Comments on: THE Buckeye Legend in Women’s Sports: Katie Smith

By: WVaBuckeye

WVaBuckeye — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:25:07 +0000

She is MY favorite female athlete. She has the poise and fire that will be needed to replace Foster . . , we shall see

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:38:26 +0000

Great stuff Chris! I’d like to see her coach the Lady Bucks too!

By: WVaBuckeye

WVaBuckeye — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:30:30 +0000

I believe so . . , what is strange about that video is that Darsch was coaching in the WNBA and where Katie was but wasn’t invited back for that presentation although I am trying to find out if it was Darsch who inducted Katie into the HoF in 2001.

She is still very prevelant even after a Prahalis and Matter. she shot more free throws in four years than the following three on the list combined

By: Darrol

Darrol — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:17:28 +0000

Katie Smith has been one of my favorite Buckeye athletes since I watched that ’93 game against TTech and felt the pain as several late shots missed. She is a true Buckeye and has carried the banner with her wherever she played. As with any past player she made need some good seasoning in coaching before taking a head coaching job. If that happens I do hope it is at tOSU. Ohio State needs a new women’s basketball head coach as I firmly believe Jim Foster will never get his team past the Sweet 16 or even win another Big 10 championship. That said, thank you to Katie Smith for being who she is and best wishes in whatever you do in the future.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:34:07 +0000

Very nice article WVa, thank you. A couple things:

1. In the 1st video, Ghosts of Coaches Present and Future?
2. Katie Smith gets mentioned inn the record book quite a bit, doesn’t she?

By: WVaBuckeye

WVaBuckeye — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:45:42 +0000

Something I left off that I shouldn’t have is her success as a pro over-all. Pretty good resume if you ask me!

Honors, Records & Awards
WNBA Champion: 2006, 2008
WNBA Finals MVP: 2008
WNBA All-Star: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Named to the WNBA All-Decade Team in 2006
All-WNBA First Team 2001, 2003
All-WNBA Second Team 2000, 2002
ABL Championship: 1996-97, 1997-98
ABL All-Star: 1996-97, 1997-98
All-ABL First Team: 1997-98
U.S. Olympian: 2000 (Gold), 2004 (Gold), 2008 (Gold)
Named USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year in 2008

By: C-Dog

C-Dog — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:31:21 +0000

I agree with both your assessment that Foster is on thin ice and that Smith would be a good replacement.