ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico women’s basketball program and head coach Mike Bradbury have added Jasmine Smith to the 2017-18 roster, the program announced this week. With her official NLI, Smith is set to be a fitting addition the talented group of Madison Washington, Antonia Anderson, N’Dea Flye and Jaedyn DeLaCerda, who signed with UNM in November.
“Jazz is an All-State player that brings a competitive edge and hunger that will continue to fuel our program,” Bradbury said. “She is a dynamic scoring guard that can really get hot, as demonstrated by this season’s 42-point outing where she made seven threes.”
Smith, a 5-8 guard, comes to the Lobos from Houston, Texas where she was a standout at DeKaney High School. The three-year varsity letterwinner helped lead her team to three years as the undefeated district champions.
Individually, Smith is highly decorated. She is a two-time All-District First Team honoree, the 2017 District MVP and a McDonald’s All-American nominee. During her high school career she earned three tournament MVP honors and was named Vype Preseason Player of the Year.
Smith set a school record racking up an outstanding 665 points in her final season at DeKaney. She posted a school-record 42 points vs. Aldine on her senior night. She also accumulated 134 rebounds, 154 assists, 123 steals and finished her senior year shooting 85 percent from the free throw line.
In her three-year varsity career, Smith scored 1,378 points while tallying 288 assists and 268 steals. She also broke the 400-rebound threshold, bringing down 401 boards.
Smith will join four other outstanding signees next season including Washington, Anderson, Flye and DeLaCerda. One member of the Lobos’ original signing class will not be on campus this fall as Tatiana “Tia” Wright will be enrolling in community college in 2017-18 instead. The Lobos may continue to make additions to the roster as the season approaches, stay tuned to GoLobos.com and follow @LoboWBB on Twitter for the latest updates.