30 games ... Second on the team with 9.8 points per game and first with 9.5 rebounds ... Led the Tigers with 66 steals and 38 blocks ... Scored in double-figures 15 times while recording a season-high 22 points against Arizona (Nov. 18) ... Recorded 10+ rebounds 14 times this season while leading the team in rebounding on 21 occasions ... Had 17 points and 20 rebounds at UAB (Jan. 3) ... Had back-to-back double-doubles on three occasions (Tulsa/UAB, Florida Atlantic/Rice, UTSA/UAB) ... Earned an AAC Weekly Honor Roll nod for her 15-point, 13-board perfomance at Rice (Jan. 27) ... Grabbed her 1,000th career rebound at East Carolina (Feb. 17).

Prior to Memphis/Personal

Comes to Memphis after three seasons at Gardner-Webb under Coach Alex Simmons ... Member of the historic 2022-23 team that saw the Runnin' Bulldogs finish with a 29-5 overall record, including a perfect 18-0 mark in Big South play ... Named as the conference's Defensive Player of the Year - the first ever from Gardner-Webb ... Tabbed a Big South First Team All-Conference selection in her junior year ... Ranked second in Division I in steals (108) and steals per game (3.6) during the 2022-23 season ... Joined the 1,000-point club in her junior season after averaging 13.5 points per game ... Recorded 28 double-doubles in her three years.

Single Game Highs

Points: 28 vs Samford, 11/10/24
Rebounds: 20 at UAB, 1/3/24
Assists: 7 vs Southern Miss, 12/10/23
3-Pointers: 4 vs Longwood, 2/20/21
Steals: 8 at Presbyterian, 2/4/23
Blocks: 5 vs North Texas, 1/4/25