Photo: Dave Hogg from Royal Oak, MI, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Katie Smith embodies a kind of completeness I find admirable. From Lancaster, Ohio, through Ohio State, to a WNBA Finals MVP and a 2018 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame induction, she built the resume of an all-time scorer. But the part that interests me more is the second act: head coach of the New York Liberty, now back at her alma mater as an assistant. The move from shooting the ball to teaching it, and the loop back home, suggests someone whose identity is the game itself, not just the spotlight. Wearing number 30 right down to her social handles, she reads as wholly, durably authentic.
Overview
Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty. A retired professional basketball player, Smith's primary position was shooting guard, although she sometimes played small forward or point guard.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Katie Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- ケイティ・スミス
- Reading
- けいてぃ・すみす
- Born
- June 4, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Lancaster, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Logan High School
- University
- Ohio State University
Awards & achievements
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
- 2007 Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
- 2018 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.