2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Smith, Ahlana

Jersey Number 2
Ahlana Smith
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Height:
- 5-9
- Prev School:
- UCLA / Gulf Coast State
Bio
Senior Year (2021-22):
- Tied a career-high 13 points, making six of 11 shots while adding three rebounds and one assist in the win at Syracuse on 2/6
- Recorded 11 points on a career-high 3-5 from behind the arc, in addition to two steals and a block vs. UConn on 12/19, had
nine points on 3-4 3-point shooting in first half - Tied career-high 13 points on 6-11 shooting with two rebounds, one block and two steals in the win vs. No. 14 Kentucky
- Tied for team-lead with Louisville career-high high 11 points on 5-7 shooting at Colorado State
- Scored 10 points on 5-9 shooting vs. Bellarmine
Junior Year (2020-21):
- Played in 27 games with five starts, including starts in the first four games
- Averaged 2.8 points, while shooting 45.6 percent from the floor and 7-24 from 3-point range
- Scored six points on a perfect 3-3 shooting from the field in the Elite 8 vs. Stanford on 3/30
- Recorded seven points, three rebounds, and two assists in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Marist
- Finished with two points vs. Notre Dame on 2/28
- Tied a season-high nine points on 4-5 from the field in a win at Boston College on 2/4
- Recorded seven points, three rebounds, and a career-high two blocks in a win vs Bellarmine on 1/2
- Recorded nine points and six rebounds, shooting 2-4 from deep, versus EKU on 11/29
- Finished with seven points, three steals, and two assists in her first Louisville start at SEMO on 11/25
Gulf Coast State - Sophomore Year (2019-20):
- Named the 2019-20 NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Player of the Year
- Named NJCAA First Team All-American, NJCAA Region VIII Player of the Year and NCJAA Player of the Week (11/4-11/10)
- Led Gulf Coast State with 20.3 points and 2.7 steals per game, while also recording 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, shot 43.9 percent from the floor
- Led Gulf Coast State to a 23-5 record, including an undefeated 11-win mark at home. The Commodores finished as runner-up in the NJCAA South Atlantics District tournament before earning an at-large selection to the national tournament as the No. 5 seeded team
- Posted three 30-point performances throughout the season and put up double-digit scoring marks in all but one contest that she participated in
- Boasted a season-high 39-point performance in the second game of the season in a 97-89 win at Florida SouthWestern
UCLA - Freshman Year (2018-19):
- Played in 32 games, the most of among freshmen on the team. She averaged 12.6 minutes, 3.0 points and 1.9 rebounds on the year
- Opened her collegiate career by scoring a career-high 13 points in UCLA’s season opener at Loyola Marymount, shot 6-10 from the floor and added four rebounds
- Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds against Colorado in UCLA's regular season finale
High School:
- At Mallard Creek High School, she was named First Team All-MeCKa 4A and State Tournament MVP as the Mavericks went 29-1 overall in her junior year
- The Mavericks fell in the state semifinals after winning the MeCKa 4A title in 2016
- She averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 2017
- Spent her first two seasons prepping at Zebulon B. Vance High School where averaged 21.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.6 steals, 2.0 assists and 1.8 blocks per game as a sophomore, while being named All-League
- She averaged 19.4 points per game as a freshman
- Coming out of high school, she was ranked No. 30 in espnW's HoopGurlz rankings and No. 34 by Prospects Nation
Personal:
- Born on November 17, 2000
- Daughter of Rosa Morales and David Smith, has one sister Kiana
- Majoring in sports administration
WBB: Head Coach Jeff Walz Press Conference (7/31/25)
Thursday, July 31
Jeff Walz Post Game vs Clemson Press Conference 02.27.25
Friday, May 16
WBB: NCAA 2nd Round Preview Press Conference
Saturday, March 22
WBB: NCAA 1st Round Postgame Press Conference (Nebraska - 3/21/25)
Saturday, March 22