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"Tanisha is one of the top players in the country and can score in a variety of ways. She brings talent and skill each game to improve our team and prepare us for the next game. Her leadership and defensive tenacities will set the tone for this team." - Texas A&M Head Coach Gary Blair
HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2009-10 Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention
• 2009 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year
• 2009 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
• 2008-09 Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
JUNIOR (2008-09)
Tabbed Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year...Big 12 All-Tournament Team selection...Played in 34 games of the season with 21 starts...Team's third-leading scorer averaging 10.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game...Also contributed a total of 71 assists, 58 steals and 25 blocks during the season...Led the team in three-point field goal percentage (44.6) knocking down 29 treys...Reached double figures in 19 contests including a career-high 20 points versus Evansville in the NCAA First Round...Dished out a career-high seven assists at No. 15 Kansas State and against Oklahoma State...Recorded a game-high 18 points in 34 minutes of play in a 57-56 victory over No. 2 Oklahoma...Brought down a career-high 10 rebounds and scored a team-high 15 points against Colorado to mark her first career double-double...Made her Aggie debut in the team's season opener versus Mercer...Scored a game-high 19 points against No. 4 Baylor...Also brought down a career-high six rebounds and dished out three assists in 35 minutes of play versus the Lady Bears...Registered 15 points on a career-high three three-pointers against No. 25 New Mexico.
JUNIOR COLLEGE CAREER
Spent one season at the University of Arkansas prior to transferring to UA-Fort Smith...Named an NJCAA All-American...Led the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to a third-place finish at the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship in 2008...Averaged 18.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game while also leading the Lady Lions with 104 steals and 71 three-pointers in 36 games played...Finished the year ranked 16th nationally in scoring, 24th in three-point field goal percentage (40.1) and among the top 25 in steals per game (2.9)...First team all-conference and first team all-region selection...Honored as Region II regular-season MVP and Region II Tournament MVP...Selected to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Starred at Lincoln College Prep Academy under former coach Jeff Atkins...Averaged 28 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and three steals as a senior and led the Tigers to an undefeated conference season and into the Missouri Class AAAA State Tournament in 2006...Named MVP of the Missouri All-Star Game and closed out her career in Lincoln Prep's all-time 1,000 Point Club...A McDonald's High School All-American nominee and WBCA All-American... Scored a career-high 50 points in one pre-conference game for Lincoln Prep which was half of the team's 98 total points...Four-time all-conference, two-time all-state and three-time first-team all-district standout...Also led Lincoln Prep to the Missouri state title game with a 26-4 record as a junior...Played AAU basketball with the Kansas City Keys under coach Harrell Johnson...Team reached the AAU Final Four in the summer of 2005 and finished third nationally...Named to the AAU All-Tournament Team...Averaged 18.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals in AAU play, including a 31-point outburst against the Cincinnati Nets...Earned AAU All-America honors...Was one of 20 players nationally who received honorable mention recognition for the WBCA High School All-America Game in 2006...Honored as Player of the Year in 2006...Two-time St. John's All-Star Game MVP...New Mexico Tournament MVP...Region II MVP...Bi-State Conference MVP...Named Student-Athlete of the Year at Lincoln Prep...Honor roll student...Missouri Academic Student-Athlete of the Year in 2006.
PERSONAL
Tanisha Lashon Smith...Born on May 11, 1988 in Kansas City, Mo...Daughter of Andrea Kelley...Has five siblings, Antjuane (27), Andre (26), SaRon (25), DeVon (24) and Brian (23)...Leadership studies major at Texas A&M...Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)...Chose A&M over Cincinnati, Georgia and Kentucky.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 20 vs. Evansville (3/22/09)
Field Goals Made: 9 vs. Baylor (1/21/09)
Field Goals Attempted: 17 vs. Oklahoma (2/23/09)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 3 vs. New Mexico (12/30/08)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 6 at Oklahoma State (1/24/09)
Free Throws Made: 6 vs. Evansville (3/22/09)
Free Throws Attempted: 8 vs. Texas (2/21/09)
Rebounds: 10 vs. Colorado (2/14/09)
Assists: 7 vs. Oklahoma State (3/5/09), at Kansas State (3/1/09)
Blocks: 2 (six times)
Steals: 5 at Florida State (1/5/09)
Minutes: 40 at Baylor (3/7/09)
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