Rhonda Smith Franklin High School 1991 Basketball

SPS High School Athletic Hall of Fame • Seattle WA

High School • All-State center as a senior • Led Quakers to state semis as a freshman and sophomore • Holds state record for most rebounds in a single state tournament game • Named Seattle P.I.'s Sports Start of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year for state of Washington College • Selected to All-Pac-10 first team three times at University of Washington • All-American for District VIII team junior and senior years and Basketball America All-American in 1995 • During four-year career at UW, finished as the all-time scorer and third-leading rebounder, with 2,948 points and 803 rebounds • Led Huskies to the preseason National Invitational Tournament championship, scored career high 38 points in finals • Elected to Husky Hall of Fame in 2004 Professional • Played for the American Basketball League (ABL)’s Seattle Reign (founding member) and Portland Power, 1996-1998 • First Washington state player to be drafted into WNBA, by Sacramento Monarchs in 2000 • Continued professional career overseas with International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for seven years • Elected to UW's Husky Hall of Fame in 2004