Coach G on Smith: "Kara is a great asset and will bring creativity and toughness to the floor for us."

High School: Averaged 5.2 points and 4.2 rebounds as a senior at Whitney M. Young High School (Chicago, Illinois)...Won a state championship in 2008...Helped the Dolphins to a 31-2 record in 2008-09 and a No. 10 ranking in the USA TODAY Super 25 poll...Also helped the squad to a second place finish in the 2009 state 4A championship game where the Dolphins fell to national champion Bolingbrook.

Personal: Born January 17, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois...Daughter of Terry and Kenneth Smith...Has two brothers, Kenneth and Kevin...Major is Business Management...Received academic honors in high school...Future plans include going to graduate school.