Kianna Smith

Kianna Smith (born June 10, 1999) is an American-South Korean professional basketball for the Samsung Life Blueminx.

Smith graduated from Troy High School in Fullerton, California, where she was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN and earned McDonald's All-American honors.

Due to the proximity of Cal State Fullerton, Smith often worked out with the men's team at Titan Gym after school.

[3] She averaged 15 points per game as a junior at Troy, and received Orange County Register All-County First Team honors.

[4] As a senior, Smith averaged 21.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, about four assists and three steals per game, helping her team reach the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Open Division semifinals.

[7] She competed for West Coast Premier on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit alongside Kennedy Burke and Destiny Littleton.

[13] She was named National Freshman of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association after posting 14 points, eight assists and four rebounds in a 62–52 victory over Kentucky on December 21.

[14] At the first round of the NCAA Division I Tournament on March 16, 2018, Smith recorded a season-high 20 points and eight assists in a 68–62 loss to Virginia.

[32] On September 16, 2022, Smith was selected with the first pick in the Women's Korean Basketball League (WKBL) draft by Samsung Life Blueminx.

[2] Her mother is South Korean and her father, who is American,[33] serves as head men's basketball coach at Cal Poly and played collegiately at UNLV and Dominican University of California.

Smith (left) with Louisville at the Final Four of the 2022 NCAA tournament