2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Smith, Sara-Rose
Jersey Number 4
Sara-Rose Smith
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Australia
- High School:
- Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence
- Prev School:
- Missouri
- Major:
- Journalism
Bio
Career Honors
- 2022-23 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021-22 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
Fifth Year (2024-25)
- Started 20 games and played in 29 total
- Made first CU start vs Nevada (11/12)
- Recorded a career-high 19 rebounds, the fourth most in program history, against Kansas (1/11)
- Scored a career-high 21 points at Utah Tech (11/28)
- Led CU in rebounding in 10 games
- Averaged 4.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game
Senior (2023-24)
- Played in 30 games this season
- Averaged 3.7 points and 4.0 rebounds
- Recorded her lone double-double to of the season with season-highs in points (11) and rebounds (12) vs Utah (12/30)
- Scored five points and snagged three rebounds in the opening-round win over Drake in the NCAA Tournament (3/22)
Junior (2022-23)
- Appeared in 31 games with five starts
- Led the team and ranked 14th in the SEC with 6.7 rebounds
- Averaged 6.7 points and 1.2 assists
- Recorded six double-doubles, all of which came off the bench
- Played a team-high 31 minutes and notched the first double-double of her career with 10 points and 10 rebounds in season-opening win at Missouri State (11/7)
- Secured a season best 15 boards with 11 points in a victory over Arizona State (12/4)
- Poured in a season-high 16 points with five rebounds against Vanderbilt (2/2)
- Scored 10+ points in 11 games
Sophomore (2021-22)
- Appeared in all 31 games and started one contest against Auburn
- Averaged 1.5 points, 2.3 rebounds while converting an efficient 43.6% (17-39) shots from the floor
- Scored a season-high 10 points and grabbed seven boards against Idaho St. (11/21)
- Had an additional 10-point outing on a perfect 4-4 shooting performance and notched five rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench against SIUE (12/2)
- Contributed six points and four boards in 17 minutes off the bench at Arkansas (1/9)
- Dished out a season-high four assists and secured four rebounds at Georgia (2/17)
Freshman (2020-21)
- Played in 13 games as a true freshman
- Averaged 0.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 4.3 minutes per game
- Twice had a season-high six rebounds
- Grabbed three rebounds in nine minutes off the bench against Fresno State (3/19) in the WNIT
In the classroom
- Majoring in journalism
- Was a member of Australian’s selection camp roster for the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup
- Captured a bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics playing for Australian’s 3-on-3 national team
- Led Lake Ginninderra College to an Australian Schools Championship in 2019 after averaging 20.3 points, 12.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game
- Played for a Victoria Metro team that won a gold medal at the 2018 U18 Australian Junior Championships, averaging 9.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game
- Played two seasons for Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 league, averaging 6.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in the elite conference
- Also competed in volleyball, water polo, track & field and cross country while in high school
Personal
- Daughter of Chris and Kelli-Sue Smith
- Has one younger brother, Luke, who plays in the Australian Football League (AFL)
- Awarded the Endeavour Award, Citizenship Award and House Captain at the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence
- Has volunteered at the Fair Share Kitchen and Red Cross
- Enjoys playing the piano
- Hopes to play professionally and represent Australia in the Olympics
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