Charlotte Smith (basketball)
| Elon Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Colonial Athletic Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
August 23, 1973 Shelby, North Carolina |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Shelby (Shelby, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | North Carolina (1991–1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 33rd overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Charlotte Sting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–1997 | Colorado Xplosion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | San Jose Lasers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | Charlotte Sting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2011 | North Carolina (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | Elon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlotte Smith (born August 23, 1973) is a retired American professional women's basketball player for the Charlotte Sting, Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever in the WNBA, and for the Colorado Xplosion and San Jose Lasers in the ABL. She is currently the women's basketball head coach at Elon University.
After excelling as a basketball player at Shelby High School in Shelby, North Carolina, Smith played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman, she was selected as women's basketball Rookie of the Year for the Atlantic Coast Conference. She was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 1994 when she hit the championship-winning shot for the Tar Heels at the buzzer. In the same game, Smith tied an NCAA Tournament record with 23 rebounds. She was named National College Player of the Year by ESPN in 1995, was named a first-team collegiate All-American by Kodak/WBCA and the Associated Press, and is one of only two North Carolina women's basketball players to have had her jersey retired. She was named most valuable player of the ACC Tournament in her junior and senior years.She also became the second female college basketball player ever to dunk during a game on December 4, 1994. In 2002, Smith was named to the ACC's Fiftieth Anniversary Team.
After her collegiate eligibility ended in 1995, Smith joined a professional basketball club in Italy. She was named Most Valuable Player of the Italian league's All-Star game for the 1995–1996 season.
In 1996, Smith was selected by the Colorado Xplosion in the third round of the initial draft held by the newly formed ABL. She played one season with Colorado, then was traded to the San Jose Lasers. As a Laser, she was named to the ABL All-Star team for the 1997–1998 season.
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