2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Ahlana Smith
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mallard Creek HS
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
Bio
2018-19:
Saw action in 32 games, the most out of any Bruin freshman … Averaged 12.6 minutes per outing … Tallied 3.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … Compiled 20 assists on the year … Came away with 19 steals as a freshman … Racked up a career-high 13 points in UCLA’s season opener at Loyola Marymount (Nov. 6), shooting 6-for-10 from the field to go along with four rebounds … Pulled down a career-best seven rebounds vs. Colorado in UCLA’s regular-season finale (March 3) … Had at least one block in eight games … Recorded a career-high three steals vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 28) .. Scored seven or more points in six games … Played at least 20 minutes in five games.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Ahlana Smith earned two varsity letters (2017 and 2018) in basketball with the Mallard Creek High School Mavericks (Charlotte, N.C.) and was named First Team All-MeCKa 4A and as the State Tournament MVP as the Mavericks went 29-1 overall in her junior year (2017) … the Mavericks fell in the State semifinals after winning the MeCKa 4A title in 2016 … averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 2017 … she spent her first two years prepping at Zebulon B. Vance High School (Charlotte, N.C.), which is also in MeCKa 4A … averaged 21.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.6 steals, 2.0 assists and 1.8 blocks per game as a sophomore (2016) for the Cougars of Vance High while being named All-League … also averaged 19.4 points per game as a freshman at ZBVHS in 2014-15 … ranked 30th in the espnW's HoopGurlz rankins, 32nd by Premier Basketball Report (#13 guard) and 28th by Dan Olson Girl's Basketball Report (#9 guard) … also rated No. 51 by Blue Star Media and No. 34 by Prospects Nation.
PERSONAL
Full name: Ahlana Marie Smith … born November 17, 2000 in New Haven, Conn. … her parents are Rosa Morales and David Smith … has one younger sister, Kiana Smith and two younger brothers, Dillon Smith and David Smith … lists Kyrie Irving, James Harden, Maya Moore, Kevin Durant, and Diana Taurasi as the athletes she admires … lists her greatest athletic achievement to date as, “In the first round of the State playoffs in my sophomore year of high school when I managed to finish with 55 points and four buzzer beaters sending the game into four overtime periods! We lost, but that game was unforgettable for sure.” … lists playing Fortnite, traveling, meeting people from all around the world, learning new things and discovering new places as her favorite hobbies … says she chose to attend UCLA because, “UCLA has been one of my dream schools since eighth grade! It's the number one public University in the world, and that's huge! From academics, sports, to simply the location it's just amazing!” … has yet to declare a major.
Saw action in 32 games, the most out of any Bruin freshman … Averaged 12.6 minutes per outing … Tallied 3.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … Compiled 20 assists on the year … Came away with 19 steals as a freshman … Racked up a career-high 13 points in UCLA’s season opener at Loyola Marymount (Nov. 6), shooting 6-for-10 from the field to go along with four rebounds … Pulled down a career-best seven rebounds vs. Colorado in UCLA’s regular-season finale (March 3) … Had at least one block in eight games … Recorded a career-high three steals vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 28) .. Scored seven or more points in six games … Played at least 20 minutes in five games.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Ahlana Smith earned two varsity letters (2017 and 2018) in basketball with the Mallard Creek High School Mavericks (Charlotte, N.C.) and was named First Team All-MeCKa 4A and as the State Tournament MVP as the Mavericks went 29-1 overall in her junior year (2017) … the Mavericks fell in the State semifinals after winning the MeCKa 4A title in 2016 … averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 2017 … she spent her first two years prepping at Zebulon B. Vance High School (Charlotte, N.C.), which is also in MeCKa 4A … averaged 21.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.6 steals, 2.0 assists and 1.8 blocks per game as a sophomore (2016) for the Cougars of Vance High while being named All-League … also averaged 19.4 points per game as a freshman at ZBVHS in 2014-15 … ranked 30th in the espnW's HoopGurlz rankins, 32nd by Premier Basketball Report (#13 guard) and 28th by Dan Olson Girl's Basketball Report (#9 guard) … also rated No. 51 by Blue Star Media and No. 34 by Prospects Nation.
PERSONAL
Full name: Ahlana Marie Smith … born November 17, 2000 in New Haven, Conn. … her parents are Rosa Morales and David Smith … has one younger sister, Kiana Smith and two younger brothers, Dillon Smith and David Smith … lists Kyrie Irving, James Harden, Maya Moore, Kevin Durant, and Diana Taurasi as the athletes she admires … lists her greatest athletic achievement to date as, “In the first round of the State playoffs in my sophomore year of high school when I managed to finish with 55 points and four buzzer beaters sending the game into four overtime periods! We lost, but that game was unforgettable for sure.” … lists playing Fortnite, traveling, meeting people from all around the world, learning new things and discovering new places as her favorite hobbies … says she chose to attend UCLA because, “UCLA has been one of my dream schools since eighth grade! It's the number one public University in the world, and that's huge! From academics, sports, to simply the location it's just amazing!” … has yet to declare a major.
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