Tyresa Smith

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1985)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tyresa Smith

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|04|21}}

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| nationality = American

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_kg = 72

| high_school = Polytech
(Woodside, Delaware)

| college = Delaware (2003–2007)

| draft_year = 2007

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 18

| draft_team = Phoenix Mercury

| draft_league = WNBA

| career_start = 2007

| career_end = 2011

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| years1 = 2007

| team1 = Detroit Shock

| years2 = 2010–2011

| team2 = Inexio Royals Saarlouis

| highlights =

• 2× First-team All-CAA (2006, 2007)
• 2× CAA Defensive Player of the Year (2006, 2007)
• 3× CAA All-Defensive Team (2005–2007)

| bbr_wnba = smithty01w

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Tyresa Smith (born April 21, 1985) was the 18th overall pick in the 2007 WNBA draft and was selected in the second round by the Phoenix Mercury. Smith was selected from the University of Delaware where she was the team's second all-time leading scorer and became the first player from UD to be drafted in the WNBA draft. In 2007, she was named the Colonial Athletic Association's Defensive Player Of The Year, led the CAA in scoring, and was named First Team All-CAA after averaging 19.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.6 steals per game. She was also the CAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. On August 19, 2007 she was signed by the Detroit Shock.{{cite news |author1=Kevin Tresolini |title=Detroit adds UD grad Smith for playoff run |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99322499/detroit-adds-ud-grad-smith-for-playoff/ |access-date=8 April 2022 |work=The News Journal |date=21 August 2007 |pages=C1, C3}}

Smith grew up in Dover, Delaware and played high school basketball for Polytech High School. She led the team to a state championship in 2003 as a senior and was named the state of Delaware's female basketball player of the year.{{cite news |author1=Mike Finney |title=Polytech's Smith proud to earn spot with Hens |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99322357/polytechs-smith-proud-to-earn-spot/ |access-date=8 April 2022 |work=The News Journal |date=23 March 2003 |page=WS4 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}{{cite news |author1=Blair Morse |title=Polytech's Smith gets over slow start |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99322427/polytechs-smith-gets-over-slow-start/ |access-date=8 April 2022 |work=The Daily Times |date=9 March 2003 |pages=D1, D8 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} She shared a Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association award with Carrie Lingo, with them both being recognized as Delaware's Outstanding Athlete of 2007.{{Cite web|title=Athlete-of-the-Year|url=http://www.delasports.org/Athlete-of-the-Year.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.delasports.org}} She was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame as part of its 2020/2021 class.{{Cite web|url=http://www.desports.org/inductees/2020-2021/|title=Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware | 2020-2021 Inductees|date=February 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228162021/http://www.desports.org/inductees/2020-2021/ |archive-date=2024-02-28 }}