SMITH Alanna

Australia
Basketball
10 Sep 1996
24
Female
1.90/6'2''
 
Australia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BKB Basketball Women
AUS
Australia
 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Saitama Super Arena
Women's Preliminary Round Group C
#11
AUS
Australia
70
BEL
Belgium
85
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
Women's Preliminary Round Group C
#24
CHN
China
76
AUS
Australia
74
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
Women's Preliminary Round Group C
#36
AUS
Australia
96
PUR
Puerto Rico
69
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
Women's Quarterfinal
#41
AUS
Australia
55
USA
United States
79
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2018Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP

Asia Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2017Bengaluru, IND
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Athlete
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Psychology - Stanford University, United States of America
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English
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Phoenix Mercury [United States of America] since 2019
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Sandy Brondello [club, national], AUS
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Forward (mercury.wnba.com, Apr 2020)
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Her father played basketball in the National Basketball League [NBL] in Australia. Her uncle Jason Smith represented Australia in the sport at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004. Her aunt Jo Straatsma played in the Women's National Basketball League [WNBL] in Australia. (gostanford.com, 01 May 2019)
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2017 for Australia, Asian Cup in Bengaluru, India (gostanford.com, 01 May 2019)
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In January 2020 she suffered a stress fracture in her leg and missed the remainder of the 2019/20 Women's Korean Basketball League [WKBL] season. (pickandroll.com.au, 09 Mar 2020)

In August 2019 she injured her ankle. She underwent surgery and returned to training the following month. (pickandroll.com.au, 01 Oct 2019, 26 Aug 2019; wnba.com, 01 Aug 2019)
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WNBA [USA] (wnba.com, 01 Aug 2019)
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She played volleyball before switching focus to basketball. (gostanford.com, 01 May 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (pickandroll.com.au, 09 Mar 2020)
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Coach Sandy Brondello. (pickandroll.com.au, 01 Oct 2019)
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"Positivity is required if you want to get anything done. You'll never have the necessary energy if you're just feeling awful all the time. The right mindset has to be there before you can really get to work." (justwomenssports.com, 01 Jan 2019)
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In 2018/19 she was named PAC-12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the United States of America. (wnba.com, 01 Aug 2019; pac-12.com, 04 Mar 2019)

She was named the 2019 PAC-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player. (paloaltoonline.com, 04 Apr 2019)

General Interest

General
KOREAN EXPERIENCE
She signed with Women's Korean Basketball League [WKBL] side the Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds for the 2019/20 season. She made her debut in December 2019 following a five-month layoff due to an ankle injury, but in early 2020 her maiden season was cut short after 10 games when she sustained a stress fracture to her leg. "There's so much to like about playing in another country. The language barrier was difficult, but experiencing a new culture, cities, help from my new teammates, and a love for travel helped. Coming off surgery and playing out of position at centre I also learnt a lot and it will help me grow as a player." (pickandroll.com.au, 09 Mar 2020)

COLLEGIATE CAREER
She attended college on four-year basketball scholarship at Stanford University in California, United States of America. In April 2019 she was chosen by the Phoenix Mercury as the eighth overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. "I wanted basketball to be a vehicle to a good education, and Stanford, academically and athletically, was one of the best. The women's basketball team never had an international recruit before I joined. Moving to the US has helped me improve mentally." (gostanford.com, 01 May 2019; stanforddaily.com, 11 Apr 2019; justwomenssports.com, 01 Jan 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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