Charlotte 49ers

Women's Basketball

  Tyhiesha Smith

Tyhiesha Smith

Player Profile

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Augusta, Ga.

High School:
Glenn Hills

Height:
5-11

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
12/03/1985

Junior Year (2006-07): Redshirted after suffering a season-ending knee injury in the second half of the St. Francis game... Started the 49ers first three games... Scored at least three points in the three games that she played.

Sophomore Year (2005-06): Connected on at least two three-point field goals in three games...Played at least 10 minutes in 14 games including a career-high 23 minutes against La Salle, Jan. 29 ...Completed a big three-point play in the second half which gave the 49ers the lead for good at Duquesne, Feb. 12...Recorded her first career double-figure scoring game with a career-high 17 points against Appalachian State, Nov. 19...Connected on four free throws in the Appalachian State game which was one more than she made all of the previous season...Recorded a career-high two steals against Winthrop, Dec. 5 and La Salle, Jan. 29...Tied her career-high with two assists against La Salle, Jan. 29...Connected on two three-point field goals against La Salle...Knocked down a big three which stopped a Xavier second half run in the 49ers victory at Xavier, Feb. 5...Saw action in 25 games all off the bench.

Freshman Year (2004-05): Saw action in 29 of the team's 31 games all off the bench...Connected on a big three point field goal at South Carolina, Nov. 30...Had five games (North Carolina A & T, Puerto Rico, Florida A & M, UAB and Louisville) where she played double-figure minutes...Talented athletic wing player...Scored career-high five points on two field goals against UAB, Feb. 5...Scored at least two points in 14 games...Grabbed multiple rebounds in seven games. High School: Two-time Nike All-American ...Named honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith...Named the 10th ranked wing and the 67th player in the country by All Star Girls Report...Led her team to a 31-2 record and a state championship as a sophomore...Led team to two 4-A region championships ...Earned all-area honors four times...In 2003, she averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Georgia-Carolina Lady Sixers AAU team... Named MVP of the Sixers after earning all-tournament honors at the End of the Trail Tournament in Oregon and the Basketball on the Bayou in New Orleans...Kelvin Powell of Roundball Journal regards her as the top rated player to ever sign with the Niners.

Personal: The daughter of Letitia Smith...Major is Psychology... Born December 3, 1985.