CHARLOTTESVILLE (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Virginia women’s basketball team has landed a transfer who was part of the LSU 2023 national championship and two Elite Eight appearances. Hoos’ Head Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton says 6’2″ forward Sa’Myah Smith of Texarkana, TX will join the program for the 2025-26 season. She was SEC All-Freshman that national championship year, and earned a starting role this past season averaging 6 points and 6 rebounds a game while blocking 51 shots. During the NCAA Tournament, she upped her game averaging 14 points and 10 rebounds a game.
Coach Mox says about her, “she understands what it takes to win at the highest level, as is a national champion, and her athleticism and motor are off the charts.”
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