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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Mike Lawrence
Mike Lawrence
Mike Lawrence
Rich Graessle
Ariel Fox
(Ben Solomon/Rutgers Atheltics)
Tom Gilbert
Tom Gilbert

2 Kaylene Smikle

2 Kaylene Smikle

  • Position:
    G
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Farmingdale, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    Westtown

Summary

Biography

AWARDS & HONORS

2022-23 All-Big Ten Second Team (Coaches & Media) 
2022-23 Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Coaches & Media) 
Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Third Team All-MET

2023-24 | Sophomore
  • Appeared in 15 games and made 14 starts
  • Averaged 16.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game 
  • Recorded 10+ points in 11 games and 20+ points in six
  • Scored a career-high 33 points versus Delaware State (Nov. 29) to tie a season best for RU 
  • In the same contest against the Hornets, also cashed in on a career best five three-pointers
  • Grabbed a career best 11 rebounds twice against both Wagner (Nov. 9) and La Salle (Dec. 5)
  • Recorded two double-doubles
  • Also set a career best of six assists versus Texas Tech (Nov. 24)
2022-23 | Freshman
  • All-Big Ten Second Team (Coaches & Media) 
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Coaches & Media) 
  • Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week – the most in program history 
  • Paced the team with 17.9 points per game in addition to averaging 19.5 points in Big Ten play 
  • The only Scarlet Knight to net 20+ points in a game this season and has accomplished the feat 15, including versus 12 Big Ten opponents, to pace all freshmen in reached double-digit scoring in 27 of 32 outings this campaign including in the last 19 of 20 games 
  • All-time leading freshman scorer in program history, ending the season with 573 points, beating the previous best of 536 points 
  • Third freshman in program history to pass the 500-point milestone 
  • Paces the team with 56 three-pointers and has his at least one three in all but two outings this season 
  • Her five three's against South Dakota State (Nov. 20) rank as the highest performance in a single game for RU this season 
  • Led RU with 69 steals to rank fourth in the Big Ten and first among freshmen 
  • Secured 3+ takeaways on 13 occasions and 5+ grabs three times while topping the team in the statistic 16 times  

Prior to Rutgers
  • A four-star recruit and the No. 11 ranked wing in the nation according to espnW and the No. 64 overall recruit in the country
  • A fierce and agile competitor is known for her diverse abilities to score the basketball and defend with tenacity with Westtown High School and Exodus NYC
  • Has high-leverage experience playing in the elite AAU tournament, the Rose Classic.
  • 2021-22 Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Player of the Year
  • Led the Westtown Moose to a 21-4 record and the semifinals of the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association state tournament at the time of her selection
  • Averaged 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 steals through 25 games
  • A First Team All-Friends Schools League honoree, she was an All-EYBL selection the summer of 2021
  • 2021-22 McDonald's All-America Game nominee
  • Named All-State honorable mention in New York in 2019-20, and was selected as a All-Nike National First Team following a breakout 2021 AAU season with Exodus NYC while leading the league in four separate statistical categories
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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2022-23Freshman

    G
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2023-24Sophomore

    G
    6'0"
    2
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