Katie Smith (2001) | Hall of Fame Inductees

Katie Smith

Induction:
2001

Basketball 1993-96

Arguably the finest women’s basketball player in the history of the Big Ten … helped lead Ohio State to a Big Ten championship and the NCAA title game her freshman year … was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and National Freshman of the Year … also named to a First-Team spot on the Kodak All-America team that year (the first freshman since Cheryl Miller to be so honored) … scored 2,578 points during her amazing career and is the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer … totaled a school-record 745 points as a senior … won All-Big Ten honors in each of her last three years and was a First-Team All-America pick as a senior … also the Big Ten MVP as a senior … averaged 20.8 points per game for her career … a member of the 2000 USA Olympic Team which won Gold …also an excellent student, winning Academic All-America honors … currently playing in the WNBA.