2013-14 Vanderbilt Women's Basketball Fact Book

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Player Information Kylee

SMITH

Freshman Guard • 5-11 Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta, Ga.)

HIGH SCHOOL (Alpharetta) McDonald’s All-America nominee ... Departed high school ranked 10th all-time in scoring in Georgia girls’ basketball history (2,175 points) ... First player in Alpharetta history to eclipse 2,000 career points ... Three-time First Team All-State honoree ... Two-time GHSA Region 6 Player of the Year and four-time All-Region selection ... Named All-Metro Atlanta by the Atlanta Tip Off Club on three occasions (first team in 2013, second team in 2012, honorable mention in 2011) ... First Team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior and junior, as well as honorable mention All-State as a sophomore and freshman ... Also named North Fulton Player of the Year by the AJC in 2013 and 2012, while making the AllNorth Fulton team all four seasons ... Played for Angela Anderson Hurt and Michael House at Alpharetta, helping the Raiders to undefeated seasons and regional championships in 2013 and 2012 ... Helped Alpharetta qualify for the state tournament for the first time as a freshmen, before reaching the sweet 16 in 2011 and 2012 and the quarterfinals in 2013 ... Played AAU for Peak Performance and coach Andre Jackson ... Ranked 62nd overall and 14th at guard by ESPN HoopGurlz, with a rating of four stars and a grade of 93. ACADEMICS PERSONAL

Undecided major ... Enrolled in college of arts and science.

Webb

Freshman Forward • 6-1 Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)

HIGH SCHOOL (Hoover) McDonald’s All-America Nominee ... 2013 Alabama Miss Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year ... Averaged 15.1 points and 11.0 rebounds as a senior, leading Hoover to a 28-4 record and the Alabama 6-A State Championship ... Scored 29 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in the state championship game ... Earned state tournament MVP honors as a senior and junior ... Helped Lady Bucs to state title and national ranking of eighth as a junior, earning nominations for 6-A Player of the Year and Miss Basketball ... Played first two prep seasons at Brewbaker Tech in Montgomery, Ala., helping team to its first-ever state title as a sophomore with 16.3 points and 18.8 rebounds per game ... Earned Alabama Class 4-A Player of the Year honors and state championship MVP as a sophomore ... Was the top high school rebounder in the nation in 2010-11 ... Played for coaches Donnie Quinn and Tiffany Frederick at Hoover ... Selected to USA Basketball U-19 trials ... Competed on the AAU circuit with the Georgia Metros, the same program which produced former Commodores Tiffany Clarke and Elan Brown ... Ranked 21st overall and sixth at post by ESPN HoopGurlz, with a four-star rating and a grade of 95. Undecided major ... Enrolled in college of arts and science.

PERSONAL Daughter of LaTangelia Sanderson ... Has two siblings, Bianca and Marcus ... Born March 23, 1995, in Montgomery, Ala., ... Favorites

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and Erik ... Born July 15, 1994 in Burnsville, Minn. ... Wears 23 because of Michael Jordan ... Favorites include Rascal Flatts (musician), yogurt and granola (snack), the Atlanta Dream (WNBA team) and Maya Moore (WNBA player) ... Bucket list includes playing in the Final Four, attending the Super Bowl and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef.

Daughter of Mark and Jody Smith ... Has two siblings, Kara

Marqu’es

ACADEMICS

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include the Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA team), Nneka Ogwumike (WNBA Player), ice cream (snack), The Land Before Time (movie) and Nicki Minaj (musician) ... Wears 22 at Vanderbilt because it is her favorite number ... Bucket list includes winning a national championship, being drafted by the WNBA and competing in an ice cream eating contest.


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