Tywanna Smith
Personal information | |
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Born | August 17, 1982 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Career information | |
High school | West Memphis (West Memphis, Arkansas) |
College | Ole Miss (2000–2004) |
Position | Forward |
Number | 34 |
Career history | |
2005–06 | Amazone |
2006–07 | Pabellon-Ourense |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tywanna Smith (born August 17, 1982), née Tywanna Inmon, is a sports executive, author and former professional basketball player.[1] She is the author of Surviving the Lights: A Professional Athlete's Playbook to Avoiding the Curse.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Ole Miss, 2000–2004
[edit]Tywanna Smith played college basketball for Ole Miss as a starter for four years.[3] She was selected to be captain of the team in the 2003–04 season, her senior year.[4] At the postseason team banquet, she was presented with award for the highest grade point average.[5] Her academic achievements earned her a spot on the 2003 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.[5]
On March 4, 2004, in an SEC Tournament game against Alabama, she pulled down 13 rebounds, which is tied for the third best number of rebounds in an SEC Tournament game.[4]
Mississippi statistics
[edit]Source[6]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000–01 | Mississippi | 29 | 275 | 42.7% | 33.3% | 70.1% | 5.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
2001–02 | Mississippi | 22 | 130 | 37.6% | 33.3% | 60.0% | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 |
2002–03 | Mississippi | 21 | 103 | 40.0% | 21.4% | 75.0% | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
2003–04 | Mississippi | 30 | 227 | 48.3% | 40.9% | 68.6% | 4.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 7.6 |
Career | 102 | 735 | 42.7% | 33.3% | 68.2% | 4.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
Professional
[edit]From her college career at the University of Mississippi, Smith moved overseas to play basketball professionally in Europe. She played for the Dutch team Amazone from 2005 to 2006 and the Spanish team Pabellon-Ourense from 2006 to 2007.[7][8][9][10][11][12] Smith also made the Dutch FEB All-Star Gala in 2006.[13]
After basketball
[edit]Smith gives advice to sports players regarding finances, branding, and business.[14][15][16] In 2016, she launched The Athlete's Nexus, a sports marketing and business management business for international professional athletes, including those in the NBA and NFL.[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tywanna Inmon Basketball Profile". EuroBasket. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "former lady devils star pens book". The Evening Times. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Former Four-Year Starter Tywanna Smith Leads The Athlete's Nexus". Ole Miss. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Mississippi Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ^ a b Elkins, Ashley. "Ole Miss honors basketball teams". Daily Journal. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "Davidson leidt Lions naar overwinning: 82–70". Loon Lions. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Victoria pacense". El Periódico Extremadura. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Lions Victorious in First Home Game". loonlions. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Basketbal: Landsmeer wint Final Four". RTV Utrecht. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Tywanna Inmon Basketball Profile". EuroBasket. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "INMON, TYWANNA DENISE". Federación Española de Baloncesto. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Dutch FEB All-Star Gala 2006". Eurobasket. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Tywanna Smith". AME Radio. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Millennial Entrepreneur Penetrates The Lucrative Sports Management Market". New Theory. July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Surviving the Lights With Athlete Business Manager Tywanna Smith". Huffington Post. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "EPISODE 4: BUILD YOUR BRAND LIKE LONZO BALL – TYWANNA SMITH". Hoop Chalk. July 14, 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Former Four-Year Starter Tywanna Smith Leads The Athlete's Nexus". Retrieved 2017-09-13.
External links
[edit]- 1982 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Arkansas
- Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball players
- People from West Memphis, Arkansas
- Sportspeople from the Memphis metropolitan area
- American writers
- Sports executives and administrators
- Forwards (basketball)