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Alexia Smith
Guard
Position
5'8''
Height
Senior
Class
Columbus, Ohio
Hometown
Columbus Africentric Early College
High School
Minnesota
Previous School
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At Virginia
2023-24
- Appeared in all 32 possible games, including 19 starts
- Averaged 4.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 37.8 percent from the field
- Finish with double-digit points in seven games
- Scored a season-high 13 points in WBIT first-round win over High Point (3/21)
- Connected on 6 of her 12 attempts from the field in the win over the Panthers
- Dished out a career-high eight assists in UVA’s win over Miami (2/22)
- Made seven of her career-high 10 attempts at the line in UVA’s win over North Carolina (1/28)
- Pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds in overtime win over Missouri (11/30)
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll
2022-23
- Appeared in 29 games with 13 starts
- Averaged 5.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
- 58 assists with a 1.41 assist-to-turnover ratio. Also had 35 steals
- Made her Cavalier debut against UMBC, grabbing a career-high nine rebounds (11/10)
- Made her first start of the season against Campbell (11/23)
- Led the team in scoring at Duke, with 11 points (12/21)
- Followed with her second-straight double-digit scoring effort (third of the season) with 10 point in a start against Georgia Tech (12/29)
- Scored 14 points in the ACC Tournament game against Wake Forest
- All-ACC Academic Team
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
At Minnesota (2020-22)
- Played two seasons for the Golden Gophers (2020-22), appearing in 52 games with 13 starts
- Averaged 3.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game
- Scored a career high 14 points against UTSA (11/28), hitting on a career-high five field goals while also posting two steals and four rebounds
- Handed out 10 total assists off the bench at the Battle 4 Atlantis (11/20-11/22) including a career-high five off the bench vs. No. 2/2 UConn
High School
- Five-star recruit ranked as the No. 46 overall player in her class by ESPN HoopGurlz as well as the 15th ranked guard
- Helped lead Columbus Africentric Early College to two state titles in her career and a spot in the state semifinals as a senior before the tournament was shut down due to COVID-19
- Two-time Super 12 First Team and three-time All-City First Team
- Two-time All-State Second Team
- Averaged 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists, four steels and three blocks per game her junior season
- Also lettered in volleyball and track
Personal
- Daughter of Aisha Smith
- Youth and Social Innovation major