Tangela Nicole Smith was born on April 1,1977 and is an American former basketball player in the WNBA.
10 Facts About Tangela Smith
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Tangela Smith was named a High School All-American by the WBCA.
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Tangela Smith participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1994, scoring three points.
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Tangela Smith won the 1998 Big Ten Player of the Year award.
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Tangela Smith competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1997 Jones Cup Team that won the silver medal in Taipei.
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Tangela Smith was selected 12th overall in the 1998 WNBA draft by the Sacramento Monarchs.
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Tangela Smith played 6 seasons for the Monarchs, helping them reach the playoffs five times.
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Charlotte folded following the 2006 season and Tangela Smith's rights were acquired by the Minnesota Lynx in the dispersal draft.
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Tangela Smith began her coaching career in 2014 at Western Michigan University on Shane Clipfell's staff.
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On July 6,2018, it was announced that Tangela Smith was hired as an assistant coach and would join Joe McKeown's staff at Northwestern University.