Ohio State women's basketball hires former Buckeye Katie Smith as assistant coach
fter Ohio State women’s basketball prematurely ended its 2023-24 season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the carousel of player and coach moves began. For the Buckeyes, it meant assistant coach Wesley Brooks moved on to run his first NCAA program with Utah State. That left a gap on the Scarlet and Gray bench that head coach Kevin McGuff filled Monday, not going too far by adding former Buckeye legend Katie Smith to the program.
Smith played four years for Ohio State, amassing 2,578 points on her way to a stellar college career including an AP All-American honor, Freshman of the Year, Player of the Year and three times on the All-Big Ten team. Including a trip to the Buckeyes’ appearance in the 1993 National Championship, losing to Sheryl Swoopes and Texas Tech.
After college, Smith stayed close to home, playing for the Columbus Quest of the ABL, winning the league title in both of the league’s seasons before folding. When the ABL ended, Smith went into the WNBA, where the guard won two titles, was the 2008 Finals MVP and became a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Logan, Ohio native is currently the assistant head coach of the Minnesota Lynx, but also had a brief head coaching role in the United States’ top professional league. Smith coached the New York Liberty in the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
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