Jessica Smith

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
High School:
Bountiful
Hometown:
Bountiful, UT

2007-08 (Sophomore)

Saw action in 25 of Weber State’s 28 games during the year, including starting in eight games...Finished the year averaging 2.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game during the season...Scored season-highs of seven points twice during the year, both coming in two of the final three games of the year, home against Northern Arizona and at Idaho State..Also had seven rebounds in two games during the season...Shot 50 percent from the field...Has now appeared in 50 career games in two seasons at Weber State, starting 23 of them.

2006-07 (Freshman)

Jessica played in 25 of 31 games for the Wildcats as a freshman and started 15 games...Started all but one of the 16 Big Sky Conference games...Averaged 2.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game...Totaled 68 points on the year and posted a career-high 12 points in the Big Sky opening win over Northern Colorado...In that same game she also had eight rebounds and was 6-6 from the field...Followed that up with nine points in the next game, a win over Northern Arizona...Scored in 16 of the 25 games played...Had 74 rebounds on the year, including a career-high nine against Portland State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament...Pulled down a rebound in all but three games she played...Shot 46.2 percent from the field, the fourth best field goal percentage on the WSU team...Was 20-30 from the free throw line.

Bountiful High School

Was awarded the Ray Hale Award for the Bountiful Female Athlete of the Year as a senior...Earned letters in basketball, volleyball, softball, and track at Bountiful High School...Finished her Bountiful career as the leading rebounder in school history with 535 rebounds...Was named to the First Team All-Region her junior and senior seasons and also was named to the Second Team All-State in each of those two seasons...In track and field she took first place in the region and was third in the state in the Javelin...In softball she also earned All-Region and All-State honors.

Personal

Was born November 15, 1987 in Salt Lake City...Parents are Stephen and Shawn Smith...Is the youngest of six children and has five older brothers, Taz, Justin, Sid, Burke, and T.J...Middle name is Jean...Her father Stephen was a punter for the Weber State football team from 1967-68...He still holds the school record for the longest punt (83 yards at Western State in 1967)...He has three of the ten longest punts in school history and is seventh in career punting average at 40.48 yards per punt.

Off the courth with Jessica Smith...

Born: November 15, 1987

Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah

Hometown: Bountiful, Utah

High School: Bountiful ?06

Nickname: Yessica

Craziest ambition: Go skydiving.

In 20 years I plan to be: Married

Favorite food: Chicken

Favorite movie: Shrek 3

Favorite TV show: Grounded for Life

Favorite sports team: San Francisco 49ers