Jonni Smith

Height:
6-null
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Bishop Machebeuf HS
Hometown:
Denver, CO

2018-19 -- Played in 26 games her junior year, including two starts ... averaged 1.4 rebounds in addition to 0.7 points ... scored a career-high seven points at UC Irvine on Jan. 26; also established career highs in rebounding (five) and steals (three) in the 59-55 win over Eastern Washington on Nov. 28 ... during the program’s ensuing international summer tour of Australia, averaged 7.3 points over a trio of exhibitions, including a 16-point game in the Mustangs’ 98-79 scrimmage win over the Southwestern Metro Pirates in Hibiscus Stadium on Aug. 14 (via 8-of-12 shooting), along with six rebounds.

2017-18 -- Came off the bench for 23 of 29 games as a sophomore ... scored 14 points in addition to corralling 21 rebounds in her 79 total minutes ... made both of her 3-point attempts on the season — including one during the 77-44 win over CSU Monterey Bay on Nov. 28 in Mott Athletics Center, when she scored 5 points and had 4 boards in 13 minutes of floor time.

2016-17 -- Played in 15 games as a true freshman ... scored five points and secured five rebounds in 30 minutes ... made first career 3-pointer at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 11; also scored a basket vs. North Dakota State on Nov. 25.

Prep -- As a senior at Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver, averaged career highs of 18.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.2 blocks for a squad that reached a fourth consecutive District 3A postseason tournament ... broke a program single-game scoring record that had stood for nine years with a 36-point effort ... was also a Denver Post all-state honoree and an All-Metropolitan League First Team selection as a junior, when she posted 15.1 points, 6.4 boards and 1.7 steals during the Buffaloes’ run to the Round of 16 in the state playoffs ... averaged 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds as a sophomore Team MVP ... altogether during four-year varsity career, finished with 1,092 points while helping team to a combined 59-39 overall record ... in 2013, was one of 135 players who competed at the U-16 trials for USA Basketball in nearby Colorado Springs, and in 2015 represented her state at a national 3-on-3 tournament as part of the Colorado Elite Blue roster ... also was an honors student, in addition to participating in plays and representing the school as an ambassador.

Personal -- Majors in Political Science ... chose Cal Poly because she “liked the coaches, team and academic challenge.”