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Jersey Number 2
Kaylene Smikle
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Farmingdale, N.Y.
- High School:
- Westtown
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
Prior to Rutgers
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)
- 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
Women’s Basketball Post Game Press Conference - Saint Peter’s
Sunday, November 30
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference - Northeastern
Saturday, November 29
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference - Siena
Tuesday, November 25
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference - FDU
Sunday, November 16
