Katie Smith

Katie Smith

Smith speaking at a press conference in 2019
Ohio State Buckeyes
Position	Assistant coach
League	Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born	(1974-06-04) June 4, 1974 (age 50) Logan, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Logan (Logan, Ohio)
College	Ohio State (1992–1996)
WNBA draft	1999: Allocated
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	1999–2013
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	30
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1998	Columbus Quest
1999–2005	Minnesota Lynx
2001–2002	Lotos Gdynia
2006–2009	Detroit Shock
2009	Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2010	Washington Mystics
2011–2013	Seattle Storm
2013	New York Liberty
As coach:
2014–2017	New York Liberty (assistant)
2018–2019	New York Liberty
2020–2024	Minnesota Lynx (associate HC)
2024–present	Ohio State Buckeyes (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2× ABL champion (1997, 1998) 2× WNBA champion (2006, 2008) WNBA Finals MVP (2008) 2× All-WNBA First Team (2001, 2003) 7× WNBA All-Star (2000–2003, 2005, 2006, 2009) WNBA scoring champion (2001) WNBA 10th Anniversary Team (2006) WNBA 15th Anniversary Team (2011) WNBA 20th Anniversary Team (2016) WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021) Second-team All-American – AP (1996) 2x All-American – USBWA (1994, 1996) 2x Kodak All-American (1993, 1996) Big Ten Player of the Year (1996) Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (1996) 3x First-team All-Big Ten (1994–1996) USBWA Freshman of the Year (1993) Big Ten Freshman of the Year (1993) As assistant coach: WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion (2024)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals Women's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team competition 2004 Athens Team competition 2008 Beijing Team competition World Cup 1998 Germany Team competition 2002 China Team competition 2006 Brazil Team competition Universiade 1995 Fukuoka Team competition Jones Cup 1996 Team competition

Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.

A retired professional basketball player, Smith's primary position was shooting guard, although she sometimes played small forward or point guard. She was the all-time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having achieved over 7000 points in both her ABL and WNBA career. In 2016, she was voted one of the WNBA Top 20@20. On March 31, 2018, Smith was named to the 2018 class of inductees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.^[1] In the same year, Smith was also inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.