Kayla Smith

Height:
5-11
Position:
Guard
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lakeland, Fla.
High School:
Winter Haven HS
Prev School:
Prairie View A&M

AS A SOPHOMORE AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (2023-24): Played in 22 games … Averaged 3.3 points in 9.4 minutes per game, while also adding seven rebounds, seven assists and 13 steals … Shot 28.6 (26-for-91) from the field, including a 15-for-55 (.273) clip from downtown … Also went 5-for-6 (.833) from the free throw line … Turned in 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting against Wiley, and then bested that performance with 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting against Arkansas-Pine Bluff nearly two months later … Performance against the Golden Lions included a 4-for-7 clip from the perimeter … Turned in multiple steals four times.

AS A FRESHMAN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (2022-23): Played in 26 games … Averaged 1.3 points in 4.7 minutes per game … Also added 15 rebounds and nine steals … Shot 31.4 percent (11-for-35) from the field, including a 2-for-15 (.133) mark from the perimeter … Also connected on 73.3 percent (11-for-15) of her free throw attempts … Turned in seven points on 3-for-5 shooting in season debut against Huston-Tillotson … Scored five points in as many minutes in January matchup with Mississippi Valley State, then scored seven points in February meeting with Delta Devilettes.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Winter Haven High School for coach Johnnie Lawson … Finished with more than 1,000 career points as a prep standout … Earned all-county accolades following both her junior and senior campaigns … Averaged 22.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 1.5 assists per game as a senior … Turned in 9.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game during junior campaign … Played AAU basketball for Essence Girls Basketball organization.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Wendy and Kendall Brown … Has seven brothers - Marlon, Marcus, Marquill, Montray, Malcolm, Lamont and Brandon – and one sister, Morgan … Maintained a 4.2 cumulative grade point average at Winter Haven High School … A criminal justice major at Mercer.

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