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2011-2012 Women's Basketball Roster

12 April Smith

  • Year Senior
  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Barnegat, N.J.
  • High School Southern Regional

Biography

Career: An honorable-mention all-American, and a two-time second-team all-region and first-team all-NJAC selection … Has averaged 16.9 points and 10.3 rebounds in 61 games (59 starts) … Ranks 19th in William Paterson history with 1,031 points … Has compiled 55 double-digit scoring games (21 20+), 33 double-digit rebounding efforts (one 20+) and 32 double-doubles.

2011-12: Named an honorable-mention selection to the D3hoops.com and D3 News Preseason All-America Teams.

2010-11: Honored as an honorable-mention Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/State Farm all-American … Named to the ECAC Metro Region, D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association All-Second Teams …. Garnered a spot on the All-NJAC First Team … Led the conference in rebounding (10.9 rpg, 32nd in Division III) and offensive rebounds (4.7 rpg), ranked second in scoring (17.6 ppg) and defensive rebounds (6.2 rpg), seventh in blocked shots (1.3 bpg) and eighth in field-goal percentage (.457, 198-433) and free-throw percentage (.701, 103-147) … Became the 20th member of the Pioneers’ 1,000-point club March 4 in the NCAA Tournament first round against Keuka … Had 26 double-digit scoring games (15 20+), 20 double-figure rebounding totals (one 20+) and 19 double-doubles (eighth in Division III) … Named the NJAC Player of the Week four times (Nov. 29, Jan. 3, Jan. 10, Jan. 17) and the ECAC Metro Player of the Week twice (Nov. 30, Jan. 11) … Selected to the DeSales Starters Pub Tip-Off All-Tournament Team (Nov. 20-21) and was the Starters/Moravian Winter Classic MVP (Jan. 2-3) … Scored a career-high 29 points during a 90-76 win against Montclair State (12/1/10), and had a career-best 21 rebounds to go along with 25 tallies against Moravian during a 71-63 victory in the Starters/Moravian Winter Classic final (1/3/11) … Posted 21 tallies and 16 boards in a 63-49 win against Rutgers-Newark in the NJAC Tournament championship game (2/26/11) … Had 18 points, 13 rebounds and four assists during a 79-68 victory against Montclair State in the NJAC Tournament semifinals (2/23/11) … Had six straight games with 20 or more points from Jan. 3-19.

2009-10: Averaged a team-best 17.2 points and 7.0 rebounds before an injury ended her season after five games … Shot 46.6 (34-73) percent from the field and 71.4 (15-21) percent from the free-throw line while making eight blocks … Had five double-digit scoring totals (one 20+), one double-digit rebounding effort and one double-double ... Named to the D’Angelo Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 20-21) after averaging 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in a pair of victories.

2008-09: Was a member of the All-NJAC and PrestoSports/Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) First Teams, and the All-ECAC Metro Region and D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region Second Teams … Was second in the NJAC in rebounding (10.3 rpg, 53rd in Division III) and third in scoring (16.0 ppg), all while producing 12 double-doubles … Reached double figures in scoring 24 times (five 20+), and had 12 double-digit rebounding totals … In the NJAC statistics, ranked first in offensive rebounds (4.73 rpg), third in defensive rebounds (5.58 rpg), eighth in field-goal percentage (.478, 151-316), and tied for eighth in free-throw percentage (.726, 106-146) … Scored a season-best 28 points, adding 13 rebounds and three steals, during a 77-68 win against Lehman (12/20/08) … Collected 24 tallies and a season-high 19 rebounds in a 72-54 victory against Ramapo (1/14/09) … Three times was selected as the NJAC Player of the Week (Nov. 24, Dec. 22, Feb. 16) and was a member of the Dec. 22 and the Feb. 2 MBWA Weekly Honor Rolls … Earned a spot on the Muhlenberg/Scotty Wood All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.5 points and 14.5 rebounds per contest (Nov. 21-22).

Prior to William Paterson: Transferred to William Paterson after playing as a freshman at Kean University (2007-08), appearing in 23 games and averaging 3.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per contest ... Graduated as the all-time leading rebounder and a 1,000-point scorer at Southern Regional H.S. in 2007 ... As a team captain, led the Rams to the 2007 A-South conference championship ... Broke the school’s single-game points record (41) ... Led the Shore Conference in scoring and rebounding as a junior ... A first-team all-conference selection as both a junior and senior, and a second-team pick as a sophomore ... A four-year Honor Roll student and a member of the Key Club.

Academics: Majoring in biology.

Smith's Career Statistics

SEASON

G-GS

Min-Avg.

FGM-A

FG%

3FGM-A

3FG%

FTM-A

FT%

OFF-DEF

REB-RPG

A

TO

BLK

ST

PTS

PPG

08-09

26-24

772-29.7

151-316

.478

8-24

.333

106-146

.726

123-145

268-10.3

22

62

22

28

416

16.0
09-10 5-5 133-26.6 34-73 .466 3-11 .273 15-21 .714 14-21 35-7.0 2 15 8 11 86 17.2
10-11 30-30 962-32.1 198-433 .457 30-98 .306 103-147 .701 141-186 327-10.9 29 76 39 39 529 17.6
Totals 61-59 1867-30.6 383-822 .466 41-133 .308 224-314 .713 278-352 630-10.3 53 153 69 78 1031 16.9

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2008-2009Sophomore

    Forward
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2009-2010Junior

    Forward
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2010-2011Junior

    Forward
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2011-2012Senior

    Forward
    5'9"
    12