Jackie Smith
6-1, Senior, Forward
Woodbridge, Va.
(C.D. Hylton)

 

 

 

1998-99: Named Southern Conference Player of the Year after leading the league in scoring (20.0), rebounding (9.0), and offensive rebounds (4.19)... Also ranked second in the league in defensive rebounds (4.78), third in free throw percentage (.809), and fourth in blocked shots (0.93)... Set a new Furman record for free throws in a season (207) and in a career (512)... Tied the school record for points in a game, with 37 versus Middle Tennessee State (11-22)... Recorded 11 double-doubles, bringing her career total to 32... Managed double digit scoring in 26 of 27 games, including the last 22 consecutively... Connected on 10 or more free throws in eight games, firing 80.9% from the charity stripe on the year... Four time Southern Conference Player of the Week, bringing her career total to eight... Joined the 1,000 points club and totals 1,368 entering her senior year... With 632 points will become only the second woman in Furman history to score 2,000 career points... Also named first-team All-Conference, to Tulane/Doubletree Classic All-Tournament Team, and selected as team MVP... Ranks sixth all-time in career blocks, with 69.

1997-98: Played in and started every game... Named Southern Conference Player of the Year and to the first-team all-conference after ending the season ranked in the top 10 in seven league categories... Ranked first in points (18.8), rebounds (10.4), and offensive rebounds (4.66), second in minutes played (34.6), third in field goal percentage (.524), fifth in free throw percentage (.718), and sixth in blocks (0.8)... Four-time league Player of the Week... Set an NCAA season superlative with a 15-for-15 showing from the line versus ETSU (12-17)... Connected on 15 free throws three times... Recorded a school-record 18 double-doubles and topped the 20-point mark on 12 occasions and the 30 point mark four times... Scored in double digits in last 17 games of the season... Scored a career-high 31 points three times and recorded career-best 19 rebounds against East Tennessee State on Jan. 31... Tallied four steals on two occasions... Selected as team MVP... Also ranks fifth on Furman's all-time free throws list with 305 and eighth in blocks with 44.

1996-97: Played in 27 games, starting seven... Named to the Southern Conference Championship All-Tournament team... Connected on a team-high 129 free throws and 21 blocks... Scored in double-digits on 14 occasions and twice scored 20 or more... Tallied double-digit rebounds four times and had three double-doubles... Scored a career-high 25 points against East Tennessee State on Feb. 13... Claimed season-best 15 rebounds in season finale against ETSU (Feb. 26)... Averaged 10.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game... Shot 42.5% from the field (77-for-181) and 71.7% (129-for-180) from the free throw line... Ranked 19th in the league in scoring (10.5), 12th in rebounding (6.6), and third in blocked shots (0.78).

High School: Helped C.D. Hylton High to a 21-4 record while averaging 21.5 points and 16.7 rebounds per game... Street and Smith Honorable Mention All-America and USA Today All America... First team all district, region, and state... Four time member of the all-academic team... Area Player of the Year and Regional MVP as a senior... District Co-MVP... Scored in double figures in every game as a senior... Set a school record by becoming first person to score more than 1,000 career points.... Also holds school rebounding mark... Helped volleyball squad to a 13-4 record as a senior and was named all-district and all-area... Most Valuable Player on Hylton softball team... Also earned all-area, all-region, and all-district as member of softball team... Four time area all-academic team member in basketball and volleyball... Member of National Honor Society... National French Honor Society and honor roll member... Ranked in top five percent of class... Recipient of Principal's Award for Excellence. Personal: Jacqulyn DeVette Smith was born January 24, 1978, in Ft. Knox, Kentucky... Daughter of Johnny and Shirley Smith... Majoring in health and exercise science.