24 Facts About Kianna Smith

Kianna Smith was born on June 10,1999 and is an American-South Korean professional basketball for the Samsung Life Blueminx.

Kianna Smith played college basketball for the California Golden Bears and the Louisville Cardinals.

Kianna Smith was born in Moreno Valley, California on June 10,1999.

Kianna Smith grew up playing against her older brother, Jamal, in their backyard, which she credits to her development as a basketball player.

Kianna Smith played basketball for John W North High School in Riverside, California before transferring to Troy High School in Fullerton, California for her junior season.

Kianna Smith's school was located across the street from California State University, Fullerton, where her father served as associate head coach of the men's basketball team and Jamal played for the team.

Kianna Smith averaged 15 points per game as a junior at Troy, and received Orange County Register All-County First Team honors.

Kianna Smith was named Orange County Register Player of the Year and won the John R Wooden Award as the top player in the CIF Southern Section Division I Smith was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game.

Kianna Smith competed for West Coast Premier on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit alongside Kennedy Burke and Destiny Littleton.

Kianna Smith was considered a five-star recruit and the fifth-best guard in the 2017 class by ESPN.

Kianna Smith committed to play college basketball for California under head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, becoming the program's first commit of her class.

In November 2016, Kianna Smith signed her National Letter of Intent with California.

Kianna Smith averaged 9.8 points per game as a sophomore.

Kianna Smith was drawn to Louisville because of head coach Jeff Walz's history of developing Women's National Basketball Association players, to learn from future professional players on the team and to contend for a national title.

Kianna Smith missed the first two games of the season with an illness, but made her Louisville debut on December 4,2020.

Kianna Smith helped guide her team to a runner-up finish at the 2021 ACC tournament and made the all-tournament first team.

Kianna Smith assumed a leading role for Louisville as a senior with the graduation of Evans.

Kianna Smith helped Louisville reach the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.

Kianna Smith was selected in the second round, with the 16th overall pick, in the 2022 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.

Kianna Smith was traded on January 16,2023, to the Connecticut Sun.

On September 16,2022, Kianna Smith was selected with the first pick in the Women's Korean Basketball League draft by Samsung Life Blueminx.

Kianna Smith set the rookie single-game scoring record in her first game.

Kianna Smith's mother is South Korean and her father, who is American, serves as head men's basketball coach at Cal Poly and played collegiately at UNLV and Dominican University of California.

Kianna Smith's grandfather, Fred "Lucky" Kianna Smith, was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1968 NBA draft following a college career at Hawaii.