Central Michigan University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 6
Amaya Smith
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Flint, Mich.
- High School:
- Powers Catholic
2024-25: Appeared in 13 games, made collegiate debut at Michigan (11/14/24) … scored first collegiate points with a three-pointer against Concordia (MI) (12/4/24)
High School: Graduated from Powers Catholic High School in Flint, Mich. … attended Lake Fenton High School freshman-junior year … All-Saginaw Valley League first team (2024) … three-time All-Metro League, second team in 2023, 2021, honorable mention in 2022 … named Lake Fenton’s Most Improved (2021) in basketball, Most Valuable Player (2021) in volleyball … led Powers to a district championship and regional final in 2024, Lake Fenton to districts appearances in 2022 and 2021 … member of YoungLife, the Rotary Club and the Unicef Club.
Club: Played for the Michigan Storm of Detroit (2022-23) and the Michigan Mystics of Clio, Mich. (2019-22).
Personal: Daughter of Amanda and Kevin Smith … has one younger sister, Kendyl … father, Kevin, played for NCAA III Kalamazoo College (1996) and NAIA College of the Ozarks (1997) … grandfather, Craig, is a 1974 graduate of Central Michigan University … her favorite athlete is Caitlyn Clark of the Indiana Fever … a favorite memory is when her family took a motor home to a campground for her basketball tournament in Tennessee and getting caught in a storm at the top of a mountain.
“Why CMU?”: “I fell in love with the coaching staff, it felt like home and it was only an hour away from my house.”
High School: Graduated from Powers Catholic High School in Flint, Mich. … attended Lake Fenton High School freshman-junior year … All-Saginaw Valley League first team (2024) … three-time All-Metro League, second team in 2023, 2021, honorable mention in 2022 … named Lake Fenton’s Most Improved (2021) in basketball, Most Valuable Player (2021) in volleyball … led Powers to a district championship and regional final in 2024, Lake Fenton to districts appearances in 2022 and 2021 … member of YoungLife, the Rotary Club and the Unicef Club.
Club: Played for the Michigan Storm of Detroit (2022-23) and the Michigan Mystics of Clio, Mich. (2019-22).
Personal: Daughter of Amanda and Kevin Smith … has one younger sister, Kendyl … father, Kevin, played for NCAA III Kalamazoo College (1996) and NAIA College of the Ozarks (1997) … grandfather, Craig, is a 1974 graduate of Central Michigan University … her favorite athlete is Caitlyn Clark of the Indiana Fever … a favorite memory is when her family took a motor home to a campground for her basketball tournament in Tennessee and getting caught in a storm at the top of a mountain.
“Why CMU?”: “I fell in love with the coaching staff, it felt like home and it was only an hour away from my house.”
WBB Broadcast Recap at Valparaiso
Friday, December 19
WBB Postgame Press Conference - Kentucky
Sunday, December 07
WBB Cinematic Recap vs. Purdue
Tuesday, December 02
WBB Cinematic Recap vs. Eastern Illinois
Sunday, November 23
