University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Smith, Courtney

Jersey Number 13
Courtney Smith
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- C
- Hometown:
- Thornton, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Legacy HS
Bio
Awards & Honors
Big Sky Player of the Week (Mar. 5, 2017)
2015-16 Big Sky All-Academic Team
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Played and started in 27 games...Led team shooting 60.1 percent, ending up finishing first in the Big Sky and 11th in the NCAA...First on team in rebounds with 5.9 per game...Tied for second on team in scoring with 14.0 points a game...Recorded first three double-doubles of career in season...First career double-double came against Colorado State (12/13/16) with 14 points and 10 rebounds...Scored 20+ points six times...Had 17 double-figure scoring games...Went a perfect 12-for-12 from the field at Sacramento State (3/3/17)...Grabbed career-high 11 rebounds at Portland State (3/1/17)...Led team with 37 blocks...Rejected career-high five shots at Eastern Washington (2/11/17)...One Big Sky Player of the Week honor.
2015-16 (Freshman)
Became a key component off the bench for the team, seeing 12.8 minutes a game over 26 games played...Averaged 4.5 points a game...Scored a career high 10 points vs Valparaiso (11/28/15)...Grabbed an average of 2.0 rebounds a game...had a career high seven rebounds vs Northern Arizona (1/23/16)...Had two, three assist games, going on to average 1.0 per contest...Was a team leading .580 from the field...Big Sky All-Academic team member.
High School
Attended Legacy High School in Thornton, Colo...Played basketball, volleyball and tennis for the Lightning, lettering all four years in basketball and one year in tennis...All-State basketball team in 2013, '14. and '15...On All-Region team in 2014 and 2015...Played in "The Show" Colorado's high school basketball all-star game...Helped lead team to 5A state championship in 2012...Earned Academic All-State honors all four years...On Honor Roll during her entire high school career...Also recruited by New Mexico, Pepperdine, Cal State Fullerton, Saint Mary's College, Sacramento State, Valparaiso, Colorado School of Mines, and Regis.
Personal
Daughter of Brian and Pam Smith...Mother, Pam (Neely), played basketball at Northern Colorado from 1986-1990...has an older sister Caitlyn...majoring in geology.
Big Sky Player of the Week (Mar. 5, 2017)
2015-16 Big Sky All-Academic Team
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Played and started in 27 games...Led team shooting 60.1 percent, ending up finishing first in the Big Sky and 11th in the NCAA...First on team in rebounds with 5.9 per game...Tied for second on team in scoring with 14.0 points a game...Recorded first three double-doubles of career in season...First career double-double came against Colorado State (12/13/16) with 14 points and 10 rebounds...Scored 20+ points six times...Had 17 double-figure scoring games...Went a perfect 12-for-12 from the field at Sacramento State (3/3/17)...Grabbed career-high 11 rebounds at Portland State (3/1/17)...Led team with 37 blocks...Rejected career-high five shots at Eastern Washington (2/11/17)...One Big Sky Player of the Week honor.
2015-16 (Freshman)
Became a key component off the bench for the team, seeing 12.8 minutes a game over 26 games played...Averaged 4.5 points a game...Scored a career high 10 points vs Valparaiso (11/28/15)...Grabbed an average of 2.0 rebounds a game...had a career high seven rebounds vs Northern Arizona (1/23/16)...Had two, three assist games, going on to average 1.0 per contest...Was a team leading .580 from the field...Big Sky All-Academic team member.
High School
Attended Legacy High School in Thornton, Colo...Played basketball, volleyball and tennis for the Lightning, lettering all four years in basketball and one year in tennis...All-State basketball team in 2013, '14. and '15...On All-Region team in 2014 and 2015...Played in "The Show" Colorado's high school basketball all-star game...Helped lead team to 5A state championship in 2012...Earned Academic All-State honors all four years...On Honor Roll during her entire high school career...Also recruited by New Mexico, Pepperdine, Cal State Fullerton, Saint Mary's College, Sacramento State, Valparaiso, Colorado School of Mines, and Regis.
Personal
Daughter of Brian and Pam Smith...Mother, Pam (Neely), played basketball at Northern Colorado from 1986-1990...has an older sister Caitlyn...majoring in geology.
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