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.”
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