Sakima Smith

Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
High School:
CMA
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.

Sakima Smith battles Eastern Michigan[apos]s Kristen Kilgore for a rebound in the first half of the Falcons[apos] MAC Tournament semifinal victory on March 11, 2005. BGSU went on to win the tournament (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

2004-05: Played in 26 games off the bench, scoring 1.5 points and pulling down 1.0 rebounds per game as the Falcons won both the MAC[apos]s regular-season and tournament titles ... shot 48.6 percent from the floor ... scored four points in five minutes in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Kansas State ... went 2-for-2 from the field in the Falcons[apos] league tourney quarterfinal win over Miami, with four points and two rebounds in five minutes off the bench ... had a season-high nine points in the year[apos]s first win over Northern Illinois ... was 4-for-5 from the field in that game, and also had a season best with two assists in that win ... shot .667 from the field in limited action in conference play ... averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 boards in MAC games ... scored four points in win over Utah State ... for her career, averaged 1.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in 88 games.

2003-04: Came off the bench to play in nine games ... averaged 0.3 points and 0.9 rebounds ... earned the team[apos]s Falcon Award, given to the player who exemplifies commitment, dedication and loyalty to the women[apos]s basketball program ... saw action in the MAC Tournament win over Central Michigan ... had a rebound and an assist in five minutes vs. Akron ... three points and three boards vs. Detroit ...had three rebounds vs. IUPUI as well.

2002-03: Saw action in 25 games off the bench ... had 1.9 points and 1.2 rebounds per game ... finished third on the team in blocked shots (10 blocks; 0.40 bpg) ... scored four points in just seven minutes in regular-season meeting vs. EMU ... had two points and tied for team honors with six rebounds at KSU ... tied her season best with three offensive rebounds in that game ... had two steals at CMU, setting a career high ... scored eight points in only seven minutes vs. NIU ... went 3-of-4 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point land ... made four consecutive three-point FG attempts, ending with her final attempt of the NIU game ... after scoring a total of 18 points in her first 13 games, had a total of 18 points in the Western Michigan and NIU games ... had a season-high 10 points at WMU, playing a season-most 19 minutes ... went 2-of-2 from three-point range on the night, for her first two treys of the year ... had been 0-for-2 from three-point land on the season (and 5-of-27 in her career) prior to the WMU game ... had four points three times, vs. Cincinnati, Ohio and Central Michigan ... had eight rebounds, including three at the offensive end, in a season-high 18 minutes vs. Savannah State ... had six blocked shots in the season[apos]s first five games, including two vs. Iona ... was 2-of-2 from the field at UC.

2001-02: Came off the bench in all 28 contests ... averaged 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds ... was second on the team with 16 blocked shots ... had three rebounds and a season-high three blocked shots at Marshall ... two points and two rebounds in 11 minutes vs. WMU ... scored four points and led BG with seven rebounds at Buffalo ... also had three assists to tie her season best ... had two points and four rebounds at UT ... scored two points and grabbed five rebounds in 10 minutes vs. Marshall ... had a rebound and an assist in 15 minutes at KSU ... had seven points, three rebounds and a career-high three assists at Ball State ... gave BG some good minutes vs. UA, with eight points and eight rebounds (tying her season best) in 17 minutes ... in that game, went 2-of-2 from three-point land, setting a season best ... had four points, three offensive rebounds and two assists vs. Buffalo ... four points and three rebounds vs. UWM ... in that game, tied her standard in blocked shots, with two ... had six points and four rebounds vs. Butler ... scored three points and grabbed five boards vs. IPFW, also blocking two shots in that game ... had a solid game off the bench in her hometown, with 13 points and eight rebounds vs. UDM ... five of those boards came at the offensive end ... made her collegiate debut at YSU, with 10 minutes off the bench ... had four points and two boards vs. the Penguins.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner for coaches James Rogers and Andrea Rogers at Communication & Media Arts H.S. ... an all-state second-team performer as a senior ... averaged 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Pharoahs advanced to the championship game of the Michigan Class C State Tournament that year ... scored a team-high 16 points in the state championship game ... team made back-to-back Detroit Public School League title-game appearances, and won a pair of district and regional titles in her last two seasons ... averaged at least 10 points and eight rebounds in each of her last three years ... Pharoahs went 51-13 during that time, including 29-4 in the PSL ... made all-city second team as a senior after earning honorable mention the previous year.

PERSONAL: Sakima Symoné Smith was born Oct. 3, 1983, in Pensacola, Fla. ... daughter of Robert and Dorothy Smith ... a telecommunication major with a visual communication technology (VCT) minor at BGSU ... the oldest of two daughters ... has a sister, Latisha.