Deanna Smith

Deanna Smith

Smith with the West Coast Waves in 2014
Bendigo Spirit
Position	Assistant coach
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	(1980-12-24) 24 December 1980 (age 44) Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Listed height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career	1996–2016
Position	Guard
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As player:
1996	Melbourne Tigers
1997–1999	AIS
1999	Bendigo Braves
1999–2000	Canberra Capitals
2000	Warrnambool Mermaids
2000–2004	Adelaide Lightning
2003–2004	South Adelaide Panthers
2004–2005	Manchester Mystics
2005	Nunawading Spectres
2005–2006	Perth Lynx
2006	CAB Madeira
2006	Ballarat Miners
2007	Nunawading Spectres
2008–2009	Perry Lakes Hawks
2008–2009	Perth Lynx
2009–2010	Sydney Uni Flames
2010	Kilsyth Cobras
2011–2012	Geelong Supercats
2011–2012	Bendigo Spirit
2012–2015	West Coast Waves
2014–2015	Cockburn Cougars
2016	Perry Lakes Hawks
As coach:
2014–2015	Cockburn Cougars
2017–2021	Perry Lakes Hawks
2022–present	Bendigo Spirit (assistant)
2025–	Bendigo Braves
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2× WNBL champion (1999, 2000) 3× WNBL All-Star Five (2006, 2009, 2010) WNBL scoring champion (2006) Portuguese League champion (2006) SBL champion (2008) SBL Grand Final MVP (2008) SBL MVP (2008) 3× SBL All-Star Five (2008, 2009, 2015) 2× SBL scoring champion (2008, 2009) SEABL champion (1999) As coach: SBL champion (2017)

Deanna Smith (born 24 December 1980) is an Australian basketball coach and former player. She played the majority of her career in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), winning two WNBL championships and earning three WNBL All-Star Five honours. She also played wheelchair basketball in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL), becoming the first player to play in both the WNBL and WNWBL.