But Smith is far more than a prototypical post player. She is so skilled that she initially shocked East Central assistant coach
Keyondra White, who joined the team last year to mentor the guards.
On her first day of practice, White asked the guards to join her.
"We break up -- bigs over there, guards over here," White said. "When she comes with me, I'm like, 'What in the world?'
"But right away, she's doing ballhandling drills, hitting pull-up jumpers. Then she started knocking down 3s, left and right, and I knew she was special."
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